Maria and Julian Martinez, San Ildefonso Pueblo Antique Painted Blackware Pot (JM12)
Handmade black ware pot with painted triangle design. Signed "Maria + Julian" by acclaimed San Ildefonso Pueblo artists Maria and Julian Martinez, ca 1920s-30s.
Maria Martinez is undoubtedly one of the best-known and most influential Native potters of the 1900s. She became famous for her creative pottery and traveling to museums, World Fairs, and other events throughout her lifetime.
Maria learned to make pottery from her aunt Nicolasa Montoya. Around 1919-1920, Maria and her husband, Julian Martinez, revived the “black-on-black” style of pottery. This unique process allowed matte designs to be painted on a stone-polished surface. At the time, this unique and distinctive style of black ware pottery quickly became a success, and by 1922, it was made by nearly every potter at San Ildefonso Pueblo.
The signature "Maria + Julian" indicates the piece was made in the 1920s-30s when Maria was working with her husband Julian - Maria made the pots and Julian painted the designs.
DETAILS:
Artist: Maria and Julian Martinez, San Ildefonso Pueblo
Size: 2 1/2" high x 5" at widest
Condition: from a private collection, very good condition for the age - see photos
JM12
Handmade black ware pot with painted triangle design. Signed "Maria + Julian" by acclaimed San Ildefonso Pueblo artists Maria and Julian Martinez, ca 1920s-30s.
Maria Martinez is undoubtedly one of the best-known and most influential Native potters of the 1900s. She became famous for her creative pottery and traveling to museums, World Fairs, and other events throughout her lifetime.
Maria learned to make pottery from her aunt Nicolasa Montoya. Around 1919-1920, Maria and her husband, Julian Martinez, revived the “black-on-black” style of pottery. This unique process allowed matte designs to be painted on a stone-polished surface. At the time, this unique and distinctive style of black ware pottery quickly became a success, and by 1922, it was made by nearly every potter at San Ildefonso Pueblo.
The signature "Maria + Julian" indicates the piece was made in the 1920s-30s when Maria was working with her husband Julian - Maria made the pots and Julian painted the designs.
DETAILS:
Artist: Maria and Julian Martinez, San Ildefonso Pueblo
Size: 2 1/2" high x 5" at widest
Condition: from a private collection, very good condition for the age - see photos
JM12
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