Bowl

1920s
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 774
The work of Marie Zimmermann was admired and celebrated during her lifetime, and it continues to attract attention today. Although trained in painting and sculpting, she was primarily a metalworker, who liked to say that she made "everything from tiaras to tombstones." This flared bowl is patinated in a pale rosy red, which is somewhat unusual in Zimmermann’s work. Other examples of her copper vases exhibit a more brilliant red, possibly inspired by Asian ceramics, which was a popular color in French Art Deco design.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Bowl
  • Maker: Marie Zimmermann (American, Brooklyn, New York 1879–1972 Punta Gorda, Florida)
  • Date: 1920s
  • Culture: American
  • Medium: Copper
  • Dimensions: 7 × 10 3/8 in. (17.8 × 26.4 cm)
  • Credit Line: Gift of Jacqueline Loewe Fowler, 2020
  • Object Number: 2021.14.16
  • Curatorial Department: The American Wing

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