Still Life with Compotier
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
In the second half of the twentieth century, Italy became a center for modern design. Many foreigners went there to study and work at small, adventurous firms that produced high-quality objects.
Caption
Gino Severini (Italian, 1883–1966). Still Life with Compotier, ca. 1949. Glazed earthenware, cement, original integral black painted wood frame, 32 3/4 x 27in. (83.2 x 68.6cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Italian Government, 54.65.1. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Gallery
Not on view
Gallery
Not on view
Artist
Title
Still Life with Compotier
Date
ca. 1949
Geography
Place made: Italy
Medium
Glazed earthenware, cement, original integral black painted wood frame
Classification
Dimensions
32 3/4 x 27in. (83.2 x 68.6cm)
Inscriptions
Inscribed lower left in tesserae: "JOURNAL"
Credit Line
Gift of the Italian Government
Accession Number
54.65.1
Frequent Art Questions
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