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Painter, Sculptor, b. 1934 - d. 2000

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  • ▲ Ewen Henderson (British, 1934-2000) an early bowl,
    Jul. 14, 2026

    ▲ Ewen Henderson (British, 1934-2000) an early bowl,

    Est: £300 - £500

    ▲ Ewen Henderson (British, 1934-2000) an early bowl, stoneware, with mottled dark-green and brown crawling glaze (10cm diameter, 8cm high) Provenance: The collection of Bryan Illsley, St Ives.

    Sworders
  • Ewen Henderson (1934-2000)  Handbuilt tea bowl, circa 1985  Mixed laminated clays wi
    Jun. 25, 2026

    Ewen Henderson (1934-2000)  Handbuilt tea bowl, circa 1985  Mixed laminated clays wi

    Est: £300 - £500

    Ewen Henderson (1934-2000)  Handbuilt tea bowl, circa 1985  Mixed laminated clays with mottled surface  11cm high  (ARR)  Provenance  A Private Collector of Art & Studio Pottery 

    Roseberys
  • Ewen Henderson, Tea bowl
    Apr. 23, 2026

    Ewen Henderson, Tea bowl

    Est: $1,000 - $1,500

    Ewen Henderson Tea bowl c. 1995 mixed hand-built stoneware 4.375 h x 6.25 w x 5.125 d in (11 x 16 x 13 cm) Paper artist's label to underside 'EH 0027'. Provenance: Burlington Arcade, London | Collection of Timothy and Ann Duffield This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

    Rago Arts and Auction Center
  • ▲ Ewen Henderson (British, 1934-2000), a tea bowl,
    Apr. 21, 2026

    ▲ Ewen Henderson (British, 1934-2000), a tea bowl,

    Est: £200 - £300

    ▲ Ewen Henderson (British, 1934-2000), a tea bowl, glazed ceramic (11cm diameter, 8.5cm wide) Provenance: The Steve Allison Collection. Condition Report: The bowl has been damaged and reglued.

    Sworders
  • Ewen Henderson (British, 1934-2000), two landscapes,
    Apr. 21, 2026

    Ewen Henderson (British, 1934-2000), two landscapes,

    Est: £200 - £300

    Ewen Henderson (British, 1934-2000), two landscapes, 'Primrose Hill Sunset', watercolour, initialled and dated 1981; and another landscape, watercolour, initialled (27 x 27.5cm and 21.5 x 26.5cm, both framed) (2)

    Sworders
  • ▲ Ewen Henderson (British, 1934-2000), a tea bowl,
    Apr. 21, 2026

    ▲ Ewen Henderson (British, 1934-2000), a tea bowl,

    Est: £300 - £500

    ▲ Ewen Henderson (British, 1934-2000), a tea bowl, circa 1990, mixed laminated clays, with textured volcanic glazes in brown ochre, green, pink and blue colours (11cm wide, 9cm deep, 11.5cm high) Provenance: The Steve Allison Collection; St Ives Ceramics, 2017. Condition Report: Due to the nature of the inherent making process, it is hard to ascertain any damage however the lot appears in good overall condition.

    Sworders
  • ▲ Ewen Henderson (British, 1934-2000), an 'Early Bowl',
    Apr. 21, 2026

    ▲ Ewen Henderson (British, 1934-2000), an 'Early Bowl',

    Est: £400 - £600

    ▲ Ewen Henderson (British, 1934-2000), an 'Early Bowl', circa 1976, stoneware and porcelain, mixed laminated clays, the enclosed form with black-painted glaze on a white-dripped interior with volcanic well, the exterior with a dark matt glazed body with blue and black splashes (21.5cm diameter, 9cm high) Provenance: The Steve Allison Collection; acquired by Steve Allison from Maak Contemporary Ceramics, Berkshire, England, 2019.

