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Demitasse Cup and Saucer

Otto NatzlerWW-1938-087561

1938·Earthenware with gunmetal metallic glaze·Cup: 5.7 x 8.8 x 6.5 cm (2 1/4 x 3 7/16 x 2 9/16 in.)

Gift of Catherine Glynn Benkaim and Barbara Timmer

Catalogue

Year: 1938
Medium: Earthenware with gunmetal metallic glaze
Dimensions: Cup: 5.7 x 8.8 x 6.5 cm (2 1/4 x 3 7/16 x 2 9/16 in.)
Collection: Cleveland Museum of Art
Artist: Otto Natzler

Artist

Otto Natzler

Mixed Media

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.

Vienna, Austria

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