About this artwork
Born in Hungary, Eugene Deutch trained as a ceramist and spent time in France as a student of the modernist sculptor Constantin Brâncusi. After settling in Chicago in 1928, Deutch established himself as a studio potter and teacher. For this set of organically shaped pitchers, Deutch replaced applied handles, which he believed were prone to breaking, with pinched-in sides that serve as grasping points for the user. This innovation reflects Deutch’s concern for simplicity, functionality, and the interaction of form with everyday living, key principles of modernist design.
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Status
- Currently Off View
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Department
- Arts of the Americas
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Artist
- Eugene Deutch
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Title
- Pitcher (one of a set)
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Place
- Chicago (Object made in)
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Date
- Made 1940–1959
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Medium
- Stoneware and glaze
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Inscriptions
- Signed bottom, incised: "E. Deutch" [in script].
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Dimensions
- 12.1 × 11.1 cm (4 3/4 × 4 3/8 in.)
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Credit Line
- Gift of Dorothy Rosenthal
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Reference Number
- 1991.53.1
Extended information about this artwork
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