Fulvio Bianconi - Design & Design Art New York Thursday, December 13, 2007 | Phillips

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  • Literature

    Rossana Bossaglia, I Vetri di Fulvio Bianconi, Turin, 1993, pl. 94 for a similar example; Helmut Ricke and Eva Schmitt, Italian Glass, Murano-Milano 1930-1970, New York, 1997, p. 128 for a similar example

  • Catalogue Essay

    A trained painter and graphic designer, Fulvio Bianconi began working in glass in 1947.  His distinct style is recognizable for its painterly treatment of colors, layering, and texture.  The four offered lots exhibit Bianconi’s tendency to envision the glass as a canvas, creating works of abstract art with bold graphic quality, and transforming a decorative object into fine art.

186

Rare vase

ca. 1958
Colored glass.
5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm) high
Manufactured by I.V.R. Mazzega, Italy. Underside incised “Fulvio Bianconi.”

Estimate
$10,000 - 12,000 

Design & Design Art

13 Dec 2007, 2pm
New York