UNSIGNED MODERN URBAN ABSTRACT (1970s) ART055 it was rechristened in 1951

it was rechristened in 1951 after Wilhelm’s marriage to fellow potter and goldsmith Elly Hauenstein (1929–2008)

and they moved back to Chicago

The partnership was dissolved in 1954

and Ceramano

with overtones of Midwest Futurism

UNSIGNED MODERN URBAN ABSTRACT (1970s) ART055 it was rechristened in 1951A tall, abstract oil painting that reproduces a claustrophobic view down a cramped backstreet in what looks like an anonymous, densely urban capital somewhere in Mitteleuropa. The stacked block buildingsdepicted in subdued, nail polish tonesremind us of the heavy, dull architecture often seen in minor Soviet satellites. The closely packed structures suggest a palpable sense of confinement. Up above, a thick, green sky looms low; a lack of clouds