Caption

A painted ceramic jug with handle featuring stylized figures of people robbers and musicians and animals, painted decorations with zoomorphic representations and linear patterns; unique vessel, height 19.5 cm, diameter 14 cm; made 1949 in Zakopane; creators: Antoni Kenar 1906–1959, Office of Production Aesthetics Supervision 1947–1949; State Secondary School of Fine Arts in Zakopane; material: ceramics; function: vessel; classification: sculptor/author., A rounded ceramic jug with a short neck and a handle running from the neck to the shoulder is shown against a neutral gray background; the jug's surface is a pale off-white with a glossy finish and areas of beige and light tan near the rim and handle, and it is decorated with sketch-like black line drawings depicting stylized human figures and abstract shapes, along with small touches of muted pink and a bit of ochre or brown in a decorative spot, and the base shows a thin black horizontal line.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A17_392

License type

Rights managed

Available size

70.8Mb (990.6Kb) / 15.0in x 18.3in / 4500 x 5500 (300dpi)

Keywords

A painted ceramic jug handle featuring stylized figures people robbers musicians animals painted decorations zoomorphic representations linear patterns unique vessel height 19.5 cm diameter 14 cm 1949 Zakopane creators Antoni Kenar 1906–1959 Office Production Aesthetics Supervision 1947–1949 State Secondary School Fine Arts material ceramics function vessel classification sculptor author rounded ceramic jug short neck handle running neck shoulder shown neutral gray background jug's surface pale off-white glossy finish areas beige light tan near rim decorated sketch- black line drawings depicting stylized human figures abstract shapes small touches muted pink bit ochre brown decorative spot base thin black horizontal line.