Ruth Duckworth

(British, 1919–2009)

Ruth Duckworth was a British sculptor who was best known for her smooth ceramic works of abstract forms derived from nature. Finding much of her inspiration from early Bronze Age Cycladic sculptures, Duckworth’s works have smooth and elongated silhouettes with slight details to insinuate the face and limbs. Born Ruth Windmüller on April 10, 1919 in Hamburg, Germany to a Jewish father and Christian mother, she was forced to leave Germany in 1936 and study abroad at the Liverpool College of Art in the United Kingdom due to Nazi restrictions on Jewish students. She initially worked as a tombstone engraver in England, and later moved to Chicago to teach at the University of Chicago in 1964. Her works are in the collections of the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C., the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, among others. Duckworth died on October 18, 2009 in Chicago, IL where she had spent the last 45 years of her life.

Ruth Duckworth Artworks

Ruth Duckworth (275 results)

Untitled, 1985

Ruth Duckworth

Untitled, 1985

Sale Date: September 23, 2022

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Two-Handled Vessel, 1965

Ruth Duckworth

Two-Handled Vessel, 1965

Sale Date: July 21, 2022

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Large bowl, 1978

Ruth Duckworth

Large bowl, 1978

Sale Date: June 8, 2022

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Vase, 1978

Ruth Duckworth

Sale Date: June 8, 2022

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Untitled, 1970

Ruth Duckworth

Untitled, 1970

Sale Date: June 7, 2022

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Untitled, 1970

Ruth Duckworth

Untitled, 1970

Sale Date: June 7, 2022

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Vaso scultoreo a rilievi

Ruth Duckworth

Vaso scultoreo a rilievi

Sale Date: May 25, 2022

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Untitled Vessel

Ruth Duckworth

Untitled Vessel

Sale Date: May 18, 2022

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Open Bowl

Ruth Duckworth

Sale Date: May 26, 2022

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Vessel, 1964

Ruth Duckworth

Sale Date: May 26, 2022

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Untitled, 2002

Ruth Duckworth

Untitled, 2002

Sale Date: April 14, 2022

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Large Vessel, 1966

Ruth Duckworth

Large Vessel, 1966

Sale Date: March 10, 2022

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Footed Vessel, 1965

Ruth Duckworth

Footed Vessel, 1965

Sale Date: March 10, 2022

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Sculptural Form, 1965

Ruth Duckworth

Sculptural Form, 1965

Sale Date: March 10, 2022

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Ruth Duckworth Sculpture

Ruth Duckworth

Ruth Duckworth Sculpture

Sale Date: January 29, 2022

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Untitled, c. 1971, 1971

Ruth Duckworth

Untitled, c. 1971, 1971

Sale Date: November 16, 2021

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a stoneware coffee set comprising a..., 1958–1964

Ruth Duckworth

a stoneware coffee set comprising a..., 1958–1964

Sale Date: October 29, 2021

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Large Open Bowl

Ruth Duckworth

Large Open Bowl

Sale Date: October 29, 2021

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A Very Large Stoneware Bowl With Mottled..., 1960

Ruth Duckworth

A Very Large Stoneware Bowl With Mottled..., 1960

Sale Date: July 30, 2021

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A Porcelain Vessel With Ring Of Small Spikes , 1960

Ruth Duckworth

A Porcelain Vessel With Ring Of Small Spikes , 1960

Sale Date: July 30, 2021

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Untitled Split Sphere with Blade, c. 1975, 1975

Ruth Duckworth

Untitled Split Sphere with Blade, c. 1975, 1975

Sale Date: May 20, 2021

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MaMa Pot

Ruth Duckworth

Sale Date: May 20, 2021

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Untitles

Ruth Duckworth

Sale Date: April 27, 2021

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Three works, circa 1970, 1970

Ruth Duckworth

Three works, circa 1970, 1970

Sale Date: December 8, 2020

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