Small Ghostline Plate by Annemarie Davidson

A wonderful small enameled round copper plate by Annemarie Davidson of Sierra Madre. Design features incised rays emanating from the famous jewel-like structures offset from the center of plate. This pattern is sometimes known as "Groovy line" or "Ghostline". This is a very small but nicest looking one. An enchanting blue, green, and yellow enamel and copper dish in a starburst design. This dish features her signature inlayed glass "jewels" in blue. By Annemarie Davidson, a prominent Southern California artist, from Sierra Madre, near Pasadena. This dish has the classic Annmarie Davidson mark, on the underside.

In her work, Davidson frequently uses pieces of glass of varying sizes to create irregular organic shapes which she called her “jewels.” These raised forms appear to float on the liquid surface of the vessel or plate. On many of her abstract compositions such as this, she also used a sgraffito technique, incising straight lines with the sharp point of a dart. These hand-drawn lines, which fan out from a central focal point, present a linear counterpoint to the more fluid, organic and sculptural form of the jewels.

Her works were exhibited in her lifetime at the Pasadena Art Museum, Long Beach Museum of Art, Mobile Museum of Art and the Cleveland Museum of Art, and are now beginning to be widely collected.

In excellent condition with no chips or fractures to the finish.

Dimensions: 4.25" Diameter