Bowl with Figure B122
Artist
Beatrice Wood
(American, 1893 - 1998)
Date1988
MediumEarthenware with lustre glaze
DimensionsOverall: 6 × 6 1/2 inches (15.24 × 16.51 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Lennie and Jerry Berkowitz Collection in honor of the 75th anniversary of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
Object number2009.63.2
SignedSinged in black glaze on underside of bowl: "BEATO"
Inscribed"B122" in black marker on inner wall of foot
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DescriptionCylindrical vessel supported on a slightly tapering, cylindrical foot made of reddish earthenware with an orange, green-speckled lustre glaze. The main body of the bowl is decorated with four, evenly spaced busts covered in the same glaze.Gallery LabelDadaist Marcel Duchamp urged his friend Beatrice Wood, "Never do the commonplace; rules are fatal to the progress of art." Taking this advice to heart, Wood created vessels characterized by the fusion of archaic forms and an elegant, sophisticated glaze known as lustreware. Wood elevated this simple bowl to dazzling heights by using an iridescent and transformative glaze.
Copyright© Beatrice Wood and The Happy Valley Foundation
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