Bottle-shaped vase, 1964

ExecutionVetri artistici Toso Aureliano e C. (seit 1963), 1938–1938

DesignEnrico Potz, *1943

Light smoke-coloured glass, blown, subtly iridized, no pontil mark

(H x W x D)29 x 25 x 22,7 cm

Place of originMurano

Status

not on display

About the workThe model drawing for the glass has survived. It is described as “ambra chiarissima iridata”, “clearest amber colour, iridescent”. The vase belongs to a series of asymmetrically shaped vessels that Enrico Potz designed for Aureliano Toso in 1964. Potz had been employed two years earlier as an assistant to the artist Dino Martens and continued his direction of free designs. In 1963, Aureliano’s son, Gianfranco Toso, became a partner in the company and endeavoured to produce lighting fixtures on a semi-industrial scale. Since then, the artistic orientation has played a diminishing role.

AccessionGift of Helmut Hentrich, 1967

Provenance[...]; 1967 erworben durch Schenkung von Helmut Hentrich (Krefeld 17.6.1905 - 7.2.2001 Düsseldorf)

Inventory numberP 1967-137

Post-War Modernism

Contact

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