Branch

Object NameSculpture

Artist Richard Craig Meitner (American, b. 1949)

Assistant Edwin Dieperink (Dutch, b. 1952)

Assistant Richard Price (British, b. 1960)

Made FromSoda-lime Glass, Borosilicate Glass, Rust Patina

Date2001

Place MadeNetherlands, Amsterdam

TechniqueMold-blown, flameworked, enameled

SizeOverall H: 80.6 cm

Accession Number2005.3.65

Credit LineGift of Barry Friedman Ltd., New York

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Exhibitions

Masters of Studio Glass: Richard Craig Meitner

CA+D Reopening 2020

Not On View

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

There’s no “right” way to look at Richard Meitner’s work. Instead he wants you to choose your own adventure. His surreal combinations evoking scientific instruments, fantastical creatures, and weird vegetation—many of which are concealed by a rusty patina—are designed to spark your imagination and inspire your curiosity.

Physical DescriptionSculpture, “Branch”. Colorless soda-lime glass and borosilicate glass, rust patina, rust patina; mold-blown, flameworked, enameled. Base vessel is a cylindrical shape that is pressed in at center forming an oval rim. Applied to front of vessel is a ring. Oxidized (rust) branch sits on rim of vessel and also has a ring. A colorless glass chain hooks to the ring at the branch and the vessel.
Provenance

Source Barry Friedman Ltd. - 2005-12-08