LEFT-HAND DIPTYCH PANEL BY WILLIS FRANKLIN WOODS (1950s) ART013 His hedgehog ashtrays were reproduced

His hedgehog ashtrays were reproduced by many forgers in various countries and with varying degrees of precision

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75ʺH Styles Art Deco Industrial Minimalism

Wegner Manufacturer Carl Hansen & Søn Design Period 1920 to 1949 Production Period 2000 to 2009 Country of Manufacture Denmark Identifying Marks This piece has an attribution mark Style Vintage

CERAMANO employed many of the top ceramic artists of the day

LEFT-HAND DIPTYCH PANEL BY WILLIS FRANKLIN WOODS (1950s) ART013 His hedgehog ashtrays were reproducedThe tall left hand panel of a diptych that was originally titled, in its entirety, Movement, the sophomore work of WILLIS FRANKLIN WOODS (1920 1988), a Washington, D. C., artist and an accomplished museum administrator. A colorful yet sober montage of cubist abstractions, with overtones of Midwest Futurism, the acrylic is a casual jumble of forms. However, its seeming artlessness belies an acuity of execution, with sgraffito and sponging adding