Bowl 1935 - 1942

Isidore Steinberg made this bowl with watercolors on paper. Just imagine him, sitting there, trying to capture the depth of that blue. I can almost see the layering, one stroke after another, building up that rich color, the kind of blue you could fall into. And the way the light catches those handles, it’s like he’s not just painting a bowl, but the idea of a bowl, the essence of it. It reminds me of Morandi, how he could spend a lifetime painting the same bottles, always finding something new. It's like the bowl becomes a vehicle to express something deeper. It is a part of an ongoing conversation and exchange of ideas across time, inspiring creativity. It embraces ambiguity, allowing for multiple interpretations.