Untitled
Eugene Von Bruenchenhein
American, 1910–1983
Details
Title
Untitled
Artist/Maker
Eugene Von Bruenchenhein (American, 1910–1983)
Date
ca. 1940-1980
Medium
Clay and paint
Dimensions
20 x 6 1/2 inches
Credit
Gift of Jill and Sheldon Bonovitz
Accession #
2001.145
Eugene Von Bruenchenhein, who worked as a florist in Wisconsin and maintained a vast collection of exotic plants that inspired his art, transformed the face jug’s traditional spout into a sprouting bulb that crowns this otherworldly character.