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Piero Fornasetti Porcelain Coaster Reclining "Adam” 7 of 8, 1965, Mid-century

$345
£260.71
€301.05
CA$482.09
A$534.91
CHF 280.20
MX$6,559.49
NOK 3,564.04
SEK 3,364.30
DKK 2,245.12
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Plate number 7 from the quite rare and sought after of Fornasetti 1960’s design series, Adamo & Eva (1965). Compared to his much more severe standing “Adam" of a decade earlier, this series is. Much more sensual, playful and hedonistic depiction if the iconic nude figure. Yes, he is classically idealized in form and behavior (aloof, gazing into the distance) but Fornasetti plays with Hellenistic inspiration that distinctly locates the figure in the very sensual, human realm - his hair slightly disheveled and susceptible to a strong wind, his careful handling of a single fig leaf at his knee. Although the fig leaf turns back to graze the inner knee, it does not cover what one might assume it once did. This is Adam post ‘Fall,’ who is self-aware of his beauty and his body and is very much of the swinging 1960’s. Please see my store for more from this series.
  • Creator:
    Piero Fornasetti (Designer)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 2 in (5.08 cm)Diameter: 4 in (10.16 cm)
  • Style:
    Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1965
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use.
  • Seller Location:
    Brooklyn, NY
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU4190314816172

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