Signed Seguso Arte Vetro Massiccio Sommerso Lattimo Murano Art Glass Angel Fish

Description: Your browser does not support JavaScript. To view this page, enable JavaScript if it is disabled or upgrade your browser. Signed Archimede Seguso A.V. Arte Vetro Massiccio Sommerso Lattimo Murano Art Glass Sculpture Angel Fish Italy Up for your consideration we are proud to offer this rare, vintage hand made solid sculpture, Massiccio sommerso lattimo Murano studio art glass sculpture of an angel fish, made in Murano, Italy by the artisans and craftsmen at the Archimede Seguso A.V. Arte Vetro, the company created by Archimede Seguso in Murano, Venice, Italy. See below for company history & Archimede Seguso life well as description and explanation of Murano glass In very good condition, with no chips, cracks, noticeable scratches that we observe other than very minor ones on flat base, commensurate with age and great careMeasures 9” High x 9” Wide from nose to back fin x 3 ½” deep (thick)Quite heavy, solid sculpture, weighing 6 lb 14 ozMagnificently handmade, sculpted using Massiccio process, combining sommerso (dipped) with lattimo (milk glass) to create a striking and contrasting objectSigned etched on base Seguso A.V. (Archimede Seguso Arte Vetro), along with remains of label (see last photo)Some bubbles are present, as is characteristic within hand made glass, and is not considered a defect of imperfection in Italian art glass, especially MuranoPlease look at all photos as they are an integral part of description This is a magnificent original Archimede Seguso sculpture, to accent your curio, mantle, your collection, or a great gift, and we are thrilled to offer it to market for your pleasure. ARCHIMEDE SEGUSO (1909-1999)Archimede Seguso was born in Murano December 17, 1909. Just eleven approaches to artistic glass and forges his extraordinary manual redoing windows eighteenth century. Skilled in working in the lumen and in the furnace, in his early twenties become an excellent teacher, standing out even with the newborn glass processing heavy. Begins to express itself in the glass and becomes a "master of the first square", since then the point man in the furnace.It takes as designers in the family factory, before Vittorio Zecchin and then Flavio Poli. He developed his innate ability in the massive sculpture, performing works that are presented at the Venice Biennale before the war. You may remember the animals, the figure in the round of boxer "Primo Carnera" of 1934, the portrait of his future wife in 1937 and the thick "glass submerged bulicanti" or "being made of gold", "corroded" or "iridescent" as "The Zodiac" in 1935. Archimedes In 1946 obtained his complete artistic independence and founded his own studio, the "Archimede Seguso Glass". E 'in this period that "conquest" of Italy with its chandeliers, at the time of post-war reconstruction, where the market requires them. With Alberto Sciolari, which distributes them, they create a lasting partnership until the untimely demise of Alberto. Orna of lighting cinemas, theaters, hotels, government offices, churches.Become a prominent character in the world of Murano glass making and international precursor sensitive to fashion and tastes. Create "creased", the "Ring" (1948), the "needle-like", the "opaque gold", the "naked in black and crystal iridescent" (1949).The fifties are for Archimede years of research and innovation techniques of glass, for example, the "Lace" (1952) and "feathers" (1956), the study of color, which is important and recurrent in his work as the "gold coral", the "tape called," the "zig zag", the "lozenge", the "amber green spots," the "ivory gold", the "submerged", the "alabaster." In 1952 with Santomaso, Archimede Seguso draw up a series of handles in bright colors for the doors of the telephone booths, a prelude to the great panel designed and built for the Ice Stadium in Cortina d'Ampezzo in the Winter Olympics of 1956.Even in the sixties glass churns out interesting, which have been unanimous, today disputed by collectors. Let us recall the "filament" of 1962, in 1964 the "Aleanti", the 1966 "Colors and overlapping bands", the "Starry Watermark" and the "Onion" (wire) of 1968. From this period are the chandeliers compounds with the elements. The "Optical" is from 1972. Join Biennials of Venice, Milan Triennale, and many other exhibits.Archimedes, however, does not leave his old love for sculpture in solid: create works such as "Head of a sleeping woman" (1971), is closely linked all'altorilievo of "Sleeping Woman sitting on a bench" in 1951, "Bud" and " Double Eclipse "(1986)," Head of a Child "(1972) and" Head of a women with hair in the wind. "In 1982 he participated in the Thousand Years of glass in Venice at Palazzo Grassi and the Museo Correr, with more sculptures and the Deposition of Christ, where even in the blanks describe its shape. This work is kept in the Museum of the Basilica of San Marco in Venice and the church of Santo Stefano, also in Venice, retains a wonderful Nativity of 1983.The Save Venice honors him tributandogli a solo exhibition in New York "The Master of Masters" at Tiffany & Co. in 1989, another solo exhibition in 1990 was presented to the Museum Otaru in Japan and in 1991 in Venice, the City of Venice hosts "I Vetri di Archimede Seguso", the only case in which the works of an artist are on display at Palazzo Ducale. The exhibition was a success and it