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Beatrice Wood was an American avant-garde potter. Her signature experimental sculptural techniques established her as the Mama of Dada.

American artist and potter Beatrice Wood, 1893–1998. Her most productive years were from age 80 to 105. "I owe it all to art books, chocolate and young men." At the age of 90, Wood became a writer, having been encouraged to write by her friend, Anais Nin, a French writer.

View Multi-handled Luster Vessel (Circa 1980) Designed by Wood Beatrice; Earthenware; 11.25 x 8.5 x 8.25 in; Signed; . Access more artwork lots and estimated & realized auction prices on MutualArt.

Beatrice Wood Center for the Arts, Ojai, California

The Virgin's Dream The absurdities of love and life come alive in the drawings and ceramics of renowned California artist Beatrice Wood. The Virgin’s Dream, a title taken from one of her signature figurative ceramic works, features a diverse collection from the 1930s to the 1990s of drawings in watercolor, colored pencil and graphite, book illustrations, sketchbooks, figurative sculptures, vessels, plates, and a unique mobile that hung in the artist’s home in Ojai, California. Born in 1893…

More whimsical pottery, a few sculptures too : As this is the latest instalment of pottery whimsical, the only thing being revealed here is more ceramic oddities, a few quirky sculptures and other amusing art pieces. The usual guidelines apply ... from the sublime to the enthralling, from frivolous to sobering, ponderous to far reaching, ordinary to excellent, wacky to bemusing, ancient to now and maybe into the future and anything in between and before and after. … 'Life without whimsy is…