sculpture
Object NameSculpture
Artist
Robert Willson
(American, 1912-2000)
Assistant
Alfredo Barbini
(Italian, 1912-2007)
Made FromGlass
Dateabout 1975
Place MadeItaly, Venice, Murano
TechniqueBlown, applied, hot-sculpted
SizeOverall H: 48 cm, W: 27 cm, D: 16 cm
Accession Number2019.3.43
Credit LineGift of Donna and Neil Weisman
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionSculpture. Colorless, red, and white “lattimo” glass; blown, applied, hot-sculpted. Sculpture in the form of a dome, reminiscent of a female breast, set atop a square base. Wall of dome decorated with an abstract face with oversized eyes and lips; face set within a roughly teardrop-shaped open form made of white glass, surrounded by a similar open form made of red glass. White dome-shaped finial with wider colorless base fixed to top of sculpture.Provenance
Source
Donna Weisman
- 2019-12-12
Source
Neil Weisman
- 2019-12-12
Object copyright© Robert Willson
