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.
$850,000
Dale Chihuly 2k piece Chandelier 12'x12' Includes Install Worldwide Glass Art
By Dale Chihuly
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Artist: Dale Chihuly Description: Blue Turquoise Blown Glass Medium: Hand Blown Glass Chandelier Size: 144 x 144 in. (365.8 x 365.8 cm.) Studio Number: 04.194 .in Year: 2004 2000+ Gl...
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$8,500
Dale Chihuly Larkspur Blue Seaform Set Sold Out Portland Press Signed Edition
By Dale Chihuly
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Artist: Dale Chihuly Title: Larkspur Blue Seaform Set Medium: Hand Blown Glass Dimensions: - Largest element measures 6" x 11.5" x 8" - Smaller element measures 4.5" x 9.25" x 7" Ins...
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Dale Chihuly Unique Seaform with Black Lip Wrap 1994 Signed Glass Sculpture
By Dale Chihuly
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Artist: Dale Chihuly Title: Red Seaform with Black Lip Wrap Medium: Hand Blown Glass Sculpture Size: 11.5" x 7.5" x 6.5" Inscription: Signed and dated Chihuly 1994 Year: 1994 Dale C...
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Dale Chihuly Bel Fiore Signed 2005 Portland Press Hand Blown Glass
By Dale Chihuly
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Artist: Dale Chihuly Title: Bel Fiore Medium: Handblown Glass Size: 5.25"h x 13.25"w x 11.5"d Inscription: Signed "Chihuly" Year: 2005 Documentation: Includes Gallery Certificate of ...
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Dale Chihuly Four Piece Ultramarine Seaform Set Handblown Glass
By Dale Chihuly
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Artist: Dale Chihuly Title: Ultramarine Four Piece Seaform Set with Cobalt Turquoise Lip Wraps Medium: Hand Blown Glass Largest Element: 4.25" x 12" x 8" 2nd Element: 3.25" x 7.75" x...
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Dale Chihuly Chinese Red Seaform Pair Portland Press 1995 Hand Blown Glass
By Dale Chihuly
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Artist: Dale Chihuly Title: Chinese Red Seaform Pair Medium: Hand Blown Glass Size: 5.5" x 10.5" x 7.5" Inscription: Signed "Chihuly" and inscribed with "PP95" for Portland Press Edi...
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Dale Chihuly Four Piece Red Seaform Set Wrap Signed 1987 Blown Glass
By Dale Chihuly
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Artist: Dale Chihuly Title: Four Piece Red Seaform Set with Turquoise Lip Wrap Medium: Hand Blown Glass Dimensions: 6.5"h x 16.5"w x 12"d Year: 1987 Inscription: Signed and dated to ...
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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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Dale Chihuly Fire Red Basket 1994 Signed Hand-Blown Glass
By Dale Chihuly
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Artist: Dale Chihuly Title: Fire Red Basket Medium: Hand Blown Glass Size: 6.5" x 9.5" x 9.5" Year: 1994 Inscription: Signed and dated Dale Chihuly's "Fire Red Basket" (1994) exempl...
Blown Glass
$7,000
Dale Chihuly Bonfire Basket Set Signed Portland Press Edition Handblown Glass
By Dale Chihuly
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Artist: Dale Chihuly Title: Bonfire Basket Set Medium: Handblown Glass Size: 6.5" x 9.5" x 5" Inscription: Inscribed on bottom "Chihuly PP03" Dale Chihuly's "Bonfire Basket Set" exe...
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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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$14,465
Dale Chihuly Large 25 inch Signed Orange Raw Sienna Persian Glass Sculpture
By Dale Chihuly
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Artist: Dale Chihuly Title: Raw Sienna Persian with Yellow Lip Wrap Medium: Hand-Blown Glass Dimensions: 17" x 25" x 11" Year: 1992 Inscription: Signed on underside Dale Chihuly's 1...
Blown Glass
$7,950
Dale Chihuly c.1970 Clear with Yellow Stripes Pilchuck Blown Glass 6 Inches Wide
By Dale Chihuly
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Artist: Dale Chihuly Title: Clear Vase with Yellow Stripes, 6" Wide Medium: Hand Blown Glass Dimensions: 6" x 6" x 6" Year: c. 1970s Throughout his career, Dale Chihuly experimented...
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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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$225,000
Dale Chihuly Chandelier 4.5x8' Emery Gilded Pearl Chandelier Hand Blown Glass
By Dale Chihuly
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Artist: Dale Chihuly Title: Emery Gilded Pearl Chandelier Medium: Hand Blown Glass Chandelier Dimensions: 53" x 85" x 57" Year: C. 1995-2005 Documentation: Includes Gallery Certifica...
