Tyra Carolina Lundgren Bird Sculpture, Murano

Artist/Designer: Tyra Carolina Lundgren (Swedish, 1897-1979); Venin

Additional Information: “Tyra Lundgren was one of the 20th century’s most multifaceted artists and modernists. She was active as a painter, illustrator, sculptor, ceramicist, glass and textile designer, as well as author and art critic. She was the first woman to design glass for Paolo Venini at Murano in Venice and was also the artistic director at Arabia in Helsinki at a time when these roles were mostly for men.”

Provenance: Estate of a noteworthy Italian glass collector from Florida and New York. Reference (similar example): Venini Glass Catalogue 1921-2007, Franco Deboni, plate 57.

Marking(s); notes: signed with three-line acid stamp “Venini Murano Italia”

Country of origin; materials: Italy; glass

Dimensions: 7″h, 11.5″w, 4.5″d

Condition: very good, light surface scratches primarily near the polished pontil, minor scratches to bottom and pontil, no chips or cracks