Dating from 1980-81, this extraordinary work by Betty Woodman is a ceramic pitcher glazed in light green, blue, yellow, and magenta, with undulating lines and expressive taches forming the vessel’s alluring, painterly surface.
Producing utterly unique works at the crossroads between sculpture, painting, and decorative art, Betty Woodman is the only living ceramics artist to have received a retrospective at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and her sophisticated, exuberant work is represented in dozens of museums worldwide, including the Musée des Arts Decoratifs in Paris, the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, and the Whitney Museum of American Art.
"Minoan Pillow Pitcher" measures 17 x 18 x 14 inches (43.2 x 45.7 cm).
