Paolo Venini (1895-1959)

Pesanti Vase
circa 1950
for Venini, model no. 1522, transparent pesante glass, acid-stencil 'venini murano MADE IN ITALY'
height 17 3/4in (45cm)

Pesanti Vase
circa 1950
for Venini, model no. 1522, transparent pesante glass, acid-stencil 'venini murano MADE IN ITALY'
height 17 3/4in (45cm)

Provenance
Private Collection, Europe

Literature
Marino Barovier, 'Paolo Venini and his Furnace', Skira, 2016, p. 151

Exhibited
XXVIe Venice Biennale, 1952

The original form was devised by Vittorio Zecchin, and updated by Paolo Venini in 1952.