    Sworders
  • λ EWEN HENDERSON (BRITISH, 1934-2000), TEA BOWL
    Apr. 15, 2026

    λ EWEN HENDERSON (BRITISH, 1934-2000), TEA BOWL

    Est: £300 - £500

    λ EWEN HENDERSON (BRITISH, 1934-2000)TEA BOWLMixed laminated clays, with black volcanic glaze. 8.5cm high,12cm wide (3¼ x 4½ in.)

    Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
  • EWEN HENDERSON (1934-2000); a teabowl of mixed laminated stoneware and bone china clays covered in pitted pale green and iron glaze, made 1980s, diameter 11cm.
    Mar. 27, 2026

    EWEN HENDERSON (1934-2000); a teabowl of mixed laminated stoneware and bone china clays covered in pitted pale green and iron glaze, made 1980s, diameter 11cm.

    Est: £150 - £200

    EWEN HENDERSON (1934-2000); a teabowl of mixed laminated stoneware and bone china clays covered in pitted pale green and iron glaze, made 1980s, diameter 11cm.

    Adam Partridge Auctioneers
  • EWEN HENDERSON (1934-2000); a bowl of mixed laminated stoneware and bone china clays covered in green and iron glaze with cobalt staining, made 1980s, diameter 15cm.
    Mar. 27, 2026

    EWEN HENDERSON (1934-2000); a bowl of mixed laminated stoneware and bone china clays covered in green and iron glaze with cobalt staining, made 1980s, diameter 15cm.

    Est: £150 - £200

    EWEN HENDERSON (1934-2000); a bowl of mixed laminated stoneware and bone china clays covered in green and iron glaze with cobalt staining, made 1980s, diameter 15cm.

    Adam Partridge Auctioneers
  • Ewen Henderson Large flared sack form, circa 1980
    Mar. 06, 2026

    Ewen Henderson Large flared sack form, circa 1980

    Est: £2,000 - £3,000

    Ewen Henderson Large flared sack form, circa 1980 Mixed laminated clays, dry textured crawling and volcanic surface with pink, pale blue, cream and brown colours over a heavily textured surface. 47 cm high, 39 cm wide, 27 cm deep

    Bonhams
  • Ewen Henderson Sculptural form, circa 1990
    Mar. 06, 2026

    Ewen Henderson Sculptural form, circa 1990

    Est: £2,000 - £3,000

    Ewen Henderson Sculptural form, circa 1990 Mixed laminated clays, dry and volcanic glazes in tones of brown, dark brown, cream and blue, over a heavily textured body. 53 cm high, 31 cm wide, 25 cm deep

    Bonhams
  • Ewen Henderson Large 'Buttressed' form from the 'Inside/Outside' series, circa 1988
    Mar. 06, 2026

    Ewen Henderson Large 'Buttressed' form from the 'Inside/Outside' series, circa 1988

    Est: £2,000 - £3,000

    Ewen Henderson Large 'Buttressed' form from the 'Inside/Outside' series, circa 1988 Mixed laminated clays, dry textured surface in contrasting colours of pale grey, brown, pink, blue and black, with abstract black linear design. 56 cm high, 49 cm wide, 35 cm deep

    Bonhams
  • Ewen Henderson Large 'Amphora' form, circa 1980
    Mar. 06, 2026

    Ewen Henderson Large 'Amphora' form, circa 1980

    Est: £2,000 - £3,000

    Ewen Henderson Large 'Amphora' form, circa 1980 Mixed laminated clays, dry textured crawling and volcanic surface with blue, turquoise, cream, and brown colours over a heavily textured surface. 47.5 cm high, 32 cm wide, 29 cm deep

    Bonhams
  • λ EWEN HENDERSON (BRITISH, 1934-2000), TEA BOWL
    Oct. 15, 2025

    λ EWEN HENDERSON (BRITISH, 1934-2000), TEA BOWL

    Est: £600 - £800

    λ EWEN HENDERSON (BRITISH, 1934-2000)TEA BOWLMixed laminated clays, with black volcanic glaze. 8.5cm high,12cm wide (3¼ x 4½ in.)

    Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
  • Ewen Henderson (1934-2000): A large mixed laminated clay bowl
    Sep. 16, 2025

    Ewen Henderson (1934-2000): A large mixed laminated clay bowl

    Est: £150 - £250

    § Ewen Henderson (1934-2000): A large mixed laminated clay bowl, 36.2cm diameter

    Gorringes
  • Ewen Henderson, Tea bowl
    Aug. 20, 2025

    Ewen Henderson, Tea bowl

    Est: $400 - $600

    Ewen Henderson Tea bowl c. 1995 mixed hand-built stoneware 3.75 h x 4.5 dia in (10 x 11 cm) Provenance: Collection of Helen and Leonard Evelev, Philadelphia This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

    Rago Arts and Auction Center
  • Ewen Henderson, Untitled (Zig-Zag Folding Form)
    Aug. 20, 2025

    Ewen Henderson, Untitled (Zig-Zag Folding Form)

    Est: $1,000 - $1,500

    Ewen Henderson Untitled (Zig-Zag Folding Form) c. 1995 stoneware 23 h x 25 w x 10 d in (58 x 63 x 25 cm) Please review the condition report prior to bidding. Provenance: Collection of Helen and Leonard Evelev, Philadelphia This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

    Rago Arts and Auction Center
  • EWEN HENDERSON (1934-2000); a large elongated boat form of mixed laminated stoneware and bone china clays with pink, turquoise and iron surface staining, made 1987, length 50.5cm. Exhibited: Hotel de Ville, Yverdon, 1991; 'Ewen Henderson - Graham Sut
    Jul. 18, 2025

    EWEN HENDERSON (1934-2000); a large elongated boat form of mixed laminated stoneware and bone china clays with pink, turquoise and iron surface staining, made 1987, length 50.5cm. Exhibited: Hotel de Ville, Yverdon, 1991; 'Ewen Henderson - Graham Sut

    Est: £800 - £1,200

    EWEN HENDERSON (1934-2000); a large elongated boat form of mixed laminated stoneware and bone china clays with pink, turquoise and iron surface staining, made 1987, length 50.5cm. Exhibited: Hotel de Ville, Yverdon, 1991; 'Ewen Henderson - Graham Sutherland: Ceramics & Watercolours', Galerie Besson, 2007.

    Adam Partridge Auctioneers
  • ▲ Ewen Henderson (1934-2000),
    Jul. 08, 2025

    ▲ Ewen Henderson (1934-2000),

    Est: £300 - £500

    ▲ Ewen Henderson (1934-2000), a small bowl, 1970s, mixed clays, 7.5cm diameter 7cm high

    Sworders
  • ▲ Ewen Henderson (1934-2000),
    Jul. 08, 2025

    ▲ Ewen Henderson (1934-2000),

    Est: £300 - £500

    ▲ Ewen Henderson (1934-2000), a tea bowl, 1990s, mixed clays, 11cm wide 7cm high Condition Report: This lot appears in good overall condition.

    Sworders
  • Ewen Henderson (1934-2000)
    Jun. 19, 2025

    Ewen Henderson (1934-2000)

    Est: £100 - £200

    Ewen Henderson (1934-2000) Spanish Landscape, 1996 signed with initials and dated (lower right) gouache 23 x 30cm. Provenance: Collection of Professor John Chambers.

    Mallams
  • Ewen Henderson (1934-2000) Large sculptural form stoneware 28cm high, 48cm wide. Provenance: Collection of Professor John Chambers.
    Jun. 19, 2025

    Ewen Henderson (1934-2000) Large sculptural form stoneware 28cm high, 48cm wide. Provenance: Collection of Professor John Chambers.

    Est: £1,000 - £2,000

    Ewen Henderson (1934-2000) Large sculptural form stoneware 28cm high, 48cm wide. Provenance: Collection of Professor John Chambers.

