Vaclav Vytlacil Abstract Drawing, 1970s, One of Two utilitarian pottery It is essentially a worship

It is essentially a worship of the Imperfect

and with her worn but still sparkly gold belt over long pink patterned robe-like dress

Really a wonderful thing

There is one thin split in the surface of the wood where the palette is carved

Vaclav Vytlacil Abstract Drawing, 1970s, One of Two utilitarian pottery It is essentially a worshipI knew when I found this drawing (and a second listed separately) sent as a Christmas card to artist Lois Gross Smiley, at whose estate sale I found itthat it was somethingand I was right! This is the work of Vaclav Vytlacil (1892 1984), a major figure in the emergence of American modernism. Vytlacil co founded the American Abstract Artist Group, the predecessor of the New York School Abstract Expressionism, and his now highly valued paintings are in