Gertrud and Otto Natzler

Gertrud Amon Natzler (1908-1971) and Otto Natzler (1908-2007) met in their hometown of Vienna, Austria, while Otto studied textile design. Gertrud introduced him to ceramics, and from then on, the two perfected their respective halves of the task; Gertrud shaping graceful forms on the pottery wheel, Otto meticulously mixing glazes and experimenting with their placement in the kiln. From 1938 to 1971, the married pair performed this ceramic ballet in their LA studio, earning enduring recognition for their craft through exhibitions in—and entering the permanent collections of—such renowned institutions as the Syracuse Museum of Fine Arts, the American Craft Museum, Cooper Hewitt, and MoMA.

After Gertrud's death in 1971, Otto paused work for a year, leaving hundreds of her unglazed works untouched. With support from his new wife, Otto slowly glazed and fired what remained of his late wife's work, keeping their artistic partnership alive for another 22 years. Otto continued on with a solo ceramics career, making a set of forms all his own, which he described as "geometric, earthbound, massive."

CONVERSO's collection consists of over a dozen unique and monumental pieces by the Natzlers.

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