With his sculptural works that fuse naturalistic forms with vibrant colors, Dale Chihuly has established himself as one of the world’s preeminent contemporary makers of art glass. The Tacoma, Washington, native’s experimental techniques — manifest in large-scale glass sculptures, installations and environmental artworks alongside smaller table-top pieces — combine fine art, design, architecture and craft.
Chihuly’s inspired creative energy has brought glass blowing to a place at the forefront of the arts in the United States. His prolific body of work is coupled with a dedication to artistic instruction, education and community. Trained in interior design at the University of Washington, he pursued graduate work with Harvey Littleton, who built the first academic art glass program in the U.S. at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. After further studies at the Rhode Island School of Design, Chihuly was awarded a 1968 Fulbright Fellowship to study glass blowing at the Venini glass factory on the island of Murano in Venice, where he was first introduced to group collaboration in glass making. Not only has Chihuly been committed to his own improvement as an artist, but he has also devoted much of his career to sharing his knowledge. He returned to RISD as an instructor, and after working there for more than a decade and he cofounded the Pilchuck Glass School in Washington State in 1971. An automobile accident in 1976 left Chihuly blind in one eye; a subsequent injury while bodysurfing weakened one shoulder, leaving him reliant on assistant glassblowers to execute his designs.
Chihuly’s skills and technical innovations have allowed him to make pieces in an astonishing array of patterns, textures and hues — yet his work can be recognized immediately. He has created several notable extended series of artworks. These include his “Seaforms,” which evoke shells, starfish and other marine animals; “Blankets,” which are composed of cylindrical units in patterns suggested by Native American textiles; and, most famously, his grand chandeliers made up of scores of curling, curving, pepper-shaped elements. Whether large or small, as you will see on 1stDibs, the works of Dale Chihuly blend practical flair and bravura artistry. They are a highlight of any contemporary art and design collection.
Chihuly Glass " Mirage Chandelier Ceiling"
By Dale Chihuly
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dale Chihuly (born September 20, 1941, American) " Mirage Chandelier Ceiling" over 600 pieces of Blown Glass (packaged in 72 boxes) Year 2005 Dimensions 48" x 194" x 163", Stu...
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Cerulean Macchia
By Dale Chihuly
Located in Miami, FL
DALE CHIHULY Cerulean Macchia, 2010 Handblown glass 5 x 8 x 9 in
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Cameo Pink Seaform with Black Lip Wrap (94.678.s1)
By Dale Chihuly
Located in Missouri, MO
Cameo Pink Seaform with Black Lip Wrap (94.678.s1), 1994 Dale Chihuly (American, b. 1941) 14 x 32 x 18 inches Born in Tacoma, Washington, Dale Chihuly became the most famous ornate ...
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Dale Chihuly, Basket Group
By Dale Chihuly
Located in Miami, FL
Dale Chihuly Basket Group, 2001 Hand-Blown glass 22 1/2 x 23 x 24 in Provenance: Lowe Gallery, Atlanta. Private Collection.
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Zephyr Green Macchia with Blue Lip Wrap
By Dale Chihuly
Located in Missouri, MO
Zephyr Green Macchia with Blue Lip Wrap, 1996 Dale Chihuly (American, b. 1941) 8 x 10 x 10 inches Signed and Dated on Bottom Born in Tacoma, Washington, Dale Chihuly became the most...
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Scarlet Leaf Ikebana
By Dale Chihuly
Located in Miami, FL
Dale Chihuly Scarlet Leaf Ikebana, 2012 Handblown Glass 10 x 10 x 7 in
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Macchia Art Glass Bowls, from Seaforms
By Dale Chihuly
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Dale Chihuly is inspired by the organic forms of the sea and ever changing colors visible in the translucent purple of the outer layers speckled with opaque white, yellow, greens, or...
Blown Glass
$1,950
H 6.5 in W 2.75 in
Eugene Caples "Bronze Sculpture I" Abstract Bronze Sculpture
By Eugene Caples
Located in Detroit, MI
This small exquisite "Bronze Sculpture I" is in excellent condition and a perfect example of Eugene Caples craftsmanship. Although it is mainly abstract, there are bits that look figurative either an arm or a leg attempting to emerge from a fold or attempting to hold a pose such as in yoga. It cries out to be touched and held, looked at and caressed. The beautiful patina on the surface gives voice to the many hands that have done these things. Eugene Caples is a designer and craftsman who worked in Kansas City in the 1960s and later through the early 21st century. He attended the Kansas City Art Institute, earning his Bachelors of Fine Arts in Industrial Design in 1959. In 1963 he was accepted to Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. The Cranbrook Academy of Art was designed by architect and faculty member, Eliel Saarinen who collaborated with Charles and Ray Eames on chair and furniture design. Numerous creative artists are alumni of Cranbrook and include: Harry Bertoia, Florence Knoll, Jack Lenor Larsen, Donald Lipski, Duane Hanson, Nick Cave, Hani Rashid, George Nelson, Urban Jupena (Nationally recognized fiber artist), Artis Lane (the first African-American artist to have her sculpture, "Sojourner Truth," commissioned for the Emancipation Hall in the Capital Visitor Center in Washington DC), Cory Puhlman (televised Pastry Chef extraordinaire), Thom O’Connor (Lithographs), and Paul Evans (Created Brutalist-inspired sculpted metal furnishings.) Gene worked...
