sculpture

Object NameSculpture

Artist Marvin Lipofsky (American, 1938-2016)

Assistant Gianni Toso (Italian, b. 1942)

Studio Fratelli Toso (Italian)

Made FromGlass

Date1976-1977

Place MadeItaly, Venice, Murano

TechniqueMold-blown and hot-worked glass

SizeOverall H: 33 cm, L: 39.8 cm

Accession Number79.4.15

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Exhibitions

Masterpieces of American Glass

The Italian Influence in Contemporary Glass

Americans in Glass

On ViewBen W. Heineman Sr. Family Gallery of Contemporary Glass.

Physical DescriptionColorless, opaque white and deep amethyst (appearing black), translucent red glasses; semi-mold-blown with cane decoration, ground, polished. Large sculpture formed of a semi-cleaved bubble with long "neck"; elongated thick conical neck tapering in to ground (slightly beveled) and polished rim, narrow opening; body formed of an extra gather of glass blown into a bubble and deeply indented on one side (upper) forming two lobes, opposite side has slightly raised short rib; body is decorated (and almost completely covered) by bands of color that do not completely meet; beginning at the base of the neck are three narrow concentric ring bands of red neck, then a single slightly wider band of deep amethyst (appearing black) followed by wide bands of white covering bubble circumference, then three smaller concentric red rings near dimpled end; no pontil; inscribed in script on neck: "Lipofsky 78".
Provenance

Former Collection Marvin Lipofsky (American, 1938-2016) - 1979