    Mallams
  • 2 EWEN HENDERSON (1934-2000) SCHALEN
    May. 17, 2025

    2 EWEN HENDERSON (1934-2000) SCHALEN

    Est: -

    2 EWEN HENDERSON (1934-2000) Schalen Steinzeug, grau-beige und grünliche Glasur, vertiefte Formen, unsigniert, D 13,5-19cm

    Auktionshaus Rotherbaum OHG
  • EWEN HENDERSON (1934-2000) SCHALE
    May. 17, 2025

    EWEN HENDERSON (1934-2000) SCHALE

    Est: -

    EWEN HENDERSON (1934-2000) Schale Steinzeug, tiefe, konisch zulaufende Schale, türkisfarbene und graue Glasur, unsigniert, D 38cm

    Auktionshaus Rotherbaum OHG
  • EWEN HENDERSON (1934-2000) BECHER
    May. 17, 2025

    EWEN HENDERSON (1934-2000) BECHER

    Est: -

    EWEN HENDERSON (1934-2000) Becher Steinzeug, türkisgrüne und bräunliche Glasur, leicht konische Form auf eingezogenem Standring, unsigniert, H 10cm

    Auktionshaus Rotherbaum OHG
  • § EWEN HENDERSON (BRITISH 1934-2000)
    May. 02, 2025

    § EWEN HENDERSON (BRITISH 1934-2000)

    Est: £400 - £600

    EWEN HENDERSON (BRITISH 1934-2000) TEA BOWL mixed laminated clays 8cm high, 13cm wide (3 1/8in high, 5 1/8in wide) Collection of Professor John Chambers.

    Lyon & Turnbull
  • § EWEN HENDERSON (BRITISH 1934-2000)
    May. 02, 2025

    § EWEN HENDERSON (BRITISH 1934-2000)

    Est: £300 - £500

    EWEN HENDERSON (BRITISH 1934-2000) TEA BOWL mixed laminated stoneware clays 8.2cm high, 11cm wide (3 ¼in high, 4 ¼in wide) Contemporary Applied Arts, London, 1993;Collection of Professor John Chambers.

    Lyon & Turnbull
  • § EWEN HENDERSON (BRITISH 1934-2000)
    May. 02, 2025

    § EWEN HENDERSON (BRITISH 1934-2000)

    Est: £1,500 - £2,500

    EWEN HENDERSON (BRITISH 1934-2000) BUTTRESSED FORM mixed laminated clays 33cm high (13in high) Paul Rice, 2005;Collection of Professor John Chambers.

    Lyon & Turnbull
  • § EWEN HENDERSON (BRITISH 1934-2000)
    May. 02, 2025

    § EWEN HENDERSON (BRITISH 1934-2000)

    Est: £600 - £800

    EWEN HENDERSON (BRITISH 1934-2000) LARGE ORGANIC FORM mixed clays, with landscape motifs, in pale fawn and brown glaze 36.5cm high (14 3/8in high) Marjorie Parr Gallery, 1973;Collection of Professor John Chambers.

    Lyon & Turnbull
  • § EWEN HENDERSON (BRITISH 1934-2000)
    May. 02, 2025

    § EWEN HENDERSON (BRITISH 1934-2000)

    Est: £1,000 - £1,500

    EWEN HENDERSON (BRITISH 1934-2000) EARLY VESSEL mixed laminated clays 34cm high (13 ¼in high) Craft Potter's Association;Collection of Professor John Chambers.

    Lyon & Turnbull
  • § EWEN HENDERSON (BRITISH 1934-2000)
    May. 02, 2025

    § EWEN HENDERSON (BRITISH 1934-2000)

    Est: £400 - £600

    EWEN HENDERSON (BRITISH 1934-2000) EARLY OPEN BOWL mixed clays, 10cm high, 25.5cm wide (4in high, 10in wide); together with a further EARLY BOWL, stoneware, 11cm high, 16.5cm wide (4 ¼in high, 6 ½in wide)  (2)

    Lyon & Turnbull
  • ▲ Ewen Henderson (1934-2000),
    Apr. 30, 2025

    ▲ Ewen Henderson (1934-2000),

    Est: £300 - £500

    ▲ Ewen Henderson (1934-2000), a tea bowl, 1990s, mixed clays, 11cm wide 7cm high Condition Report: This lot appears in good overall condition.

