Gertrud Natzler and Otto Natzler

(Austrian-American, 1908-1971 | 1908–2007)

Vase in Crystalline Gunmetal, 1962
Los Angeles, California, USA

glazed earthenware

signed to underside: 'Natzler'
Applied archive label to underside: 'M248'

6⅝ h × 6¼ dia in (17 × 16 cm)

Property from the Collection of Dr. Ellis F. Rubin and Suzanne Borow Rubin

This lot is located in Chicago.

Literature University Art Museum, University of Minnesota, American Studio Ceramics 1920-1950, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, 1988, p. 38 (for an illustration of a related form) Barbara Perry, ed., American Ceramics, Rizzoli, New York, 1989, p. 155 (for an illustration of a related form)

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Collection of Gertrud and Otto Natzler

Rago Auctions, Forces of Nature: Works from the Natzler Archive, Lambertville, New Jersey, May 13, 2022, Lot 417

Collection of Dr. Ellis F. Rubin and Suzanne Borow Rubin

In overall good and ready to place condition. There are no breaks, losses or repairs to the ceramic body. A few surface glaze bubbles. Variations in the black glaze are pleasant, please see additional images.

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Vase in Crystalline Gunmetal, 1962
Los Angeles, California, USA