Vintage NANCY KIBENS Large Ceramic Sculpture Vase 1993 Signed

Listed ceramics artist Nancy Kibens created this monumental pottery sculpture in 1993. Raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Nancy lives in St. Louis, Missouri, where she made her Japanese-inspired art sculptures. She has exhibited in shows and galleries and shows in Missouri, Illinois, Michigan, Massachusetts, and Maryland. The photo we included shows Nancy at a 1979 Art Fair in St. Louis; she won the top award for pottery.  

This sculptural piece stands 17 1/2 inches tall, measures 12 inches wide at the top and 7 1/2 inches wide at the bottom and weighs a hefty 8 3/4 pounds.  The exterior is covered in a matte glaze that's predominantly a deep olive green with areas of tan and rust. The speckled inner glaze is pale gray blue with blotches and drips of rust. Each side has two protruding round knobs, a pierced hole and incised lines. The shape starts wide at the top, curves down to an oval pointed base; the two sides are open at the top and join each other about 6 inches down. The bottom is hand signed "Kibens 93."     

Works by this artist do not often come up for sale and this is a particularly stunning example. 

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