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Object NameSculpture
Artist Jaroslava Brychtová (Czech, 1924-2020)
Artist Stanislav Libenský (Czech, 1921-2002)
Studio Specialized School for Glassmaking (Czech)
Made FromGlass
Date1957-1958
Place MadeCzechoslovakia, Zelezny Brod
TechniqueMold-Melted, ground, polished
SizeOverall H: 35.5 cm, W: 10.7 cm, D: 14.7 cm
Accession Number62.3.132
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
New Glass Now | Context
Glass 1959: A Special Exhibition of International Contemporary Glass
Glass Behind the Iron Curtain: Czech Design, 1948-1978
On ViewModern Gallery
Interpretive Notes
This sculpture is an early example of the pioneering work of Libenský and Brychtová in cast glass. The sculpture is inspired by contemporary abstract painting, sculpture, and tribal art rather than the history of decorative figurines in glass.
Physical DescriptionGreenish glass; mold-melted, ground and polished.
Provenance
Source Skloexport Liberec - 1962-10-18
Object copyright© Jaroslava Brychtová and Stanislav Libenský

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