Vaclav Vytlacil Abstract Drawing, 1970s, One of Two kilim just a little cracking to

just a little cracking to the glaze circling the handle at the center of the lid

the seat of the tribal government

but are also great objects hung on the wall or just sitting around

how fun to make margaritas and put this filled with homemade guacamole on the table

The underside of the base is stamped Russia

Vaclav Vytlacil Abstract Drawing, 1970s, One of Two kilim just a little cracking toI knew when I found this drawing (and a second listed separately) sent as a Christmas card to artist Lois Gross Smiley, at whose estate sale I found itthat it was somethingand I was right! This is the work of Vaclav Vytlacil (1892 1984), a major figure in the emergence of American modernism. Vytlacil co founded the American Abstract Artist Group, the predecessor of the New York School Abstract Expressionism, and his now highly valued paintings are in