Two Men with Burdens

Copied Edward Eberle, Two Men with Burdens, ca. 1990, wheel-thrown and painted porcelain with terra sigillata and sgraffito, 8 1⁄8 x 6 1⁄2 in. (20.7 x 16.5 cm) diam., Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Kenneth R. Trapp, 1996.79

Artwork Details

Title
Two Men with Burdens
Artist
Date
ca. 1990
Location
Dimensions
8 1⁄8 x 6 1⁄2 in. (20.7 x 16.5 cm) diam.
Credit Line
Gift of Kenneth R. Trapp
Mediums
Mediums Description
wheel-thrown and painted porcelain with terra sigillata and sgraffito
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure group — male
  • Animal
Object Number
1996.79
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1996.79

Artwork Description

The painted images that decorate Edward Eberle’s porcelain pots are products of his unconscious. He does no preliminary sketches, but allows each line to lead to the next, guiding the evolution of the image. The round midsection of Two Men with Burdens displays a painterly scene of two men and cheetahs. Geometric shapes and alternating bands of white and black frame the scene, in a decorative style that resembles ancient Greek pottery.