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This terracotta poodle sits squarely in the wonderfully strange world of sewer art—a term collectors use for handmade clay figures molded from local sewer tile or fired in community clay works, often by self-taught artists in the early to mid-1900s. These pieces were never meant for galleries; they were expressions of humor, craft, and curiosity, shaped from the same red clay that once lined America’s sewer pipes.
Here, that tradition meets pure eccentricity. The artist turned the humble material into a voluptuous poodle. The rough, tactile surface, exaggerated features, and bold, primitive detailing give it an unmistakable folk-art energy. Signed with a series of impressed marks along the base.
PLEASE EMAIL US RE: SHIPPING TIMING BEFORE PURCHASING hello@heimweeantiques.com
This terracotta poodle sits squarely in the wonderfully strange world of sewer art—a term collectors use for handmade clay figures molded from local sewer tile or fired in community clay works, often by self-taught artists in the early to mid-1900s. These pieces were never meant for galleries; they were expressions of humor, craft, and curiosity, shaped from the same red clay that once lined America’s sewer pipes.
Here, that tradition meets pure eccentricity. The artist turned the humble material into a voluptuous poodle. The rough, tactile surface, exaggerated features, and bold, primitive detailing give it an unmistakable folk-art energy. Signed with a series of impressed marks along the base.
