Douris (vase painter)
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"Douris" (Δούρις, Duris) was a greek vase painter who flourished in the 5th century BCE known for his red-figure pottery though he also utilized the black figure technique. His signature has been found on 40 vases, and more than 200 have been attributed to him. He seems to have been a popular artist of his time: a cup by Onesimos (Bowdoin Coll. A.,1930.1) depicts a woman holding a skyphos bearing Douris's name, also a work by the Triptolemos Painter (Berlin, Staatl. Museen Preuss. Kultbes., 2286) - who might have been his pupil- has the Douris signature, probably to increase its' value.
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[edit] Trivia
A kylix attributed to Douris and the potter Python sold at Christie's NY in June 2000 for $1,766,000 making the record for the most paid for an Attic red-figure vase.
[edit] References
- Diana Buitron-Oliver: Douris. A master-painter of Athenian red-figure vases. Mainz 1995. (Forschungen zur antiken Keramik : Reihe 2, Kerameus ; 9)
- Edmond Pottier: Douris and the painters of greek vases, London, 1909
