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Pie Plate

c. 1939

Carl Buergerniss

Associated Names

Carl Buergerniss

Artist, American, 1877 - 1956

The image shows a circular ceramic bowl with a wavy, organic pattern on its interior surface. The color palette includes shades of reddish-brown with yellowish and darker brown patterns. The bowl is depicted twice, once from the top view and once from a side view, with the top view positioned above the side view in the image.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor, colored pencil, and graphite on paperboard
Credit Line

Index of American Design
Dimensions

overall: 35.9 x 29 cm (14 1/8 x 11 7/16 in.)
Original IAD Object: 9 3/4" Dia
Accession Number

1943.8.6091

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Carl Buergerniss.

Wikidata ID

Q64537876

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