Description
Alfred William Finch was an artist born and active in Belgium who later became a naturalised Finnish painter and ceramicist. He is best known for his pointillist art. When painting no longer provided him with sufficient livelihood in Belgium, Finch switched from painting to ceramics in the 1890s. This new medium brought him to Finland, where the artist Louis Sparre invited him to head the Iris ceramics factory in Porvoo. Finch had a strong influence on the development of the Jugend style in Finland. After the factory closed in 1902, he moved to Helsinki and returned to painting. Finch’s ceramic production in Finland can be divided into two periods: the Iris Company years from 1897 to 1902, and the later period from 1903 to 1930, during which he served as the first ceramics teacher at the Central School of Applied Arts and continued his artistic work. After 1913, Finch focused increasingly on painting.
Ceramics is in good condition for its age.
Designer: Alfred William Finch (1954-1930)
Material: Glazed ceramics
Color: Black-gray glaze, white interior
Signature: A.W.F.
Size:
Height 15 cm
Diameter 13 cm
Weight 0,450 kg
