Gertrud & Otto Natzler Ceramic Bowl (Austrian/ American, Gertrud 1908-1971, Otto 1908-2007)
A tall rectangular bowl with blue glaze flowing to the foot.
5 1/8in (13.5cm) h. 5 3/4in (15cm) d
Signed on base Natzler

Condition: Good, no chips or cracks
Provenance: A Marin County collector

Since the late 1930s the husband and wife team, Gertrud and Otto Natzler made ceramic vessels through a distinctive division of labor. Gertrud excelled at throwing clay. producing delicate thin walled vessels, and Otto accentuated the pieces through a mastery of glazing. In March of 1938, the Natzlers were awarded a silver medal at the World Exhibition in Paris, the same time that Germany took over Austria during the Anschluss. They fled the Nazi threat and settled in California,
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