sculpture
Object NameSculpture
Assistant
Gianni Toso
(Italian, b. 1942)
Designer
Bert van Loo
(Dutch, b. 1946)
Manufacturer
Fratelli Toso
(Italian)
Made FromGlass
Date1975
Place MadeItaly
TechniqueMold-blown, ground, polished
SizeOverall H: 41.1 cm, D(max): 29.1 cm
Accession Number77.3.7
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless, transparent aquamarine, opaque white; gather of aquamarine marvered, decorated with trail of white, and marvered again; cased with colorless; inflated into cylindrical form; bottom pushed in and placed over positive mold made of plaster and chamotte; inflated again; cracked off; after annealing, rim ground and polished; signature engraved. Sculpture, "Lined": cylindrical shape. Rim curves inward slightly, with plain, flat, ground and polished top; wall descends vertically and, just above bottom, splays and then curves in; base plain with very large kick. Applied and mold-blown decoration: (1) applied, single white trail, sandwiched between aquamarine and colorless, extends from rim to base, continues across side of kick and up opposite side of wall, terminating at rim; (2) mold-blown, underside of kick decorated with child-like face beneath hair or cap; eyebrows, eyes with lids, nose and mouth are indicated. Engraved signature on wall, just above base: "B van Loo '75".Provenance
Source
Bert van Loo
(Dutch, b. 1946) - 1977-02-08
575-625
200-399
about 1860-1880
