Gertrud and Otto Natzler Pale Green & Black Crater Bowl, 1956 (LACMA Exhibited)

Gertrud and Otto Natzler Pale Green & Black Crater Bowl, 1956 (LACMA Exhibited)

The Ceramic Work of Gertrud and Otto Natzler: A Retrospective Exhibition,

Los Angeles County Museum of Art,

15 June – 14 August 1966

Earthenware with pale green and black crater glaze

4.25 h × 13.50 dia in (11 × 34 cm)

Condition

Excellent original condition. No cracks or restorations. Surface variations consistent with the artist’s crater glaze technique.

Signed to underside ‘Natzler’ with archive number ‘H263’.

Paper label to underside typed ‘Natzler’.

Provenance

Collection of Gertrud and Otto Natzler

Exhibited

The Ceramic Work of Gertrud and Otto Natzler, Los Angeles County Museum of Art,

15 June – 14 August 1966

Literature

The Ceramic Work of Gertrud and Otto Natzler, exhibition catalog, no. 63

Notes

An important and large-scale example of Otto Natzler’s crater glaze at its most expressive, combining a pale green ground with deep black volcanic apertures. The surface presents a dynamic interplay of pooled glaze, crater formations, and tonal variation—hallmarks of the Natzlers’ most sought-after works of the 1950s. The scale, exhibition history, and direct provenance from the artists’ collection further distinguish this example.