vase
Object NameVase with Serpent
Designer
František Tejml
(Czech, 1933-2004)
FactoryProbably
Borske Sklo National Corporation, Exbor Studio
Maker
Borske sklo Glassworks
Made FromNon-lead Glass
Date1958
TechniqueBlown, enameled
SizeOverall H: 43 cm
Accession Number62.3.133
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Glass 1959: A Special Exhibition of International Contemporary Glass
Glass Behind the Iron Curtain: Czech Design, 1948-1978
Interpretive NotesDesigns for Czech glass after 1945 are widely respected for their originality and innovation. Like mid-century Italian and Scandinavian glass, Czech glass was influenced by contemporary art. What distinguishes Czech glass of the period, however, is the artists’ treatment of glass as a medium for abstract painting and sculpture. Abstraction in the fine arts was not permitted by the Czechoslovak communist government. This piece was exhibited in “Glass 1959”.
Czechoslovakia, Novy Bor
Provenance
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