$12,500
Fulvio Bianconi
unique vase
Venini Italy, 1950 6 dia x 8 h in (15 x 20 cm)
result: $12,500
In 1946 the young artist, designer and caricaturist Fulvio Bianconi began a relationship with Venini that would last throughout the 1950s.
His bold modernist designs such as Pezzato , Macchie and Fasce Orizzontali have become famous worldwide and are rightly considered emblems of both post-war Murano glass and 20th century design.
Incised signature to underside: [Fulvio Bianconi 1950].
provenance: Acquired directly from Fulvio Bianconi | Collection of Novecento, Antwerp
exhibited: Venice Biennale , 1950, Italy
literature: Murano Glas 1945-1970 , Heiremans, fig. 202 illustrates this example
Auctioneer:
Wright Auctions
Date:
2012-06-09