"Bordallo Pinheiro, Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Grasshopper Earthenware Tile"
Art Nouveau Caldas earthenware tile with relief decoration depicting a grasshopper in wheat
Signed Rafael Bordallo Pinheiro, monogram lower left
Period: circa 1900
Dimensions 12.5 x12.5 cm
Good condition
Rafael Bordallo Pinheiro (1846-1905), Portuguese artist. Draughtsman, watercolorist, illustrator, decorator, political and social caricaturist, journalist, ceramist, playwright, professor, his career was rich and varied. The most popular Art Nouveau artist in his country, he founded his workshop in 1884 and made inventive use of ornaments. Also a precursor of the artistic poster in Portugal, he produced a vast body of work that can be found in dozens of books and publications.
Le Magazine de PROANTIC
TRÉSORS Magazine
Rivista Artiquariato