$15,000
Ermanno Nazon (Italian, b. 1928 -) for I.V.R. Mazzega (Murano, Italy) after a design by Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973), "Portatrice D'Acqua (Water Carrier)", rare and unique applied art glass figural table vase, circa 1954-1955, marked on bottom with "Ermano Nason-I.V.R. di Mazzega-Murano", "Picasso 3-55", "MAZZEGA I.V.R.", and another indistinguishable stencil mark. Whimsical and mid century modern art glass figural sculptural table vase rendered in black and white with applied rounded arms, simplified facial features, abstracted zigzag on lower section of body above T form alluding to pants above protruding black shoes. Figure holding a water vessel. Ground pontil at bottom center. Approximate height 16", diameter of top 2.75", diameter of bottom. 4.25". Note: A group of Italian glass artists (mostly Venetian) formed an association in Murano called the Centro Studio Pittori in the early 1950s. The organization of talented artists worked to render exquisite works of art glass with the assistance of leading art furnaces and the iconic American art patron, Peggy Guggenheim. The Centro Sudio Pittori reached out to noted painters at the time to collaborate with their art to create modern masterworks in glass. In 1954, the association altered their name to Fucina Degli Angeli (Furnace of Angels) and were working with artists such as Pablo Picasso, Alexander Calder, Jean Arp, Marc Chagall, and Henry Moore. The artists provided drawings and other projects that the s Read more…
Auctioneer:
Ahlers & Ogletree Auction Gallery
Date:
2015-01-03
