Maria Martinez Black Ceramic Vessel

Maria martinez maria montoya martinez and her husband julian were the main artists and potters at the san ildefonso pueblo near santa fe nm.

Maria martinez black ceramic vessel.

1939 blackware ceramic 11 1 8 x 13 tewa puebloan san ildefonso pueblo new mexico national museum of women in the arts maria and julian martinez pioneered a style of applying a matte black design over polished black. Above image is an olla rounded pot from the bandelier national monument. Log in sign up. Price database subscribe now to view details for this work and gain access to over 10 million auction results.

9 5 x 15 2 cm description. Start studying black on black ceramic vessel. Pot made by building up coils not shaped on a wheel. Who was vital in helping her create this work and how did they help.

Maria martinez american new mexico 1887 1980 second half 20th century. Maria learned to make pottery from her aunt nicolasa montoya. Yaxchilán lintels 24 and 25 from structure 23 and structures 33 and 40. Ceramic mixed with volcanic ash to make it black.

Buy online view images and see past prices for maria martinez black on black ceramic vessel. Invaluable is the world s largest marketplace for art antiques and collectibles. Learn vocabulary terms and more with flashcards games and other study tools. This unique process allowed matte designs to be painted on a stone polished surface and the entire piece to be fired black.

Maria martinez black on black ceramic vessel ca. Chapman an associate of edgar l. Maria martinez black on black ceramic vessel this is the currently selected item. Maria montoya martinez a tewa indian of san ildefonso pueblo learned to make pottery as a young girl.

Function maria martínez and julian martínez s pieces became known as fine art and were purchased from them as such. Around 1919 1920 maria and her husband julian martinez created the process for the black on black style of pottery. Maria s forte was in construction of the ceramic vessel and stone polishing the outside slip. Maria martinez black on black ceramic vessel c.

Later black on black pots which were usually signed make authentication easier. Hewett encouraged local potters to recreate the shapes of ancient pots excavated near the pueblo from 1907 to 1909 maria and her husband julian began a decade of experimentation that led to their first black on black pieces in 1918. Pottery making was always a family affair. Their work influenced artists with their carved and matte.