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Gyrolith on Inverted Conical Base (X477)
Otto NatzlerWW-1985-087559
1985·Earthenware, gold crystalline glaze·11 × 10 × 10 in. (27.9 × 25.4 × 25.4 cm)
Weight: 6 lb. (2721.582g)
Gift of Robert A. Ellison Jr., in celebration of the Museum's 150th Anniversary, 2021
Catalogue
- Year
- 1985
- Dimensions
- 11 × 10 × 10 in. (27.9 × 25.4 × 25.4 cm) Weight: 6 lb. (2721.582g)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- Otto Natzler
Artist
Otto Natzler
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Otto Natzler was an American ceramicist known for glazed earthenware vessels of refined geometric form and luminous surface treatment. Working primarily in the mid-twentieth century, he developed distinctive glaze chemistry that produced subtle color variations across thrown and hand-built forms. His work exemplified the integration of functional pottery with modernist aesthetics, influencing postwar American studio ceramics through both technical innovation and formal restraint.
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- Otto Natzler
- Year
- 1985
- Dimensions
- 11 × 10 × 10 in. (27.9 × 25.4 × 25.4 cm) Weight: 6 lb. (2721.582g)
- Watts ID
- WW-1985-087559
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- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
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- verified