Kiss Abstract Glass Sculpture by Stanislav Libensky Brychtova Jaroslava

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Kiss Abstract Glass Sculpture by Stanislav Libensky Brychtova Jaroslava

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Stanislav Libensky Brychtova Jaroslava Abstract Glass Face sculpture signed and dated as pictured. STANISLAV LIBENSKY (1921 - 2002) JAROSLAVA BRYCHTOVA (b. 1924) Glass sculpture, "The Kiss," Czech Republic, 1958 Jaroslava Brychtová, a sculptor, and Stanislav Libenský, originally a painter and later a glass artist, met in 1954. They married in 1963 and worked together until Libenský's death on February 24, 2002. Libenský painted and sketched the designs, and Brychtová made clay sculptures from his designs. Since Libenský's death, Brychtová continued to produce castings. Their work is characterised by simple block shapes infused with subtle colours and nuances. Brychtová died on April 8, 2020, aged 95. Libenský was awarded honorary doctorates by the Royal College of Art in London in 1994, the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague in 2001, and together with Brychtova, by the University of Sunderland in 1999 and the Rhode Island School of Design in 2000.[15][16] In 1985 he was named a Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et Lettres by the Ministry of Culture in Paris, France. He won the Herder Prize from the University of Vienna, Austria, in 1975. With his wife and collaborative partner, Jaroslava Brychtová, Libenský was accorded a number of honors. The pair were presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award from Urbanglass in Brooklyn, New York, and the Glass Art Society in 1997 and 1996, respectively. They won the Bavarian State Prize and gold medal at the Internationale Handwerksmesse in Munich, Germany, in 1995 and 1967, and received Gold Medal awards from Internationales Kunsthandwerk in Stuttgart, Germany, in 1969 and at the VIII Bienal de São Paulo, Brazil, in 1965. Libenský and Brychtová were presented with the Rakow Award for Excellence in Glass from the Corning Museum of Glass in 1984.[17] They received the 1958 Grand Prize at Expo ’58 in Brussels, Belgium.

Creator:
Stanislav Libenský and Jaroslava Brychtova (Maker)
Dimensions:
Height: 6.25 in (15.88 cm)Width: 6.25 in (15.88 cm)Depth: 3.25 in (8.26 cm)
Style:
Mid-Century Modern (In the Style Of)
Materials and Techniques:
Art Glass
Place of Origin:
Czech Republic
Period:
1960-1969
Date of Manufacture:
1962
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. In good original condition with no chips, cracks, or repairs. Cast glass retains original casting lines and irregularities in all cases.
Seller Location:
Ann Arbor, MI
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU6641230569842