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Lot 155

Evelyn Ackerman, 'Elipses' Mosaic

Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000
Starting Bid
$4,000

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EVELYN ACKERMAN
'Elipses' mosaic, ca. 1958
Glass tiles on Masonite, wood. Studio-made for ERA Industries, USA.

 

12.5" H x 60" W x 1" D

Condition

Overall very good vintage condition. Missing one small tile along the top edge of the mosaic. A thorough cleaning would be beneficial. The back panel is slightly warped, by approximately 1/4".

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Evelyn and Jerome Ackerman

Designed in 1958

Produced from 1958-1965

Made in Mexico

Glass tile mosaic on Masonite, wood frame

 

Literature: Found in Translation: Design in California and Mexico 1915-1985, Tigerman p. 256-257, Living in a Modern Way: California Design 1931-1965, Kaplan p. 216, Hand-in-Hand: Ceramics, Mosaics, Tapestries and Woodcarvings by the California Mid-Century Designers Evelyn and Jerome Ackerman, Chavkin & Thackaberry p. 98, 100-101.

 

Exhibitions: LA County Museum of Art “Found in Translation: Design in California and Mexico 1915-1985,” LA County Museum of Art Living in a Modern Way: California Design 1931-1965, CAFAM “A Marriage of Craft and Design: Evelyn and Jerome Ackerman,” Mingei “Masters of Mid-Century Modernism: Evelyn and Jerome Ackerman”

 

Collections: Los Angeles County Museum of Art