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The Kiss

Object NameSculpture

Maker Jaroslava Brychtová (Czech, 1924-2020)

Maker Specialized School for Glassmaking (Czech)

Maker Stanislav Libenský (Czech, 1921-2002)

Made FromNon-lead Glass

Dateabout 1958-1960

Place MadeCzechoslovakia, Zelezny Brod

TechniqueMold-Melted

Accession Number62.3.24

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Exhibitions

Glass Behind the Iron Curtain: Czech Design, 1948-1978

On ViewModern Gallery

Physical DescriptionTransparent blue-gray non-lead glass; cast with internal modeling in a mold, cut, wheel-carved, polished. Thick block-shaped sculpture that rests on bottom edge;front left, off-center is a large flat, wheel-carved and polished square area through which a stylized three-dimensional face (roughly divided in half by elongated triangular nose) can be seen; three sides framing face seem to depict irregularly sculpted and textured stylized arm and sleeve; lower left corner of face square rests on small hand; back side shows deep negative modeling (with traces of the mold material); overall seed bubbles and mold marks; intermittent polishing of edges; base has been left rough; inscribed in block letters along lower right edge of face: "LIBENSKÝ-BRYCHOVÂ".
Provenance

Source Stanislav Libenský (Czech, 1921-2002) - 1962

Source Jaroslava Brychtová (Czech, 1924-2020) - 1962