Anzolo Fuga Rare and Important Large Hand-Blown Glass Bird Sculpture Ca. 1957
Evan Lobel
Rare and important hand-blown glass bird on a branch with wings open, model 13884, by Anzolo Fuga for Arte Vetraria Muranese (A.V.E.M.), Murano Italy c. 1957. The work is done with sommerso technique and the colors and execution of the wings are nothing short of extraordinary. It retains the original AVEM paper stickers. This is a Fuga masterpiece.
Reference:
AVEM Arte Vetraria Muranese, Artistic Production 1932-1972 by Marc Heiremans and published by Arnoldsche 2020, this piece is on page 111; on page 110 is a black and white photograph of this piece when it was first executed from the AVEM Archives. The caption reads, “Anzolo Fuga, Uccello su ramo, ali aperti, c.1957, model 13884, H. 45cm. AVEM factory archives, Murano (IT).”
Diam: 5 inches
H: 19 inches
Condition: Excellent
$18,000
ref: fuga124