Lucie Rie

Dame
Lucie Rie
DBE
Rie in 1990
Born
Lucie Gomperz

(1902-03-16)16 March 1902
Vienna, Austria
Died1 April 1995(1995-04-01) (aged 93)
London, England
NationalityBritish
EducationKunstgewerbeschule
Known forStudio pottery

Dame Lucie Rie, DBE (16 March 1902 – 1 April 1995) (German pronunciation: [lʊtsiː ʀiː]) was an Austrian-born, independent, British studio potter. She is known for her extensive technical knowledge, her meticulously detailed experimentation with glazes and with firing and her unusual decorative techniques.

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