sculpture
Object NameSculpture
Artist
Raoul Goldoni
(Yugoslavian (Croatian), 1919-1983)
Made FromGlass
Date1970
Place MadeItaly, Venice, Murano
TechniqueFormed hot, cut, polished
SizeOverall H: 11.8 cm, W: 16.3 cm, D: 15.4 cm
Accession Number81.3.37
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Harvey Littleton and Raoul Goldoni, Masters of Light, Volume, and Space
Curiosities of Glassmaking
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless glass encasing amber and pale blue or green tinted glass; multiple gathers and metallic (silver nitrate?) 'veils'; formed hot, cut and polished. Ovoid shape resembles human skull; "Brain" represented by interior amber and pale blue or green tinted gather with numerous cords encasing ovoid shape bubble; colorless glass gather encases 'brain' structure and has iridescent 'veiled' surface; separate gathers of colorless glass represent eyes, bubbles depict teeth, nostrils, and the symmetrical division of the brain; entire structure again cased in colorless glass; the left eye socket deeply cut and polished; signed on base "R. Goldoni/70".Provenance
Source
Heller Gallery
- 1981-05-21
