Frans Tuinstra, abstract/cubist ceramic bas-relief sculpture, 1972

Frans Tuinstra, abstract/cubist ceramic sculpture, 1972.

Monogrammed in the decoration, signed and dated on the back.

In perfect condition.



Frans Tuinstra (1923-2006).



Dutch ceramist and visual artist.

Frans Tuinstra, born in Maastricht in 1923, is one of the most influential Dutch ceramists of the post-war period. Trained at the Stadsacademie in Maastricht, he founded his own studio in Neercanne in 1956 after working at Russel-Tiglia. He is known for his ceramic sculptures and wall reliefs, sculpted vases, and geometric sgraffito compositions, in a modernist style combining abstraction, brutalism, and stylised figuration.

His most famous public work is the large architectural relief on the Maastorenflat in Rotterdam (1956), followed by commissions for hospitals, schools and municipal buildings. He favoured chamotte, raw earth and matt glazes, with a refined and symbolic aesthetic. He also taught at the K.C.V. centre in Maastricht, influencing a new generation of creators.

Tuinstra died in Eindhoven in 2006. His work, both monumental and poetic, remains sought after by collectors and valued for its contribution to the integration of art into Dutch public spaces.