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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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$11,500
Dale Chihuly 1979 Signed Peach Tabac Basket Navajo Blanket Shard Blown Glass
By Dale Chihuly
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Artist: Dale Chihuly Title: Peach Tabac Basket Medium: Hand Blown Glass Dimensions: 5" x 7 1/2" x 7 1/2" Year: 1979 Inscription: Signed and dated "Chihuly '79" During the 1970s, Dal...
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Dale Chihuly: Opera Blue Basket Set
By Dale Chihuly
Located in Miami, FL
DALE CHIHULY Opera Blue Basket Set, 1995 Blown glass 22 x 19 x 18 in Provenance: Dennis Ochi Gallery, Ketchum, ID (acquired directly from the artist) Adelson Galleries, New York, NY
Blown Glass
$17,500
Dale Chihuly Four-Piece Castillian Red Basket Set Signed 2000 Handblown Glass
By Dale Chihuly
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Artist: Dale Chihuly Title: Four-Piece Castillian Red Basket Set with Black Lip Wraps Medium: Hand Blown Glass Dimensions: 4.5" x 13" x 13" Year: 2000 Inscription: Signed and dated t...
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Dale Chihuly Large 25” Fire Red Basket Pair Signed Hand-Blown Glass
By Dale Chihuly
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Artist: Dale Chihuly Title: Fire Red Basket Pair Medium: Hand Blown Glass Large Basket: 12" x 25" x 20" Small Basket: 11" x 15" x 14" Year: 1993 Inscription: Signed and dated on smal...
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Dale Chihuly Roman Macchia with Black Lip Wrap Signed 2006 Hand-Blown Glass
By Dale Chihuly
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Artist: Dale Chihuly Title: Roman Red Macchia with Black Lip Wrap Medium: Hand-blown Glass Size: 4.25" 8.25" x 7.5" Year: 2006 Signed: Signed and dated "Chihuly PP06" Dale Chihuly's...
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Dale Chihuly Signed 11 Inch 1978 Red-Orange Hand Blown Glass Basket
By Dale Chihuly
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Artist: Dale Chihuly Title: Red-Orange Basket with Blue Threads Medium: Hand Blown Glass Dimensions: 7 3/4" x 11" x 10" Year: 1978 Inscription: Signed "Chihuly 78" This exquisite ha...
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Dale Chihuly Red Basket with Black Lip Wrap Signed Hand-Blown Glass 1995
By Dale Chihuly
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Artist: Dale Chihuly Title: Red Basket with Black Lip Wrap Medium: Hand-Blown Glass Dimensions: 7.5" tall x 9" x 9" Year: 1995 Inscription: Engraved Chihuly A.C.M. and dated 95 Dale...
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Dale Chihuly 1978 Signed Yellow Indian Blanket Basket Hand Blown Glass
By Dale Chihuly
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Artist: Dale Chihuly Title: Yellow Indian Blanket Basket Medium: Hand-Blown Glass Dimensions: 7 1/4" x 10 3/4" x 10 1/4" Year: 1978 Inscription: Signed and dated "Chihuly '78" Dale Chihuly's 1978 Yellow Indian Blanket Basket simultaneously incorporates many elements of the artist's experimental body of work in the 1970s. Dale Chihuly began his Baskets series in 1977, which evolved from his traditionally formed Cylinders and more experimental Soft Cylinders of the earlier 1970s. Inspired by the design of Indian trade blankets...
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Dale Chihuly 1970s Tabac Basket with Brown Threads and Lip Wrap
By Dale Chihuly
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Artist: Dale Chihuly Title: Tabac Basket with Brown Threads and Lip Wrap Medium: Hand Blown Glass Size: 5" x 9.5" x 9.5" Year: Circa 1970s Dale Chihuly's Tabac Basket with Brown Thr...
Blown Glass
$8,000
Dale Chihuly Jasmine Basket Pair Signed Portland Press 2010 Hand-Blown Glass
By Dale Chihuly
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Artist: Dale Chihuly Title: Jasmine Basket Pair Medium: Hand Blown Glass Large Basket: 3.5" x 8" x 7.5" Small Basket: 4" x 5.25" x 5.25" Inscription: Signed and dated "Chihuly PP10" ...
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Dale Chihuly 1985 Hand Blown Glass Tall Vanilla Basket with $9k Appraisal
By Dale Chihuly
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Artist: Dale Chihuly Title: Tall Vanilla Basket Medium: Hand Blown Glass Dimensions: 8.5" h x 6.25" w x 6.5" d Year: 1985 The 1980s marked a dynamic period of exploration for Dale C...
Blown Glass
$17,500
Dale Chihully Silver Orange Basket w/ Black Lip Wrap 1992 Signed Handblown Glass
By Dale Chihuly
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Artist: Dale Chihuly Title: Silver Orange Basket with Black Lip Wrap Medium: Hand Blown Glass Size: 9"h x 21"w x 13" Year: 1992 Inscription: Signed and dated 'Chihuly 92' Documentati...
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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...
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