1 / 2, Amy Hughes, After Alhambra in Lilac, Turquoise and Royal Blue
2023, Coil and Slab built Vase; Grogged Stoneware Body with High Fired Porcelain and Colored Decorating Slips, Transparent Glaze Interior Detail.
21 × 14 × 17 in (53.3 × 35.6 × 43.2 cm)
Unique work
After Alhambra draws inspiration from the celebrated Alhambra Vases, monumental lustre ceramics created during Granada's Nasrid Dynasty in the 14th and 15th centuries, of which only eight survive.
Read more about the workOn view at the gallery in Naples, Florida
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A note from Aldo
Amy Hughes: After Alhambra in Lilac, Turquoise and Royal Blue
British artist Amy Hughes reimagines the magnificent Alhambra Vases, monumental lustreware vessels produced in Granada during Spain’s Nasrid period.
Rather than reproducing these historic objects, Hughes transforms their distinctive proportions, wing-like handles, and elaborate surface decoration through a bold contemporary language of lilac, turquoise, and royal blue.
In proportion
After Alhambra in Lilac, Turquoise and Royal Blue
Drawn to one scale throughout, beside a figure 5 ft 7 in tall.
The work in depth
After Alhambra in Lilac, Turquoise and Royal Blue
After Alhambra draws inspiration from the celebrated Alhambra Vases, monumental lustre ceramics created during Granada's Nasrid Dynasty in the 14th and 15th centuries, of which only eight survive. Reinterpreting their iconic forms, winged handles, and decorative patterns, the artist transforms these historic masterpieces into vibrant contemporary ceramics that honor their enduring beauty and legacy.
- Artist
- Amy Hughes
- Condition
- Perfect
- Title
- After Alhambra in Lilac, Turquoise and Royal Blue
- Date
- 2023
- Medium
- Coil and Slab built Vase; Grogged Stoneware Body with High Fired Porcelain and Colored Decorating Slips, Transparent Glaze Interior Detail.
- Dimensions
- 21 × 14 × 17 in (53.3 × 35.6 × 43.2 cm)
- Edition
- Unique work
- Signature
- Hand-signed by artist
- Certificate
- Certificate of authenticity
- Provenance
- London Collection
- Exhibited
- Aldo Castillo Gallery
- Shipping
- Crated and shipped by specialists, quoted personally
- Collection
- Available from the gallery in Naples