The Fireworm Cup

1991

Ken Price

Associated Names
Ken Price

Artist, American, 1935 - 2012

Henry Takemoto

Edition Production, American, active late 20th century

Happy Price

Edition Production, American, active late 20th century

Gemini G.E.L.

Publisher

The sculpture resembles a pitcher or jug with a curved base and an asymmetrical handle. It has a color palette of predominantly warm tones, featuring a glossy red base transitioning into a muted yellowish-brown. The handle has organic, flowing forms with green and yellow tones, accented by thin red lines. The entire piece seems to be made from ceramic, with a glazed and crackled surface texture. The form and colors create a visually striking appearance, with a top part resembling a cup on a half-sphere structure, creating an inverted teacup-like effect.

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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles, California; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2015

  • The Serial Impulse at Gemini G.E.L., National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California, 2015-2017.

Bibliography

1966

  • Gemini G.E.L. Sequence List. Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 1538.

2011

  • Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 39.24. http://www.nga.gov/gemini

Inscriptions

center bottom in black ink: SC 1/2 Kenneth Price

Markings

stamped lower center bottom in black ink: © 1991 K.P. & [Gemini G.E.L.] / KP91-2177 / published by Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles, CA

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