Vase, Switzerland, Canton of Zurich, Zurich-Wiedikon, Bodmer & Co., c. 1917-1930, earthenware, colourless glaze on the inside, matt olive-green (“antique”) paint with oil-painted brushwork decoration in various colours on the outside.

Oil-painted decoration in CERAMICA CH

Andreas Heege, 2023

Like any other type of material, pottery, once fired, can be decorated with various kinds of paint. Using oil paints or oil/resin-based varnish is probably the most durable option. The coloured patterns can be painted either directly onto the biscuit or onto the glazed vessel. Oil-painted decorations are found both on earthenware and faience and on porcelain.

Translation Sandy Haemmerle

French: peinture à l’huile

German: Kaltbemalung

Bibliographie:

Blondel 2001
Nicole Blondel, Céramique, vocabulaire technique, Paris 2014, 262.