Porcelain sculpture "Passionate Kiss"
Porcelain sculpture "Passionate Kiss"
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porcelain | size approx. 31 x 41 x 38 cm (w/h/d)
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Porcelain sculpture "Passionate Kiss"
In 1953, the brothers Juan, José and Vicente Lladró founded a porcelain manufacturing company near Valencia, Spain, and initially produced vases and small jugs. Three years later, they decided to produce figurines. Since 1956, these works of art made of the finest porcelain have been delighting a steadily growing fan community worldwide. The descendants of the three Lladró founding brothers have also devoted themselves to the art of porcelain. A closely guarded company secret is the recipe of the specially developed porcelain paste that gives the figurines their unique character. The formula for the glossy coating is also a secret. Many limited editions have become sought-after collectors' items.
The two lovers that are intimately hugging each other are completely oblivious to the world around them. What counts is only their affection for each other. The fine workmanship of this artwork underlines the couple's liveliness and charisma. Size approx. 31 x 41 x 38 cm (w/h/d).
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wunderschöne, ausdrucksstarke Skulptur.fantastische Verarbeitung.
About Lladró
Three brothers founded the Lladró porcelain factory at the end of the 1950s: Juan, José, and Vicente Lladró. It is still family-owned today.
The production facilities located in the "porcelain city" of Tavernes Blanques near Valencia in Spain enjoy an international reputation. On the one hand, they owe this to the selection of their sculptors and modellers, who inspire the professional public year after year with their artistic ingenuity. On the other hand, they also owe it to the exquisite, unsurpassed artisanship in the realisation of their designs.
Lladró's sculptures have long been internationally sought-after collectors' items; the limited copies of each edition, numbered piece by piece, quickly find their way all over the world.
Ceramic product made of kaolin, quartz and feldspar.
Porcelain is formed by turning or pressing and figurative objects are cast. Complex objects have to be cast in separated steps and sections and then "assembled". After the moulding, the pieces are dried and "annealed" at about 900 °C. Next, the glaze will be applied and fired at temperatures between 1,240 °C and 1,445 °C. In renowned manufactures, the porcelain is painted by hand whereby each colour has to be fired individually and in compliance with narrow temperature tolerances.
Porcelain was invented in China and became widespread in Europe from the 16th century onwards. The first European porcelain factory was founded in Meissen, Germany in 1710.
Other famous European porcelain factories include Fürstenberg, Höchst, Schwarzburger Werkstätten, Lladró, Nymphenburg, KPM, Augarten, Sèvres, Limoges, Royal Copenhagen, Worcester. Individual factories label their products with their personal porcelain stamps so that for the collecter it is easy to identify their origin.
A plastic work of sculptural art made of wood, stone, ivory, bronze or other metals.
While sculptures from wood, ivory or stone are made directly from the block of material, in bronze casting a working model is prepared at first. Usually, it is made of clay or other easily mouldable materials.
The prime time of sculpture after the Greek and Roman antiquity was the Renaissance. Impressionism gave a new impulse to the sculptural arts. Contemporary artists such as Jorg Immendorf, Andora, and Markus Lupertz also enriched sculptures with outstanding works.