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Fornasetti Porcelain Surrealist Themes & Variation Plate, #83

$685
£512.53
€594.83
CA$953.78
A$1,072.79
CHF 556.43
MX$13,013.71
NOK 7,055.23
SEK 6,639.37
DKK 4,437.62
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Fornasetti Porcelain Surrealist Themes & Variation Plate #83, The Light Bulb, Atelier Fornasetti The Surreal Fornasetti porcelain plate in the Themes & Variation pattern depicts the face of Lina Cavalieri, Piero Fornasetti's muse in a light bulb. Diameter: 10 inches x 1 inch high Mark: In white on a black square, Tema E Variazioni, a hand holding a pen, and Fornasetti Milano/Made in Italy with the pattern # above and below a printed black and white eye. Reference: Fornasetti:temavariazioni The image that inspired Fornasetti to coin the title 'Tema e Variazioni', is the enigmatic face of a woman: the opera singer Lina Cavalieri. He found that now iconic face as he leafed through a 19th-century French magazine and became fascinated. Taking her as much as a muse and as a motif, he would return to Lina Cavalieri's face again and again throughout his career. The archetypal classic female features and enigmatic expression of Lina Cavalieri became Fornasetti's most frequently used template and upon which he based more than 350 variations. (Ref: NY9849-02-cpk).
  • Creator:
    Piero Fornasetti (Designer)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 1 in (2.54 cm)Diameter: 10 in (25.4 cm)
  • Style:
    Mid-Century Modern (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1990s
  • Condition:
    Great Condition.
  • Seller Location:
    Downingtown, PA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: NY9849-02-cpk1stDibs: LU861030510732

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