Stylized Modernist Slip Glazed Clay Head of a Woman with Craquelure ship watercolor and with a a very

and with a a very snakelike slithering and tapering form to the body

6” widest diameter

This one portrays the phases of Venus as observed between 1833 and 1836 by astronomists Wilhelm Wolff Beer (Prussian) and Johann Heinrich Mädler (German)

Silver/plating is in bright and beautiful shape

housed in this old frame with fantastic warm patina that makes the whole thing feel marvelously warm and cozy

Stylized Modernist Slip Glazed Clay Head of a Woman with Craquelure ship watercolor and with a a veryA quite finely sculpted, very modernist clay head of a woman, with features that certainly remind one of the influence of non Western masks, for example, on Western artists of early 20th century. The matte slip covering most of the surface shows all over cracking, which adds to her moodiness, but is stable. Better in person, solid clay and quite heavy for size, really rather exquisite feeling. 4 1 2" t x 4 1 2" w x 4 1 2" d. Aging, some spotting and