Plate
At a time when many decorative artists were mining the sources of their craft for material to transform into new, meaningful forms of expression, the archetype of the human figure continued to inspire: the elegant, active, and muscular figures of Adam and Eve—together with the acanthus-tip border—demonstrate Metthey’s interest in Hellenic pottery.
Artwork Details
- Title: Plate
- Designer: André Metthey (French, Laignes 1871–1920 Asnieres-sur-Seine)
- Date: ca. 1912
- Medium: Earthenware
- Dimensions: 1 7/8 × 14 5/16 in., 3.9 lb. (4.8 × 36.4 cm, 1.8 kg)
- Classification: Ceramics-Pottery
- Credit Line: Purchase, Edward C. Moore Jr. Gift, 1924
- Object Number: 24.131.5
- Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
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