Vaclav Vytlacil Abstract Drawing, 1970s, One of Two utilitarian pottery There is one thin split

There is one thin split in the surface of the wood where the palette is carved

It is essentially a worship of the Imperfect

The piece measures 6" tall x 12" long x 3/8" deep

4 1/2" tall x 2 3/4" in diameter

great artist Joyce Pensato

Vaclav Vytlacil Abstract Drawing, 1970s, One of Two utilitarian pottery There is one thin splitI knew when I found this drawing (and a second listed separately) sent as a Christmas card to artist Lois Gross Smiley, at whose estate sale I found itthat it was somethingand I was right! This is the work of Vaclav Vytlacil (1892 1984), a major figure in the emergence of American modernism. Vytlacil co founded the American Abstract Artist Group, the predecessor of the New York School Abstract Expressionism, and his now highly valued paintings are in