    Sworders
  • ▲ Ewen Henderson (1934-2000),
    Apr. 30, 2025

    ▲ Ewen Henderson (1934-2000),

    Est: £300 - £500

    ▲ Ewen Henderson (1934-2000), a tea bowl, 1990s, mixed laminated clays, 9.5cm wide 10cm high Condition Report: This lot appears in good overall condition.

    Sworders
  • λ EWEN HENDERSON (BRITISH, 1934-2000), TEA BOWL
    Apr. 16, 2025

    λ EWEN HENDERSON (BRITISH, 1934-2000), TEA BOWL

    Est: £600 - £800

    λ EWEN HENDERSON (BRITISH, 1934-2000)TEA BOWLMixed laminated clays, with black volcanic glaze. 8.5cm high,12cm wide (3¼ x 4½ in.)

    Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
  • EWEN HENDERSON (1934-2000); 'Neptune's Teabowl', a chawan of mixed laminated stoneware and bone china clays covered in eruptive glaze with surface staining, diameter 12.5cm.
    Mar. 21, 2025

    EWEN HENDERSON (1934-2000); 'Neptune's Teabowl', a chawan of mixed laminated stoneware and bone china clays covered in eruptive glaze with surface staining, diameter 12.5cm.

    Est: £500 - £700

    EWEN HENDERSON (1934-2000); 'Neptune's Teabowl', a chawan of mixed laminated stoneware and bone china clays covered in eruptive glaze with surface staining, diameter 12.5cm.

    Adam Partridge Auctioneers
  • Ewen Henderson, Tall vessel
    Feb. 19, 2025

    Ewen Henderson, Tall vessel

    Est: $3,000 - $5,000

    Ewen Henderson Tall vessel c. 1990 mixed laminated clays 15.5 h x 12 w x 8 d in (39 x 30 x 20 cm) Provenance: Private Collection, California This work will ship from Los Angeles, California.

    Rago Arts and Auction Center
  • λ EWEN HENDERSON (BRITISH 1934-2000); TEA BOWL
    Nov. 21, 2024

    λ EWEN HENDERSON (BRITISH 1934-2000); TEA BOWL

    Est: £300 - £500

    λ EWEN HENDERSON (BRITISH 1934-2000)TEA BOWLMixed laminated clays, with volcanic glazes in pink and white.10 x 15.6cm (3¾ x 6 in.)

    Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
  • λ EWEN HENDERSON (BRITISH 1934-2000); TEA BOWL
    Nov. 21, 2024

    λ EWEN HENDERSON (BRITISH 1934-2000); TEA BOWL

    Est: £600 - £800

    λ EWEN HENDERSON (BRITISH 1934-2000)LARGE TEA BOWLMixed laminated clays, with volcanic glazes in white and blue.10 x 15.5cm (3¾ x 6 in.)

    Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
  • λ EWEN HENDERSON (BRITISH 1934-2000); TEA BOWL
    Nov. 21, 2024

    λ EWEN HENDERSON (BRITISH 1934-2000); TEA BOWL

    Est: £600 - £800

    λ EWEN HENDERSON (BRITISH 1934-2000)TEA BOWLMixed laminated clays, with black volcanic glaze. 8.5 x 12cm (3¼ x 4½ in.)

