Mid-20th Century Abstract Sculptures

Luciano Gaspari (1913-2007) was artistic director of Salviati from 1955-1968. He was the most award winning artist that came from Murano, Italy. His work is so highly collected today that finding a good piece for sale is so rare. His work has been exhibited in many prestigious Art Museums and remains in permanent collections worldwide. It is hard to let go of this piece as we collect all things brutalist. This piece from the early sixties is amazing for the brutalist design but even more desirable for the color combination of the glass! The olive glass for the sculpture sits on a aquamarine color cube base. It is spectacular. Luciano Gapari (1913-2007). His works are conserved not only in private collections but in Italian, European and American museums, such as the Gallerie d’Arte Moderna in Venice and Rome, the Museo del Vetro in Murano, the Guggenheim Museum in New York, the Musée Royal d’Art et d’Histoire in Liège, the Museums of Contemporary Art in Tel-Aviv and Caifa. The union between art, design and glass production – which arose in Murano during the 1920s and ‘30s, with the inventions first of Vittorio Zecchin and then of Carlo Scarpa – developed after the war in a fresh and different way. Totally new techniques were tried out, giving rise to such forms as “sommerso”, consisting of multiple, often coloured layers, “fumé”, corroded and iridescent surfaces, and solid glass. The idea that items of glasswork could be considered genuine and individual works of art began to make headway. In Venice in 1953 Egidio...

A beautiful and rare vintage Italian green glass sculpture by Seguso.

Circa 1960 modernist green murano glass art sculpture featuring a clean glass base holding a swirl pattern art art sculpture with yellow and red accents along the edge. Unsigned.

A heavy green sulfur glass paperweight, most likely from Murano.

Nicely detailed and beautifully polished green glass sculpture.

Elegant bud vase in sommerso colors. Core is in green (could be aquamarine) with an amber casing and a massiccio clear base. Mouth is spacco naturale, where the breaking point is l...

An unusual and interesting vintage Italian Murano glass sculpture formed like a knotted snake. The glass is formed as a twisted rod with a cased green glass core in a clear glass sur...

Baccarat sculptural mass of pure glass in a deep emerald green giving the appearance of being rough hewn or naturally formed resembling a glacier. Signed with an etched Baccarat sign...

Art Deco French woman statue, signed, 1930.

A group of three large old freeform cullet factory glass chunks. Two aqua and one green. Tallest size (right side rear) aqua, 10 inches h x 8 1/2 inches wide x 4 inches deep. Middle ...

Murano handblown red twisted ribbons on green base Italian art glass paperweight. Documented to Paolo Venini, and signed underneath "Venini Murano Italia", circa 1950s. The piece has...

Green and clear Murano glass Perfect condiction.