Old Cliffs
Object NameSculpture
Artist
Robert Willson
(American, 1912-2000)
Assistant
Elio Raffaelli
Studio
Ars Murano
Made FromGlass, Gold foil
Date1991
Place MadeItaly, Venice, Murano
Techniquegold foil inclusions, hot-worked, applied
SizeOverall H: 66 cm, W: 30.5 cm, D: 15.2 cm
Accession Number2001.3.27
Credit LineGift of Margaret Pace Willson
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
Robert Willson: A Texan in Venice
Viva Vetro! Glass Alive! Venice and America
Not On View
Physical DescriptionBubbly colorless; translucent red, blue and black glass; gold foil inclusions; hot-worked, applied. Tall sculpture consisting of 5 blocks of glass stacked atop each other with a rounded cylindrical shape on top. Lowest block has blue background with red ring encircling gold foil and a smaller black ring just inside the red. The other 4 blocks have blue rectangles in the center. The rounded cylinder at the top has gold foil circled by blue and a red swirl through the center. Along the right side of the sculpture is an applied red stripe.Provenance
Source
Margaret Pace Willson
- 2001
