An orange-red ceramic vessel in the shape of an abstract figure with wide-set eyes and short arms, a handle at back.

Single Spout Vessel with Molded Abstract Figure

Museum collection

Museum work by Lambayeque

Art Institute of Chicago

Thread 57928

Creativity & Expansion

Where the original lives

Art Institute of Chicago

The original is held by the Art Institute of Chicago and is not for sale. This piece is shown for reference — no edition of it is offered.

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Curator’s note

Lambayeque (1000–1476) from Peruvian North Coast. Held in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago and released into the public domain, offered here as a museum-quality edition within the creativity thread.

Details

Artist: Lambayeque
Date: 1000–1476
Medium: Ceramic and pigment
Dimensions: H.: 23.9 cm (9 3/8 in.)
Origin: Peruvian North Coast
Collection: Gift of Nathan Cummings

Placing a creativity & expansion work

Rhythm over resolution. Musicians mid-phrase, dancers caught between positions, abstraction that refuses to settle, birds leaving the frame. These are restless pictures on purpose — hung in studios, workshops and children's rooms, where a finished, closed composition would be the wrong company.

Direction: West — the quarter of expression and making
Rooms: Studios · Workshops · Children's rooms · Creative offices

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Provenance & rights

Source collection: Art Institute of Chicago. Gift of Nathan Cummings. Public domain (CC0). Shown here for reference, with full attribution to the artist and holding institution. No edition of this work is offered.