Maria Martinez (1887-1980)/Popovi Da (1921-1971), San Ildefonso

of shallow flaring form, decorated overall in a polished sienna slip, finely painted in matte relief with a fish, poised to consume aquatic vegetation decorated with a split cross-hatched oval on its body, clusters of bubbles on its tail, all enclosed by three narrow bands; signed on the base: "Maria/Popovi 464."

Acquired from Dennis Lyon, Paradise Valley, AZ in 1998

Spivey, 2007, The Legacy of Maria Poveka Martinez, p. 98, pl. 103

Very good overall condition.
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For a related example in black from the Lucille and Marshall Miller Collection see Sotheby's New York, November 1999, lot 5.