Castel’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Drug Jar (Albarello)
Italian, Urbino (Castel Durante) or Sicily

Drug Jar (Albarello)
Italian, possibly Faenza

Plate with Female Bust
Italian, possibly Castel Durante

Tureen
Creil Pottery French, 1801-1840

Amphoriskos (Container for Oil)
Greek; Corinth

Altamont Raceway
Sam Durant American, born 1961

Indian Pottery
Gustave Baumann American, 1881-1971

Plate
Creil Pottery French, 1801-1840

Plate
Creil Pottery French, 1801-1840

Plate
Creil Pottery French, 1801-1840

Hispano-Moresque Lusterware Plate with Griffin
Spanish; Valencia (probably Manises)

Monk Carrying Woman
Probably after a model by Guillaume Dupré (French, about 1574–1642) Possibly the workshop of Claude Bertélemy (French, 1525–1626) Fontainebleau or Avon, France

Plate
Creil Pottery French, 1801-1840

Castel Sant'Angelo
Alexander Cozens English, c. 1717-1786

Plate
France, Moustiers

Cruet Stand
Rouen, France

Bottle
Gertrud Natzler (American, born Austria, 1908–1971) Otto Natzler (American, born Austria, 1908–2007) Los Angeles

Charger
London, England

Teardrop Bottle
Gertrud Natzler (American, born Austria, 1908–1971) Otto Natzler (American, born Austria, 1908–2007) Los Angeles

Dish
Staffordshire, England