From an original idea of Pablo Picasso, the sculptural vase in transparent glass with LATTIMO spots and black filaments applied. The work is titled OMAGGIO A PICASSO / PORTATRICE D'ACQUA (WATER CARRIER). Lot is accompanied by a reference document signed by the consignor, a noteworthy collector of 20th century Italian glass and author of Vetri Di Ermanno Nason / The Glass Sculptures of Ermanno Nason. The certificate depicts the consignor and the artist together at the time the sculpture was given as a gift. Please contact our auction house directly for additional information on this collection. Provenance: Artist | Collection of Sergio & Yoli Gnesin, Miami, Florida and Venice, Italy. References: This is the exact piece published in I Vetri Di Ermanno Nason / The Glass Sculptures of Ermanno Nason, Sergio Gnesin, pg. 43; Murano Glass Since 1940, Dr. Fischer, Auction 10.16.1998, p. 57; An Important Private Collection of Italian Glass, Christie's East auction house catalog, 11.2000, ppg. 26-27; Venetian Art Glass, An American Collection 1840-1970, Marino Barovier, pg. 324.
Designer & Manufacturer: Ermanno Nason (1928-2013)
Markings: signed & titled; 1959
Country of Origin & Materials: Italian; glass
Dimensions (H,W,D): 15.5"h, 7"w, 5"d
Condition
very good, no chips or cracks