240124-07 Large Black Bowl signed Maria & Santana Bowl (Rim Chip Repair - W/ Hairlines))
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240124-02
$2,500.00
$2,500.00
per item
ca 1943-1954
4 1/4"H x 12" D
A very High Polish Blackware pottery bowl which had a rim chip repaired and has some hairline cracks. Shows very well. Priced As Is.
Maria Martinez's son Adam and daughter-in-law Santana assisted Maria, with Santana painting designs on the famous pueblo matriarch's pottery and Adam assisted in the firing. Pieces made between 1943 and 1954 are signed Marie + Santana.
San Ildefonso Pueblo artist Maria Martinez (1887-1980) Poveka is probably the most famous of all pueblo potters. She and her husband Julian discovered in 1918 how to produce the now-famous Black-on-black pottery, and they spent the remainder of their careers perfecting and producing it for museums and collectors worldwide.
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