Bottle

Artist Gertrud Natzler (American, born Austria, 1908 - 1971)

Artist Otto Natzler (American, born Austria, 1908 - 2007)

Date1950s-1960s

MediumEarthenware with lava glaze

DimensionsOverall: 12 5/8 × 6 3/4 inches (32.07 × 17.15 cm)

Credit LineGift of John R. and Mary Louise Womer

Object numberF87-22

Signedon base in black: "Natzler"

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Collections

Architecture, Design and Decorative Arts

Terms

DescriptionMostly brown glaze with highlights of turquoise green/blue and yellow moving in horizontal waves. and cratered.Gallery Label

Gallery Label

The work of husband and wife team Otto and Gertrud Natzler embodies the story of a personal and professional collaboration that was expressed in thinly potted, vibrantly colored and richly textured ceramics. The Natzlers fled Vienna, Austria, as Nazi forces advanced in 1938, arriving in America with little more than their potter's wheel and kiln. Here, they persevered with little training or money. Gertrud’s classic ceramic vessels combined with Otto's complex glazes and firing techniques produce pieces that invite close looking.

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