Bird Sculpture by Tyra Lundgren for Venini 1930s

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Bird Sculpture by Tyra Lundgren for Venini 1930s

A rare bird sculpture made of ruby colored glass decorated with an … Read more Bird Sculpture by Tyra Lundgren for Venini 1930s

A rare bird sculpture made of ruby colored glass decorated with an iridized surface. Designed by Tyra Lundgren in 1938, manufactured by Venini, Venice. An etched signature reading 'Venini Murano Italia' on the base. A rare example of Lundgreen's iconic designs for Venini. Venini model number 2627. Exhibited at the 21th Venice Bienale in 1938.

Tyra Lundgren (1897 – 1979) was a Swedish painter, ceramist, glass and textile designer. In 1936, she met the glassmaker Paolo Venini at the Triennale di Milano. He invited her to Murano and she became the first woman to design glass for Venini. Her bird, fish and snake sculptures belong to the most seeked Venini glasses. In 1938 and 1948 her designs for Venini were exhibited at the Venice Biennale. Lundgren also worked as glassware designer at Moser, Karlsbad, Riihimäki, Finnland and Kosta, Sweden. In 1950, she was awarded the Swedish royal medal Litteris et Artibus in recognition of her artistic career.

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Measures:
Length: 5.51" (14 cm)
Width: 3.15" (8 cm)
Height: 4.33" (11 cm)

Literature Reference:
Marino Barovier and Carla Sonego, Paolo Venini and his Furnace, Milano 2018, page 349
Marino Barovier and Carla Sonego, 1932-1942 Murano Glass and the Venice Bienale, Milano 2025, page 284 See less