1940s Vintage Carlo Scarpa Vases- a Pair

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1940s Vintage Carlo Scarpa Vases - a Pair
Murano glass
9.5 x 6 x 4 in.
Very Rare
In 1932, … Read more 1940s Vintage Carlo Scarpa Vases - a Pair
Murano glass
9.5 x 6 x 4 in.
Very Rare
In 1932, while in his mid-twenties, Scarpa was hired by Paolo Venini, the company's founder, as an artistic consultant. Located on the Venetian island of Murano, where the glassblowing tradition reaches back hundreds of years, the Venini factory quickly became a center of innovation, with Scarpa leading the way. Until 1947, he worked closely with Venini master glassblowers and Mr. Venini himself to create over two dozen styles, in the process pioneering techniques, silhouettes, and colors that thoroughly modernized the ancient tradition of glassblowing. Their collaboration was put on display at important international showcases such as the Milan Triennale and Venice Biennale in Italy during the 1930s and 1940s. Radical in nature, Scarpa's glass designs went far beyond being perceived merely as decorative or utilitarian objects. They immediately attracted the attention of critics, one of whom wrote that "this production is really at the avant-garde of modernity." See less