Author: BAROVIER, MARINO
Title: Venetian art glass : an American collection, 1840-1970 / Marino Barovier
Description: Stuttgart : Arnoldsche 2004. First Edition. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw. Particularly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new and still in the publisher's protective shrink-wrap.; 8vo 8' - 9' tall; 352 pages; Catalogue of the collection of Donna and Neil Weismann. Summary: Rare glass objects from the latter half of the nineteenth century illustrate the beginnings of the effort to revive art glass production in Murano. Magnificent examples of murrine represent the early nineteenth century. some of them with designs by Hans Stoltenberg-Lerche. The lively 1930s and 1940s are notable for the glass produced by the Barovier factory. followed by the colourful and glowing 1950s and 1960s objects of Dino Martens. Ansolo Duga. Fulvio Bianconi et al. Very rare glass objects from the collaboration between Fucina degli Angeli and artists of international standing. including Cocteau. Picasso and Kokoschka. round off this documentary encompassing more than a century of Murano art glass. Physical description: 352 p. : ill. (chiefly col.). ports. ; 31 cm. Subjects: Weisman. Donna -- Weisman. Neil -- Art collections -- Catalogs. Art glass -- Italy -- Murano -- History -- 19th century -- 20th century -- Catalogs. Superlative photographs. contemporary documents and archive material. fresh information on glass artists and producers. a marks table and a comprehensive glossary provide collectors and aficianados of this fragile art with a wealth of invaluable information.Weight in Kg appr.:

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