Hans Coper

Hans Coper at the Centre of Ceramic Art, York Art Gallery

 

From York City Art Gallery

From York City Art Gallery

From York City Art Gallery.

These were of course, all past of the Bill Ismay collection of more than 3,500 pieces. Including a lot of Rie and Coper. The whole collection must be worth millions. However if you compare it to the top end of the Art Market, then that is chicken feed A top class Picasso will probably fetch approaching 100 million.

The York collection is very well lit and makes the photos easy.
On the other hand, the Salisbury collection of Rie and Coper - probably the finest collection of Coper in the country- at the University of East Anglia in Norwich is very poorly lit. It relies largely on natutal light and it is difficult tp get any decent photos,

The Sainsbury's were major patrons of both Lucie Rie and Hans Coper. The Hans Coper collection at the Sainsbury Centre in Norwich is one of the best around.

The following are part the large ceramics collection of the Salisbury family from Cambridge. They have been lent to the Fitzwilliam Museum and are available to view until July 2019. An amazing collection, including some of the biggest pieces that Hans Coper made. It is all behind glass, and my apologies for the reflections that detract from some of the photos.

But you are a dealer!