San Ildefonso Green Slip over Black Lidded Jar [SOLD]

Most collectors of Pueblo pottery are aware of just how talented Russell Sanchez is as an artist.  He has been compared to other potters of earlier periods but his work is not like any others.  He combines designs and vessel shapes of traditional Tewa Pueblos and enhances those shapes with slips and designs not traditionally used.  Russell was one of the early innovators to use green slip as a decorative theme.  This jar with green slip is dated 1987, a time when very few potters were experimenting with clays of different colors.  Both the lid and jar are signed and dated.

Condition: near original condition with very minor scratches that are nearly not noticeable

Recommended Reading: Art of Clay: Timeless Pottery of the Southwest by Lee M. Cohen

Provenance: from the collection of a family from Illinois