Marvin Lipofsky

in collaboration with Gianni Toso, finished by Marvin Lipovsky in his Berkeley Studio

Branch Gallery, Washington, D.C.
Private Collection, 1980
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1992

California College of Arts & Crafts Group, Marvin Lipofsky and Students, Branch Gallery, Washington, D. C., 1980

Franco Deboni, Venini Glass: Its history, artists, and techniques, Turin, 2007, p. 41 (for the catalogue of the exhibition Marvin Lipofsky-Venini Series 1975)

Overall in good condition. The piece presents with a bright red when viewed in person, even more vivid than in the catalogue illustration. The glass with a few minor air bubbles and particulate inclusions inherent in the making and not visually disruptive. The surfaces with a few shallow scratches consistent with gentle handling. The proper right edge of the piece, below the detached element with a small interior crack running approximately along 1 5/8 in.. The interior circle with a minute chip along the edge, along 1/8 x 1/8. The piece epitomizes Mavin Lipofski's collaboration with Gianni Toso for Venini.
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"The Italian masters are the most skilled by far, and they have abilities in creating both small and large objects that far surpass what is commonly done... I was trying to capture the feeling of the Italians, but also trying to use my own way of visualizing things..." Marvin Lipofsky

Sotheby's would like to thank Lipofsky Studios for their assistance with the cataloguing of this lot.