Pie Plate 1936

"Pie Plate," a watercolor painting by Agnes Karlin created in 1936, depicts a ceramic pie plate. The artist used a light wash of brown and red watercolor to depict the plate's shape and applied darker washes of brown, red, and green to illustrate an abstract design of curved and straight lines in the pie plate's interior. Karlin's focus on the plate's design emphasizes the aesthetic beauty of everyday objects.