is unimaginable for twice extended the closure. Sensitive to the contingent facts, realizes "My Europe" (1992), an obelisk blue glass blown up more than two meters, which is exposed in Luxembourg and Liège.More recently, the works of the series "Broken" (1994-1995), where the mass is broken and separates, but also is reconstructed in new ways. Together all'Arcamede Golden, animals ark of Archimedes, Ca 'dei Carraresi in Treviso, exhibits the works of the Venice Biennale, is not presented in Venice at Ca' Pesaro for the centenary of the Biennale, in 1995.In the last years of life the inspiration takes strength and reason from the research use of color, such as vases "Reflections and Inlays" (1990), the "Carnival" (1987/1989), the series of "vases with pattern network "(1989), the" Spring stellata "(1992) and" vessels tangle "(1994) of the articulated plot branched and" Green Serenella 18 "(1996). Nell '"Arcamede golden" (1995), cited above, shows the ability of youth, when it was called the Master of Animals, and in the series of "Jars the Phoenix" (1996), different from each other to form and color, the descriptive ability of the tragic event of the fire of the Venetian theater, lived ten meters away from the stake with the fear that the fire would reach his home.Archimede Seguso peacefully passed away September 6, 1999 saying he was going to create chandeliers for Paradise. E 'was a prominent figure in the real Murano glass and also a reference point for other artists. At the master, reserved man and genius, remember loved , with the modesty that distinguished him, that his artistic growth had taken place with no model to follow, without the intention of becoming famous, but with the desire to evolve and express themselves technically for new horizons, creating works that he had never done before . And 'This is the spirit with which Archimede Seguso, at the age of ninety, he still sat on his "bench" in front of the fire and was happy with his simple and industrious life.Many museums around the world show his works, many houses are lit with its lamps, many men retain his memory. Today March 2012, in Artistic Glass Archimede Seguso, whose founder, will continue to produce lamps and objects of art, following the path marked out. They are the teachers, his students to execute them, led by his son, Gino, who gives them the artistic support. And 'our will maintain visible lines segusiane marked in the past, which are unmistakable, without the imperceptible but constant changes in the renewal predominate. Murano Glass Murano glass is a famous product of the Venetian island of Murano. Located off the shore of Venice, Italy, Murano has been a commercial port as far back as the 7th century. By the 10th century, the city had become well-known for its glassmakers, who created unique Murano glass. While Murano glassmakers have settled and operate elsewhere, some say authentic Murano glass is fabricated only in Murano. Sommerso (lit. "submerged" in Italian), or "sunken glasses", is a form of artistic Murano glass that has layers of contrasting colors (typically two), which are formed by dipping the object in molten glass; the outermost layer, or casing, is often clear. Sommerso was first developed in Murano during the late thirties and was made popular by Seguso d'Arte in the fifties. This process is a popular technique for vases, and is sometimes used for sculptures. It is believed that glassmaking in Murano originated in 9th century Rome, with significant Asian and Muslim influences, as Venice was a major trading port. Murano’s reputation as a center for glassmaking was born when the Venetian Republic, fearing fire and destruction of the city’s mostly wooden buildings, ordered glassmakers to move their foundries to Murano in 1291. Murano glass is still interwoven with Venetian glass. Murano's glassmakers were soon the island’s most prominent citizens. By the 14th century, glassmakers were allowed to wear swords, enjoyed immunity from prosecution by the Venetian state, and found their daughters married into Venice’s most affluent families. However glassmakers were not allowed to leave the Republic. Many craftsmen took this risk and set up glass furnaces in surrounding cities and as far afield as England and the Netherlands. By the end of the 16th century, three thousand of Murano island's seven thousand inhabitants were involved in some way in the glassmaking industry. Murano’s glassmakers held a monopoly on quality glassmaking for centuries, developing or refining many technologies including crystalline glass enamelled glass (smalto), glass with threads of gold (aventurine), multicoloured glass (millefiori), milk glass (lattimo), and imitation gemstones made of glass. Today, the artisans of Murano are still employing these century-old techniques, crafting everything from contemporary art glass and glass figurines to Murano glass chandeliers and wine stoppers. Today, Murano is home to a vast number of factories and a few individual artist's studios making all manner of glass objects from mass marketed stemware to original sculpture. The Museo Vetrario (Glass Museum) in the Palazzo Giustinian, which holds displays on the history of glassmaking as well as glass samples ranging from Egyptian times through the present day. Murano Glass was produced in great quantities in the 1950s and 1960s for export and for tourists. 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