Untitled (Two Black Birds Over Gray Spots)

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Untitled (Two Black Birds Over Gray Spots)

c. 1930

William Ernst Hentschel (American, 1892–1962, active at Rookwood Pottery 1907 - 1939)

A painter, teacher, and craftsman, William Hentschel also worked as a ceramic designer for the Rookwood Pottery company in Cincinnati from 1907 to 1939. Around 1930, he used an airbrush to create a series of stencil prints in the popular Art Deco style that focused on simplified areas of color and stylized abstractions.

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Object Details

Title:

Untitled (Two Black Birds Over Gray Spots)

Date:

c. 1930

Artist:

William Ernst Hentschel (American, 1892–1962, active at Rookwood Pottery 1907 - 1939)

Medium:

Color airbrush stencil print (pochoir)

Dimensions:

Image: 14 15/16 x 14 7/16 inches (37.9 x 36.7 cm) Sheet: 17 7/8 x 16 9/16 inches (45.4 x 42.1 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

125th Anniversary Acquisition. Gerald and Virginia Gordon Collection, 2002

Accession Number:

2002-21-101

Geography:

Possibly made in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, North and Central America

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