Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist by the family of the present owner in 1969
Literature
Contemporary American Ceramics, 1950-1990: A Survey of American Objects and Vessels, exh. cat., Aichi Prefectural Ceramic Museum, Seto, 2002, cover, fig. 13 for a similar example
Susan Peterson, Feat of Clay: Five Decades of Jerry Rothman, exh. cat., Laguna Art Museum, Santa Ana, 2003, pp. 25, 88 for a similar example
Catalogue Essay
Brooklyn-born Jerry Rothman studied ceramics in California under Peter Voulkos in the early 1950s and showed among the distinguished stable of artists at Ferus Gallery in Los Angeles that included Ken Price and Billy Al Bengston. In direct contrast to his sculptural forms that followed the abstract expressionism sweeping through ceramics in the 1950s and 1960s, Rothman simultaneously maintained contracts as an industrial designer with some of the leading ceramics manufacturing firms, including Rosenthal China and Gladding, McBean & Co., to whom he sold some of his firing and glazing techniques for use in their Franciscan dinnerware, as well as for use in architectural projects. Using his extensive design knowledge to inform his work in ceramics, Rothman was responsible for the development of new, non-shrinking clay bodies, as well as a technique for high-firing clay to a metal armature in order to create larger scale sculptures, all the while maintaining a steady studio practice and exhibiting his work nationally.

Jerry Rothman’s work is part of the permanent collections of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC; and the Everson Museum of Art, Syracuse.

The Modern Form: Property from the Collection of Betty and Stanley Sheinbaum

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Jerry Rothman

Sculpture, from the "Naked Lily" series

circa 1969
Glazed stoneware.
43 1/2 x 32 1/2 x 27 1/2 in. (110.5 x 82.6 x 69.9 cm)

Estimate
$10,000 - 15,000

Sold for $10,000

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New York Auction 12 December 2017

