Beatrice Wood USA, 1893-1998
Pair of Fish , c. 1943-1947
Lustre-fired earthenware
7 1/2 x 12 x 2 in
19.1 x 30.5 x 5.1 cm
19.1 x 30.5 x 5.1 cm
Wood identified with fish as she was 'pisces-born' and we find the motif of fish and sea recur in her oeuvre. Marcel Duchamp produced an exhibition announcement cover for one...
Wood identified with fish as she was "pisces-born" and we find the motif of fish and sea recur in her oeuvre. Marcel Duchamp produced an exhibition announcement cover for one of Beatrice Wood's exhibitions in the 1950s for this reason.
The artist produced another single fish dated to 1947 for her exhibition at America House with a comparable size, body bend, and lustre glaze, which is held in the Metropolitan Museum of Art and was exhibited in 2019 at the Met Breuer. It is possible the artist produced the present pair of fish for the same exhibition.
The artist produced another single fish dated to 1947 for her exhibition at America House with a comparable size, body bend, and lustre glaze, which is held in the Metropolitan Museum of Art and was exhibited in 2019 at the Met Breuer. It is possible the artist produced the present pair of fish for the same exhibition.
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