Bronze
$600
H 8.5 in W 7 in D 4 in
Medium Flattened Form with Shard and Cane in Blues - blown glass vessel
By Susan Rankin
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This beautiful swirling sky blue vessel in blown glass takes its organic shape and wild patterns from nature. Canadian artist Susan Rankin finds inspiration in the ever-changing co...
Blown Glass
$4,250
H 6.25 in W 6 in D 2 in
Mid-Century Modern Abstract Bronze Sculpture by Edward Arcenio Chavez
By Edward Arcenio Chavez
Located in Denver, CO
This captivating mid-20th-century abstract bronze sculpture by Edward (Eduardo) Arcenio Chavez (1917–1995) is a powerful example of the artist’s modernist sculptural language. Cast i...
Granite, Bronze
$15,000
H 100 in W 24 in D 48 in
Reflections on Water - tall, colourful, hand-blown glass, outdoor sculpture
By Susan Rankin
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Susan Rankin has captured the luminous colour of water—from pale blue and turquoise to ocean blue in her latest series of garden columns. These hand-blown glass outdoor sculptures ar...
Steel
$21,500
H 100 in W 24 in D 48 in
Early Summer - tall, colorful, hand-blown glass and steel outdoor sculpture
By Susan Rankin
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This tall, colorful, hand-blown glass and steel outdoor sculpture is by Susan Rankin. Susan Rankin’s elegant and colorful hand-blown glass art has been exhibited across North America...
Steel
$1,500
H 18 in W 16 in D 9 in
American Craft Studio Handmade Sculpture Welded Bronze Kinetic Vessel Op Art
Located in Surfside, FL
Great studio piece. It does not appear to be signed. Welded bronze an openwork vessel or vase Verdigris patina, might be suitable for outdoors Dimensions: 18 X 16 X 9 inches Provena...
Bronze
$4,100
H 5 in W 12 in D 5.5 in
Four Pomegranate Seeds Plus One - small, bright, red, glass still life sculpture
By Catherine Vamvakas Lay
Located in Bloomfield, ON
A grouping of luscious pomegranate red glass and one single seed. Skilfully executed in blown glass - the inner element opaque, the outer translucent. Works from this series were rec...
Blown Glass
$1,950
H 4.75 in W 4 in
Eugene Caples "Bronze Sculpture II" Abstract Bronze Sculpture
By Eugene Caples
Located in Detroit, MI
This small exquisite "Bronze Sculpture II" is in excellent condition and a perfect example of Eugene Caples craftsmanship. This is mainly abstract with some graphic or architectural elements and is so delightful that mythical creatures demand to be considered. It cries out to be touched and held, looked at and caressed. The beautiful patina on the surface gives voice to the many hands that have done these things. Eugene Caples is a designer and craftsman who worked in Kansas City in the 1960s and later through the early 21st century. He attended the Kansas City Art Institute, earning his Bachelors of Fine Arts in Industrial Design in 1959. In 1963 he was accepted to Cranbrook Academy of Art, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. The Cranbrook Academy of Art was designed by architect and faculty member, Eliel Saarinen who collaborated with Charles and Ray Eames on chair and furniture design. Numerous creative artists are alumni of Cranbrook and include: Harry Bertoia, Florence Knoll, Jack Lenor Larsen, Donald...
Bronze
Element 8
By Vaclav Rezac
Located in Rye, NY
Vaclav's work reflects what is stored somewhere in the depths of the soul. He does not seek inspiration on the surface of things but in what is hidden under the surface, inside the s...