    Dreweatts 1759 Fine Sales
  • Ewen Henderson Studio Ceramic Guinomi Sake Cup
    Nov. 12, 2024

    Ewen Henderson Studio Ceramic Guinomi Sake Cup

    Est: $500 - $1,000

    Ewen Henderson (British, 1934-2000). Small studio ceramic guinomi or sake cup, 20th century. Stoneware of coarse, mixed and laminated clays. Wood fired with lovely fly ash gradient along the exterior, forming intricate pale green accents parsed throughout a mottled cream and brown ground. Of a unique and rugged form.

    Revere Auctions
  • Ewen Henderson, Sack Form
    Oct. 02, 2024

    Ewen Henderson, Sack Form

    Est: $1,500 - $2,500

    Ewen Henderson Sack Form c. 1982 mixed hand-built clay, volcanic glaze 18.25 h x 11 w x 10 d in (46 x 28 x 25 cm) Provenance: Private Collection, Philadelphia Literature: Things of Beauty Growing: British Studio Pottery, Adamson, Droth, and Olding, ppg. 312-315 This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

    Rago Arts and Auction Center
  • Ewen Henderson (1934-2000) 
    Jul. 17, 2024

    Ewen Henderson (1934-2000) 

    Est: £1,000 - £1,500

    Ewen Henderson (1934-2000)  Large vase, irregular body with textured and coloured panels on two small feet, circa 1980  Laminated clays  Unsigned  42cm high  (ARR)  Provenance  Bonhams, New Bond Street, London, 'Vision 21', 19th October, 2005, Lot 273  Private Collection, UK

    Roseberys
  • Ewen Henderson, Tea bowl, around 1990
    May. 04, 2024

    Ewen Henderson, Tea bowl, around 1990

    Est: €600 - €900

    Ewen Henderson. Tea bowl, around 1990. Earthenware, free-form, matt glazed in earth tones. 9.8 x 14 x 13 cm.

    Kunst und Design Auktionshaus Schops Turowski
  • Ewen Henderson, Tea bowl, around 1990
    May. 04, 2024

    Ewen Henderson, Tea bowl, around 1990

    Est: €600 - €900

    Ewen Henderson. Tea bowl, around 1990. Earthenware, free-form, matt glazed in earth tones. 7.8 x 14.5 x 12.5 cm.

    Kunst und Design Auktionshaus Schops Turowski
  • Ewen Henderson. Vase Necked-Jar
    May. 04, 2024

    Ewen Henderson. Vase Necked-Jar

    Est: €1,000 - €1,500

    Ewen Henderson. Vase 'Necked Jar', around 1990. Earthenware, free-form, matt glazed in earth and pink tones. H. 33 cm.

    Kunst und Design Auktionshaus Schops Turowski
  • § EWEN HENDERSON (BRITISH 1934-2000)
    Apr. 26, 2024

    § EWEN HENDERSON (BRITISH 1934-2000)

