Signed Stan Bitters Stoneware Vessel, 1960s

Stan Bitters / United States

Stan Bitters produced hand thrown stoneware vessel from his studio beginning in the 1960s, becoming a significant figure in the California studio ceramics movement. This piece features his characteristic layered glaze palette: dark espresso banding, a cream mid-section, incised horizontal ribbing over earthy brown tones, and an unglazed coarse stoneware base. The rim shows a previously repaired crack. The base is hand signed in what appears to be underglaze or slip.