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Carlo Scarpa
Mirror, model no. 30
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Tomaso Buzzi
Pair of large "feather" wall lights, model no. 413
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Large cabinet
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Carlo Scarpa
Pair of floor lamps, model no. 518
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Gino Sarfatti
Pair of wall lights, variation of model no. 2124
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Fulvio Bianconi
Nude figure, model no. 4212
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Gio Ponti
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Gio Ponti and Paolo De Poli
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Gio Ponti
Pair of armchairs
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Attributed to Max Fabiani
Settee and pair of armchairs, model no. 150
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Claudius Linossier
Tall vase on stand
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Edgar Brandt
"Ginkgo" table lamp
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Jean-Michel Frank
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Paul Dupré-Lafon
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Jean-Michel Frank
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Jean-Michel Frank
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Line Vautrin
Small mirror
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Line Vautrin
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Jean Prouvé
Curved “Compas” desk
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Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret
Pair of "Advocate and Press" armchairs, model no. LC/PJ-SI-41-A, designed for the High Court, Chandigarh
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Serge Mouille
"Antony" desk lamp
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Charlotte Perriand
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Charlotte Perriand
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Serge Mouille
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Jean Prouvé
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Jean Prouvé
"Semi-metal" chair, model no. 305
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Jean Prouvé
Guéridon
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Charlotte Perriand
Bench with drawer, for Miferma, Cansado
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Pierre Jeanneret
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Charlotte Perriand, Pierre Jeanneret and Le Corbusier
Table, model no. B 307
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Le Corbusier
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Jean Royère
Desk
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Lucie Rie
Footed bowl
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Hugo Gorge
Armchair
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Alvar Aalto
"Mehiläispesä (Beehive)" ceiling light, model no. A 331
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Hans J. Wegner
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Fritz Hansen
Sofa, model no. 1669a, and pair of armchairs, model no. 1669
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48
Børge Mogensen
"Hunting" chair, model no. 2229
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Paavo Tynell
Rare set of three wall lights, designed for the Jylhämä hydroelectric power plant, Vaala
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Marianne Richter
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César Janello
Early “W” chair
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52
José Zanine Caldas
Low table
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53
Harry Bertoia
"Sonambient" sounding sculpture
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Robert Goossens
Large mirror
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Jules Wabbes
Low table
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56
François-Xavier Lalanne
Pigeon lamp
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Viola Frey
World Civilization #1
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David Gilhooly
Group of seventeen sculptures
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59
Rudy Autio
Oracle of the Pale Horse
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60
Jerry Rothman
Sculpture, from the "Naked Lily" series
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
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Kyohei Fujita
Kazaribako (ornamented box)
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Kyohei Fujita
Kazaribako (ornamented box)
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63
Philippe Hiquily
"Unisex" canapé and pair of "Polysex" armchairs
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $52,500
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64
André Dubreuil
Pair of tables
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $15,625
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65
Martin Szekely
"Nord" vase
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
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66
Yonel Lebovici
Prototype "Métronome" lamp
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Yonel Lebovici
Prototype "Métronome" lamp
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Yonel Lebovici
"Quatre à quatre" desk
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69
Shiro Kuramata
Rare low table, from the "Furniture with Drawers" series
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
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70
Shiro Kuramata
Rare "Chair C (Square Pipe Armchair)," from the Lavina Yamagiwa Meeting Room
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
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71
Shiro Kuramata
"Three-legged Chair A" and "Three-legged Chair B"
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
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72
Steven Holl
Ceiling light, from Museum Tower, New York
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $2,250
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73
Steven Holl
"Sketch" carpet, from Museum Tower, New York
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
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Steven Holl
Pair of side tables with integrated lamps, from Museum Tower, New York
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
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Guy Limone
"Tapisserie Rouge"
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
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Forrest Myers
Untitled
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
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Maria Pergay
"Pliée" low table
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
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78
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79
Arik Levy
Unique “FractalLED”
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
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80
Mattia Bonetti
Set of three "Polyhedral" tables
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
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81
Gae Aulenti
"Ruspa" table lamp
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
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82
Superstudio
"Olook" ceiling light
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83
Roberto Gabetti, Aimaro Isola, Luciano Re and Guido Drocco
"Bul-Bo" floor lamp
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Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
"Valigia" table lamp
Estimate $600 - 800 •
Sold for $375
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85
Superstudio
"Gherpe" table lamp
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Gae Aulenti
"Patroclo" lamp
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500
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87
Arredoluce
Pair of table lamps
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Nanda Vigo
"Utopia" table lamp
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
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89
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Vase
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $10,625
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90
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
"Colonna" pedestal
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
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91
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Fruit bowl, model no. 197-B
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
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92
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Small bottle
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
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93
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Bowl
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Fausto Melotti
Tall "Fungo" vase
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
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95
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Side table
Estimate $1,500 - 2,500
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Gino Sarfatti
Rare adjustable wall light, model no. 179
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
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97
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
"Canada" sofa
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $12,500
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98
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Pair of "Canada" armchairs
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
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99
Vittoriano Viganò
Ceiling light, model no. 2062
Estimate $50,000 - 70,000
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100
Ettore Sottsass, Jr.
Mirror
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
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101
Stilnovo
Ceiling light, model no. 1202
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $10,000
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102
Roberto Menghi
"Libra-Lux" counterbalance table lamp
Estimate $12,000 - 15,000
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103
Stilnovo
Ceiling light
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
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104
Stilnovo
Ceiling light
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
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105
Stilnovo
Pair of bedside lamps
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
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106
Vico Magistretti
Bookshelf
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
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107
Gio Ponti
"Dattilo" desk, designed for the Vembi-Burroughs offices, Turin
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
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108
Gio Ponti
Partner's desk, designed for the Vembi-Burroughs offices, Turin
Estimate $35,000 - 55,000
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109
Max Ingrand
"Caffettiera" table lamp
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
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110
Max Ingrand
Ceiling light
Estimate $18,000 - 24,000
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111
Max Ingrand
Ceiling light
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $8,750
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112
Gio Ponti
Table and side chair
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
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113
Max Ingrand
Ceiling light
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
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114
Ico Parisi
Table
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $35,000
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115
Gio Ponti
Pair of “Il Sole” wall lights
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $22,500
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Flavio Poli
Pair of wall lights
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $35,000
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