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Set of Three Flavio Poli Murano Glass Italian Vases

Creator: Flavio Poli
Offered by: L.A. STUDIO Interiorismo – Madrid

Description
Set of three Murano hand blown vases made in Murano glass by the Italian artist glassblower Flavio Poli, Italy, 1980s.

These exquisite Venetian vases are made with one of the most common techniques, “Sommerso”, which in Italian literally means “submerged”. This technique is used to create several layers of glass giving the illusion of “immersed” colors that lay on top of each other without mixing.

Italian glass artist Flavio Poli (1900-1980) is praised for his contribution to the development of Murano glass, championing a new style during the 1950s known as Sommerso, or submerged glass.

Poli was born in 1900 in Chioggia and was trained as a ceramist at the Istituto d'Arte di Venezia. In 1929, Poli began working as a glass artist at the IVAM (Industrie Vetraie Artistiche Murano) glass factory, where he designed large scale sculptures, animals, Novecento-style nude figures, bowls and urns in glass.

During his time at Seguso, Poli designed alongside Archimede Seguso (1909-1999) creating complex Murano Glass lighting installations. During the 1950s, the height of Polio’s career, he devised a style of 'submerged' glass, a technique made by overlapping different layers of glass, with diverse consistencies and colors. His series of hand blown Sommerso glass pieces was awarded the Compasso d'Oro prize in 1954. Over the course of his career, he won five Grand Prix awards at the Milan Triennials, in 1936 for the glass panels Lo Zodiaco and La Mescita, and also in 1940, 1951, 1957 and 1960. His designs were also presented in various editions of Venice’s Biennale exhibition, as well as in the World Fair held in Brussels.

Poli left Seguso in 1963, and between 1964 and 1966, he led the artistic glass division at the Società Veneziana di Conterie e Cristallerie.

Poli passed away in 1984 in Venice. Many of Poli’s pieces can be found in museums around the world including in the Murano Glass Museum, the Museo Boncompagni Ludovisi in Rome, the National Gallery of Victoria, Australia, and the MoMA in New York.

Dimensions blue vase: W 28 x D 7 x H 33 cm
Dimensions red vase: W 24 x D 8 x H 33 (h) cm
Dimensions pink vase: W 12.5 x D 8 x H 27 (h) cm.

More Information

Documentation:	Documented elsewhere (exact item)
Origin:	Italy
Period:	1950-1979
Materials:	Handmade Murano Glass with “Sommerso” technique
Condition:	Good. Set of three original vases in very good condition
Creation Date:	1950
Number of Pieces:	2-3
Styles / Movements:	Modern, Mid Century
Patterns:	Handmade, Modern
Dealer Reference #:	LA00500148
Incollect Reference #:	374555

Dimensions

W.	11.02 in;	H.	12.99 in;	D.	2.76 in;
W.	28 cm;	H.	33 cm;	D.	7 cm;

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