Blown Glass
$3,600
H 12 in W 8.5 in D 6.75 in
Ted Egri Taos Modernist Judaica Cubist Bronze Sculpture Rabbi & Torah WPA Artist
Located in Surfside, FL
Ted Egri (American, 1913-2010) Bronze sculpture Rabbi Signed Egri and numbered 4/30 on side. Dimensions: 12"L x 8.5"H x 6.75" D Born in New York city in 1913 to a Hungarian Jewish emigre family (both of his parents were born in Hungary), Egri was first exposed to music later dropping that for art. He studied with Howard Giles at the Master Institute of the Roerich Museum in New York where he was introduced to Oriental arts, Chinese and Japanese art forms, and later with Hans Hofmann. He worked for the Federal Arts Project, the WPA, making mural paintings and silkscreen prints as well as easel painting. Once WWII began, Egri signed up to serve as a map maker for the Navy, and was witness to some of the fiercest battles in the Pacific. As an artist, he painted many important depictions of his wartime experiences and these works have all be donated to the U.S. Naval Museum. Already a practicing painter and instructor at the Kansas City Art Institute, Ted Egri came to Taos, New Mexico with his wife Kit in 1950 to continue his study of painting at Ribak's Taos Valley Art School on the GI Bill. Louis Ribak quickly introduced Egri to Eulalia Emetaz, the owner of La Galleria Escondida, who gave him his first one-person show in 1951. A prolific and versatile artist, as well as arts organizer and advocate, Egri's contributions to underserved African American, Native American, Hispanic and women were honored by two Taos mayors, with no less than two Ted Egri days during his 50-year art career in Taos. Egri remained in Taos. He became widely known for his sculpture, influenced by cubism and painting, with his style ranging from abstract to realistic. Egri had incredible draftsmanship - charcoal, pencil, pastel, watercolor, oils, mixed media, pen and ink, acrylic, gouache Over time his work gradually shifted from its focus on human struggle to an exploration of natural elements and the changes that come about as a result of living in a physical environment like Taos. "The impact of the majestic Sangre de Cristo Mountain Range and the vast spaces of the mesas directed me toward space and form. I moved into sculpture," Egri said in a 1987 interview with ARTSPACE magazine. He was included in a show at Stables Gallery along with Emil Bisttram, Louis Catusco, Edward Corbett, Lawrence Calcagno, Keith Crown, Andrew Dasburg, John De...
Bronze
$11,500
H 98 in W 18 in D 30 in
Forest Light - contemporary, hand-blown glass and steel outdoor sculpture
By Susan Rankin
Located in Bloomfield, ON
This contemporary, hand-blown glass and steel outdoor sculpture is by Susan Rankin. Susan Rankin’s elegant and colorful hand-blown glass art has been exhibited across North America i...
Steel
$12,000
H 13.5 in W 10.5 in D 11 in
Contemporary Glass Sculpture, Abstract Form, Optical Effect, Canework, Aya Oki
Located in St. Louis, MO
Contemporary Glass Sculpture, Abstract Form, Optical Effect, Canework, Aya Oki Born in Osaka, Japan, Aya Oki is a glass art artist now working in San Bernardino, California. The artist is best known for her blown glass “bouquets:” collections of fused blown forms, layered with strands of polychromatic glass canework. The artist assembles her work organically, often improvising in conversation with the material. Her practice prioritizes the pleasure and levity of the act of making in addition to the final result Oki incorporates teaching, residencies, and community building into her practice, as well as maintaining role as Studio Assistant to Katherine Gray...
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Dale Chihuly Blown Glass Sculpture: Venetian
By Dale Chihuly
Located in Miami, FL
Dale Chihuly Venetian, 1990 Blown glass Signed and dated 18 x 20 x 17 in Unique piece
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Dale Chihuly Imperial Iris Persian Pair Sculpture Set
By Dale Chihuly
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Dale Chihuly (American, b. 1941) Imperial Iris Persian Seaform Set, Dated 1999. Blown glass Incised Chihuly, PP99 to underside of smaller piece. Large piece measures 13.5 " Wide x 8"...
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H 9 in W 14 in D 12 in
Lapis Persian Pair, Contemporary Hand Blown Glass Sculpture by Dale Chihuly
By Dale Chihuly
Located in Long Island City, NY
In this magnificent hand-blown sculpture by American artist Dale Chihuly, a vibrant red object is gently cradled in the curved hollow of a rippling blue shell. This unique piece come...
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Zinnia Machia
By Dale Chihuly
Located in Miami, FL
Dale Chihuly Zinnia Machia, 2014 Handblown glass 10 x 12 x 12 in Dale Chihuly, born in 1941 in Tacoma, Washington, is a renowned glass artist who began his journey studying interior design at the University of Washington...
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Ultramarine Blue Macchia with Red Lip Wrap
By Dale Chihuly
Located in Missouri, MO
Ultramarine Blue Macchia with Red Lip Wrap, 1995 Dale Chihuly (American, b. 1941) 4.5 x 9 x 5 inches Signed and Dated on Bottom Born in Tacoma, Washington, Dale Chihuly became the m...
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Cranberry and Chartreuse Macchia with Lapis Lip Wrap
By Dale Chihuly
Located in Miami, FL
Dale Chihuly Cranberry and Chartreuse Macchia with Lapis Lip Wrap Signed and dated, 1984 Blown Glass 16 x 18 x 18 in Dale Chihuly is a contemporary American glassblower whose large...
