Description
1948C
18″h
Ceramic
Wood Base
This Cubist inspired woman is striking. The light loves her glossy finish which is accentuated by the many angles which make up her form. Unique ceramic glaze. Original wood base. This is the moment Hostetler began moving beyond functional pottery and into sculpture. Still working in clay, he started shaping the female form — the subject that would define his next six decades. Torso is his earliest known sculpture and a rare glimpse of the young artist testing boundaries and discovering the voice that would become unmistakably his.