Keywords
Ural artistic cast iron, Kasli art casting, Kasli iron factory, model range of Kasli factory, Russian porcelain, European porcelain, August Spies, Wedgwood, Finelli,
How to Cite
Gileva K. A. Artistic cast iron and porcelain: on the issue of attribution of the objects of Kasli artistic iron castings from the second half of the 19th – the beginning of the 20th century // The Art of Eurasia, 2024. № 1 (32). P. 124-133. URL: https://doi.org/10.46748/ARTEURAS.2024.01.009.
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Abstract
The article discusses the porcelain sources of Kasli artistic cast iron. Many models from the second half of the 19th to the early 20th century remain understudied. In scientific catalogues and studies, these objects are often attributed as “according to the model of a West European author” or attributed to French bronze sculptors. This study conducts an attribution of a number of the models from the Kasli factory of the second half 19th to the early 20th century based on artistic and stylistic analysis. This reveals the connections between Ural artistic cast iron and the traditions and certain masters of both European and Russian porcelain production. Several previously unknown or misattributed models of Kasli artistic cast iron are introduced into the scientific turnover.
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