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Celtic Emerald Persians
By Dale Chihuly
Located in Palo Alto, CA
The American glass sculptor Dale Chihuly is well-known for his innovative techniques for creating handblown glass sculptures. His glass practice is a departure from traditional symmetrical and perfectly formed vessels. Instead, his works embrace asymmetry and irregular shapes to create unique sculptural forms. Chihuly began his Persian series in 1986 as an experiment to search for new forms. Chihuly uses ribbed optic molds and molten glass ringed with a linear wrap to create his characteristic repetitive patterns. When blown and spun, the glass bubbles created have irregular shapes. The swirling and translucent designs allude to the ancient art of Venice and the Near and Far East. Additionally, the forms reference enchanted gardens and minarets while romanticizing notions of Orientalism. The most illustrious series in his work are Cylinders and Baskets he created in the 1970s; Macchia, Venetians, and Persians from the 1980s, Niijima Floats...
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Jerusalem Series
By Dale Chihuly
Located in Missouri, MO
Jerusalem Series, 1999 By. Dale Chihuly (American, b. 1941) 22.5" x 14.5 Signed and Dated Top/Front More than one million visitors saw Chihuly in the Light of Jerusalem 2000. "The Jerusalem project started with lunch at my kitchen table with Izzika and Yaffa Gaon. They had visited Venice when I hung Chandeliers over the canals, and we all thought an installation project would be great for Israel. We discussed locations and the Citadel Tower of David presented itself as an extraordinary location for such a project. When Izzika died shortly after, I flew to Jerusalem for his memorial service, and met Shosh Yaniv the museum director, and she gave me a tour of the Citadel. I was overwhelmed with the Citadel and Jerusalem, which I had visited once before in 1962. Shosh and I were determined to find a way to do this project in Izzika's memory." --Chihuly With large, jagged glass crystals fused onto cylinders, the Jerusalem Cylinders series presents a difficult challenge to produce, requiring careful choreography within the hotshop. These bold, chunky forms are inspired by the massive walls of the Citadel in Jerusalem, commemorating the Chihuly in the Light of Jerusalem 2000 exhibition. Born in Tacoma, Washington, Dale Chihuly became the most famous ornate glass maker of the late 20th century in America. He received a B.A. degree from the University of Washington at Seattle and an M.F.A. in 1968 from the Rhode Island School of Design. From 1967 to 1980, he was Chairman there of the Department of Glassblowing. In 1971, he was a co-founder of the Pilchuck Glass Center in Stanwood, Washington near Seattle. His colorful, abstract blown glass has made him nationally famous, and one of his biggest projects has likely been the thirty-five foot high, 550 foot long pedestrian bridge in Tacoma, Washington. It has five tall glass pavilions with eight- million dollars worth of Chihuly glass...
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Amethyst Persian Pair
By Dale Chihuly
Located in Missouri, MO
Amethyst Persian Pair, 2005 By Dale Chihuly (American, b. 1941) 9" x 12" x 10" Born in Tacoma, Washington, Dale Chihuly became the most famous ornate glass maker of the late 20th century in America. He received a B.A. degree from the University of Washington at Seattle and an M.F.A. in 1968 from the Rhode Island School of Design. From 1967 to 1980, he was Chairman there of the Department of Glassblowing. In 1971, he was a co-founder of the Pilchuck Glass Center in Stanwood, Washington near Seattle. His colorful, abstract blown glass has made him nationally famous, and one of his biggest projects has likely been the thirty-five foot high, 550 foot long pedestrian bridge in Tacoma, Washington. It has five tall glass pavilions with eight- million dollars worth of Chihuly glass...
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H 9 in W 9 in D 8 in
Dale Chihuly Skagit Blue Pilchuck Aerial Hand Blown Glass Sculpture Signed
By Dale Chihuly
Located in Portland, OR
Dale Chihuly (American, b. 1941). Skagit Blue Pilchuck Aerial, 1996. A hand blown cobalt glass sculpture by the most famous glass artist on the...
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Clear Amber Tabletop Chandelier
By Dale Chihuly
Located in Miami, FL
Original made for the Diplomat Hotel, Malibu, California, 2001 COA by Kate Elliott Dale Chihuly is a contemporary American glassblower whose large-scale installations can be found o...
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H 5.5 in W 10.5 in D 8.5 in
Dale Chihuly 1981 Rare Toots Zynsky styled Bowl - Signed Dated
By Dale Chihuly
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Artist: Dale Chihuly Medium: Hand Blown Glass Year: 1981 Size: 51/2" x 10 1/2" x 8 1/2" Signature: Signed and Dated by the Artist Condition: Museum Quality Provenance: Gallery COA T...
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