*AMY ELIZA KRAUSS (1876-1961): FOUR STUDIO POTTERY PIECES
comprising: a broad rimmed charger raised on four small feet, the interior decorated with a foliate swirl, incised mark and artist's label to the underside, 31cm diameter; a large lipped bowl decorated in pale greens, the interior with splashes of darker green, incised mark, 22cm diameter; a small footed dish, or saucer, the interior with a pale ivory glaze, incised mark, 16.5cm diameter; and a squat circular pot, the cream glazed body with pale green decoration, incised mark, 8cm high (4)
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£400 - £800
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Amy Eliza Krauss RWA was a British artist known for painting in oils and watercolours, and latterly ceramics. She is best known for the painting in the Royal Collection in Queen Mary's Dolls' House at Windsor Castle and her close friendship with Frances Hodgkins.
Krauss became one of Hodgkins’ closest friends and supporters. Hodgkins often stayed with her at her home, Redlane Cottage in Corfe Castle, Dorset. Krauss was also instrumental in introducing Hodgkins to Elsie Barling and Dorothy Selby who would remain amongst her closest friends.
Krauss turned to pottery in the early 1920s, first establishing herself working at Fishley Holland Pottery, Devon, and later sharing a studio with Sibley Pottery, Wareham, Dorset. Finding success in Burford after setting up a small shop selling her pottery in the summer of 1923, Krauss established a permanent studio in a barn on West Street, Corfe Castle. She used locally sourced Wareham clay and grog, firing her pieces in an oil-fired kiln.
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