Kurt Anderson Pottery Contemporary Style Girl with Hands Raised Motif Shallow Bowl (21st Century) (American)

Up for sale is a Kurt Anderson Pottery Contemporary Style Girl with Hands Raised Motif Shallow Bowl (21st Century) (American)! It measures 1 3/4” tall and 8” in diameter at the rim. The piece is in excellent overall condition with minor sign of wear consistent with its age and use (scattered light surface wear; black marker mark on bottom side). Please message us if you have any questions. Thanks!

This striking contemporary studio art pottery bowl is a captivating creation by celebrated American ceramicist Kurt Anderson, who is widely known for seamlessly blending lowbrow, cartoon-inspired comic aesthetics with historic American folk pottery traditions. The hand-painted, highly stylized design features an expressive, whimsical graphic motif of a girl with her hands raised in a joyful or dramatic gesture, rendered as a solid, bold black slip silhouette with flared pigtails and a wide dress detailed with a clean white painted center line and buttons. Set against a warm, beautifully mottled orange background that gives the piece an energetic, almost glowing contrast, the vessel is styled with a charming, hand-formed scalloped rim and a raised foot ring that underscores its hand-crafted, one-of-a-kind studio nature. The bottom of the bowl is finished with a large, bold black slip block displaying the artist's name, "KURT," in his signature block lettering, situated right next to a dark, authentic production glaze drip that occurred during the kiln firing process. This exceptional and highly collectible modern artifact serves as a stunning, conversation-starting centerpiece that perfectly captures the playful, narrative-driven spirit of 21st century American studio ceramics.

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