Marbleized Teapot with Hand

Kurt Weiser, Marbleized Teapot with Hand, 1996, porcelain, glaze, and enamel paint, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Howard Kottler Endowment for Ceramic Art, 1997.19A-B
Kurt Weiser, Marbleized Teapot with Hand, 1996, porcelain, glaze, and enamel paint, overall: 11 1⁄4 x 14 1⁄4 x 5 in. (28.6 x 36.2 x 12.7 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Howard Kottler Endowment for Ceramic Art, 1997.19A-B

Artwork Details

Title
Marbleized Teapot with Hand
Artist
Date
1996
Location
Dimensions
overall: 11 1⁄4 x 14 1⁄4 x 5 in. (28.6 x 36.2 x 12.7 cm)
Credit Line
Museum purchase through the Howard Kottler Endowment for Ceramic Art
Mediums
Mediums Description
porcelain, glaze, and enamel paint
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure — fragment — hand
  • Animal — insect — moth
  • Object — foliage
Object Number
1997.19A-B
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/1997.19A-B

Artwork Description

Kurt Weiser has often struggled to get a close look at animals and insects without scaring them away, and so painted this teapot with the magnified image of one such encounter. His paintings are based on illustrations from books, pictures he has taken, and his own observations from nature. Marbleized Teapot with Hand differs from many of his other teapots, as he has contained his painting to a circle on the side of the pot and decorated the rest with a marbleized pattern. Weiser has said that the most difficult aspect of creating this pot was drawing a perfect circle to frame his painting.

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