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Gertrud and Otto Natzler

Austrian • 1908-1971 (Gertrud), 2007 (Otto)

Biography

Gertrud and Otto Natzler met in Vienna in 1934. Gertrud was studying ceramics, and quickly became adept at throwing. Otto was at first infatuated with Gertrud, and quickly thereafter with experimenting with glazes. Within two years of meeting they had established a studio together. In 1938, the same year in which they were married and awarded a silver medal at the Paris International Exhibition, Nazi Germany annexed Austria and they left Vienna for California. They soon returned to their practice, with Gertrud throwing the delicate forms that Otto would then glaze.

Over almost forty years, Gertrud created increasingly sophisticated and thin-walled pottery and Otto continued to refine his developments with glazes. Exhibited and appreciated in their own time, their work was hugely significant to the emergence of American studio ceramics in the second half of the twentieth century, as well as a testament to collaboration and dedication to craft.

Insights

With Otto's careful glaze selections matching Gertrud's virtuosic thrown vessels, the result was perfect unity between surface and form.
When Gertrud passed away in 1971, Otto glazed her remaining vessels and thereafter worked mainly with his own slab form creations.

"In pottery, form is the content." –Gertrud Natzler

Past Lots

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Gertrud and Otto Natzler
Bowl
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $2,500
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Gertrud and Otto Natzler
Bowl
Estimate $3,000 - 4,000
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102
Gertrud and Otto Natzler
Tea service
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
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98
Gertrud and Otto Natzler
Cylindrical vase
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $3,750
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Gertrud and Otto Natzler
Large low bowl
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $3,750
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Gertrud and Otto Natzler
Bowl
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $6,250
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Gertrud and Otto Natzler
Large bowl
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $4,750
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59
Gertrud and Otto Natzler
Footed bowl
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $5,000
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60
Gertrud and Otto Natzler
Bowl with squeezed lip
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $12,500
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61
Gertrud and Otto Natzler
Bowl
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $4,750
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Gertrud and Otto Natzler
Large shallow bowl
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $10,000
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121
Gertrud and Otto Natzler
Monumental vase
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $10,000
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122
Gertrud and Otto Natzler
Large vase
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $10,000
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123
Gertrud and Otto Natzler
Large dish
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $10,625
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124
Gertrud and Otto Natzler
Bowl, 1963, and bottle, 1959
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $12,500
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125
Gertrud and Otto Natzler
Footed vase
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $1,875
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126
Gertrud and Otto Natzler
Footed vase
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $10,625
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127
Gertrud and Otto Natzler
Squat closed-form vase
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $16,250
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128
Gertrud and Otto Natzler
Closed-form vase
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $6,000
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129
Gertrud and Otto Natzler
Large bowl
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $6,875
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130
Gertrud and Otto Natzler
Tall cylindrical vase
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $6,250
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131
Gertrud and Otto Natzler
Early bowl and vase
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
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132
Gertrud and Otto Natzler
Oval footed bowl, 1960 Double curved vase, circa 1960
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $6,250
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133
Gertrud and Otto Natzler
Footed bowl
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $6,875
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