figurine
Object NameMale Dancer
Maker
Lucio Bubacco
(Italian, b. 1957)
Made FromGlass
Dateabout 1991
Place MadeItaly, Venice, Murano
SizeOverall H: 11.5 cm
Accession Number91.3.73 A
Credit LineGift of Susanne K. Frantz
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
The Magic of the Lamp: Flameworked Objects from the Permanent Collection
Not On View
Physical DescriptionOpaque white, pink (several shades), brown, and red (two shades), translucent green, transparent gray, colorless glasses; flameworked. Dancer. Male, naked, with left foot resting on conical base and right knee raised in dance, looking over right shoulder, with right arm bent across chest and left arm half raised; he has curly hair with bald patch and full curly beard; he wears deep red, long-nosed mask over eyes and nose, and holds red flower on green stem in left hand; base consists of gray cone, edge of which has been drawn outward and downward at four equidistant points; impressed on underside of base: "B L" (with small blob of opaque yellow adhering).Provenance
Source
Susanne K. Frantz
- 1991-09-24
