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Don (Donald) Reitz

Don (Donald) Reitz (1929 - 2014) was active/lived in Wisconsin, Arizona.  Don Reitz is known for Ceramic pottery, illustration, public murals, teaching.

"Don Reitz: Clay, Fire, Salt, and Wood"
by Jody Clowes

Fearless improvisation and revival in American studio ceramics.

Don Reitz is recognized as one of the most important and influential ceramic artists of this century.  Trained at Alfred University in the early 1960s, Reitz has pursued a life-long investigation of salt and wood firing of his ceramic pieces in order to preserve the energy and freshness of his artistic marks and gestures.  Finding that the texture and unpredictability of salt-firing suited his work, Reitz almost single-handedly revived this neglected technique, and through long experimentation developed a range of colors and surface effects previously unknown in salt-firing.

Juggling and manipulating the variables in each firing, Reitz is a virtuoso who relishes knowing what he can control and what he cannot.  His work maintains a fine balance between technical mastery and improvisation.  The Elvehje   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 16014 characters.]  Artist bio

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Untitled, (from the Sara Series)

Don (Donald) Reitz

Lot 82
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Massive glazed stoneware "Tea Stack," Alfred, NY, 1968

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Tall and exceptional salt-glazed stoneware covered vessel, rare crystalline glaze, Arizona

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I Did the Answer... What was the Question? Teapot-Form Covered Vessel , 1985

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Lot 209
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Abstract sculpture , 2001

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Lot 1752
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From the Sarah Series, "Once You Accept Life is Difficult It Isn't / Figuring is Too Hard Knowing is Real / Sooner or Later You Have to Start Working Without the Net"

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Lot 1885
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