vase

Object NameVase with Nude

Series

Twenty-Seven Artists in Crystal

Designer Moïse Kisling (French b. Poland, 1891-1953)

Designer John Monteith Gates (American, 1905-1979)

Maker Steuben Glass, Inc. (1903-)

Made FromLead Glass

Date1939

Place MadeUnited States, NY, Corning

Techniqueblown, engraved

SizeOverall H: 35.6 cm; Rim Diam: 13.2 cm

Accession Number89.4.32

Credit LineGift of Harry W. and Mary M. Anderson in memory of Carl G. and Borghild M. Anderson and Paul E. and Louise Wheeler

Curatorial Area(s)

Modern

Exhibitions

Twenty-Seven Contemporary Artists

Glass and Glamour: Steuben's Modern Moment, 1930-1960

On ViewModern Gallery

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

Moïse Kisling, a painter and graphic artist, was born in Poland, but he lived and worked in Paris. Although he was interested in Cubism, he developed a representational style influenced by Paul Cézanne. His circle of friends included the influential painters Amedeo Modigliani and André Derain.

Physical DescriptionVase with Nude. From the Steuben series "Twenty-Seven Artists in Crystal." Colorless lead glass; blown, engraved. Tall, deep footed vase with slightly flared lipless, fire-polished rim; vessel decorated on one side with image of female nude in contrapostal pose, one arm crosses body to opposite breast, other arm extends across lower torso, legs and feet together; short solid stem has double flattened knops, slightly domed foot, ground and polished base edge; polished pontil; inscribed in script on polished pontil: "Steuben"; inscribed at feet replica of designer's signature: "Kisling".
Provenance

Source Mary M. Anderson

Source Harry W. Anderson