    Est: £1,000 - £1,500

    EWEN HENDERSON (BRITISH 1934-2000) HEAD FORM mixed laminated glazes, thick volcanic glazes in white, yellow and bronze colours 11cm high, 29cm wide (4 3/8in high, 11 3/8in wide) Oxford Ceramics, May 2020;The Steve Allison Collection. FLUXED EARTH For the celebrated British sculptor Ewen Henderson, ‘fluxed earth’, as he called clay, was capable of transforming and growing into abstract new forms. Remembered today for his expressive and emotive use of his materials, Henderson’s legacy as one of the most influential and innovative ceramicists of the late-twentieth century in Britain is a testament to his creativity and passion. Born in Staffordshire in 1934, Ewen Henderson’s first foray into the arts was as a part-time student when he enrolled in evening classes during his National Service. From 1964, he became a full-time student at Goldsmiths College and then studied ceramics at Camberwell School of Art, where he was taught by Lucie Rie, Hans Coper, and Ian Godfrey. The technical mastery that Henderson developed and inherited from his teachers is immediately apparent when handling one of his ceramics. However, unlike Lucie Rie’s celebrated smooth and symmetrical forms, Henderson found success in his naturalistic and splintered pieces. Henderson soon abandoned his traditional potter’s wheel and opted to work by hand, feeling a greater dynamism that romantically connected him with the naturalistic asymmetry that was inherent to his materials.  During Henderson’s long career, he established himself as a prominent figure in modern British ceramics. With influences that ranged from ancient Mediterranean, Far Eastern, and Pre-Colombian cultures to early modernist sculpture, he developed his signature technique of applying different types of clay to compose a coherent and contemporary approach to his craft. After his formal training, Henderson continued to work at the Camberwell School of Art from 1970 until his death in 2000. Over these three decades, his work evolved and developed as he continually explored and experimented with the limits of clay as a means of three-dimensional drawing.  We are delighted to be able to offer a curated selection of works by Ewen Henderson that tell the story of the artist’s career, from works such as his two early vessels (lots 321 and 324), whose elegant simplicity of form and shows his interest in ancient and Far Eastern civilisations. This continuation of his stylistic journey can be seen when considered alongside pieces such as his Standing Vessel (lot 325) from the 1980s, through to his Amphora Form (lot 326) from circa 1992 – demonstrative of Henderson’s fascination with the power of clay and how its materiality could be manipulated in evocative manners to create fascinating works of art that interrogate form and functionality. 

    Lyon & Turnbull
  • § EWEN HENDERSON (BRITISH 1934-2000)
    Apr. 26, 2024

    § EWEN HENDERSON (BRITISH 1934-2000)

    Est: £600 - £800

    EWEN HENDERSON (BRITISH 1934-2000) TEA BOWL mixed laminated clays, heavily-textured crawling surface in pale pink, blue and black 13cm high, 11cm wide (5 1/8in high, 4 3/8in wide) Oxford Ceramics, Oxford, March 2018;The Steve Allison Collection. FLUXED EARTH For the celebrated British sculptor Ewen Henderson, ‘fluxed earth’, as he called clay, was capable of transforming and growing into abstract new forms. Remembered today for his expressive and emotive use of his materials, Henderson’s legacy as one of the most influential and innovative ceramicists of the late-twentieth century in Britain is a testament to his creativity and passion. Born in Staffordshire in 1934, Ewen Henderson’s first foray into the arts was as a part-time student when he enrolled in evening classes during his National Service. From 1964, he became a full-time student at Goldsmiths College and then studied ceramics at Camberwell School of Art, where he was taught by Lucie Rie, Hans Coper, and Ian Godfrey. The technical mastery that Henderson developed and inherited from his teachers is immediately apparent when handling one of his ceramics. However, unlike Lucie Rie’s celebrated smooth and symmetrical forms, Henderson found success in his naturalistic and splintered pieces. Henderson soon abandoned his traditional potter’s wheel and opted to work by hand, feeling a greater dynamism that romantically connected him with the naturalistic asymmetry that was inherent to his materials.  During Henderson’s long career, he established himself as a prominent figure in modern British ceramics. With influences that ranged from ancient Mediterranean, Far Eastern, and Pre-Colombian cultures to early modernist sculpture, he developed his signature technique of applying different types of clay to compose a coherent and contemporary approach to his craft. After his formal training, Henderson continued to work at the Camberwell School of Art from 1970 until his death in 2000. Over these three decades, his work evolved and developed as he continually explored and experimented with the limits of clay as a means of three-dimensional drawing.  We are delighted to be able to offer a curated selection of works by Ewen Henderson that tell the story of the artist’s career, from works such as his two early vessels (lots 321 and 324), whose elegant simplicity of form and shows his interest in ancient and Far Eastern civilisations. This continuation of his stylistic journey can be seen when considered alongside pieces such as his Standing Vessel (lot 325) from the 1980s, through to his Amphora Form (lot 326) from circa 1992 – demonstrative of Henderson’s fascination with the power of clay and how its materiality could be manipulated in evocative manners to create fascinating works of art that interrogate form and functionality. 

    Lyon & Turnbull
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