Copper Glaze Cor Dam Sculpture in Fireclay, 1970s

We proudly present a monumental collection of 3 sculptures by Dutch sculptor and artist Cor Dam. The objects are all made from fireclay but each have very distinct shapes and glazing. This is the mid largest piece with a beautiful copper glaze that gives it a very textile look and metallic feel. The curvy shapes and typical Cor Dam lines are reminiscent of his large concrete fronts for buildings he made during the 1960s and 1970s. The artwork rests on a steel foot and base.

Dimensions: 19 cm wide x 7 cm deep

Height: 42 cm

Base: 20 cm x 20 cm

About Cor Dam

Cor Dam (Delft, April 26, 1935–July 29, 2019) studied sculpting techniques at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague and Delft University of Technology. From 1950 to 1965, he worked as a designer at the Royal Delft Earthenware Factory (De Porceleyne Fles) in Delft, then until 1980 at the Keramische Ateliers Structuur 68 b.v. in The Hague, and from 1988 onwards as a teacher of free-form sculpting at De VAK in Delft.

Cor Dam had great admiration for the work of Henri Moore (1898-1986), but was also inspired by the sculptures of Constantin Brâncuşi (1876-1957), Jacques Lipchitz (1891-1973) and Hans Arp (1887-1966).