Dale
CHIHULY (born 1941)
Cerulean blue macchia, 1988
Blown glass, inscribed Chihuly 88
Height 19½ in. (49.5 cm); width 19½ in. (49.5 cm); depth 19 in. (48.3 cm)
"If you put a Macchia on the table and you walk into a room it really held its own in the room. I loved the idea that just a single piece of glass could be like a sculpture that would command that much energy and space and attention." -- Dale Chihuly, quoted from the "Artist's Statement" set forth under "Macchia" on the Chihuly web site.
References: see generally Robert Hobbs, Chihuly alla Macchia: From the George R. Stroemple Collection, Portland Press, 1993; ______ , "Chihuly's Macchia," in Dale Chihuly: objets de verre, Museé des Arts Décoratifs, 1986.
Provenance: Al Staples (d. 2004, who advised Chihuly and acquired this work directly from him)
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Cerulean blue macchia, 1988
Blown glass, inscribed Chihuly 88
Height 19½ in. (49.5 cm); width 19½ in. (49.5 cm); depth 19 in. (48.3 cm)
"If you put a Macchia on the table and you walk into a room it really held its own in the room. I loved the idea that just a single piece of glass could be like a sculpture that would command that much energy and space and attention." -- Dale Chihuly, quoted from the "Artist's Statement" set forth under "Macchia" on the Chihuly web site.
References: see generally Robert Hobbs, Chihuly alla Macchia: From the George R. Stroemple Collection, Portland Press, 1993; ______ , "Chihuly's Macchia," in Dale Chihuly: objets de verre, Museé des Arts Décoratifs, 1986.
Provenance: Al Staples (d. 2004, who advised Chihuly and acquired this work directly from him)
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Inquiries: mail@mobysnewt.com