Posted 10 years ago
austrohung…
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This is one of the pride items at home, a Napoleone Martinuzzi plant sculpture made for Venini in the late 1920s, when he was artistic director at Venini between 1925 and 1932.
This item was bought long ago in Madrid, and it has a funny story. Carlos saw it at a very, very posh furniture store in the early 1980s. They usually sold modern furniture there, but suddenly they displayed a complete Art Deco study: desk, chairs and easy-chairs, bookshelves, cabinets… all kind of stuff, plus some decorative objects, amongst them three pieces by Martinuzzi: this one, another pot in green with a carnivore plant in the pulegoso technique, and the iconic 1928 “Vittoriale” vase he presented at the Venezia Biennale (http://www.pinterest.com/pin/535013630704534323/). Carlos saved money to buy this one as he loved the iridescent cobalt blue the most. Then, he saved some more to buy the green pulegoso pot but it had just been sold. Later, after saving enough money to purchase the wonderful Vittoriale, he found out it had got broken one day while they were cleaning it… soooo sad! The vase was still at the shop, but it had a big crack on it.
This piece is really hard to photograph as it usually shows the traslucent cobalt blue, although when you see it it looks like a totally opaque item. Also, the iridescence is hard to get on picture, that’s why I took pics 2 and 3 In any case, the sculpture is really amazing, I hope you can appreciate it! .
oh wow... this is the Murano dream piece... absolutely mindblowing. congrats!
austro you by far always have the most fascinating shapes . I love this !
Thanks Mac and Mani for the kind comments!!! :) Well, it's not mine, it's Carlos's, but you know everything that's mine is his, and everything that's his... is mine LOL
It really is a very especial piece!!!
And thanks so very much to Radegunder, kerry, antiquerose, agh and icollect for loving it!!!!
One of the most incredible pieces of glass art...
Thank Lee!!! So glad you like it!!!
Thanks for your love and nice comment, nutsabotas!
what a stunning Glass sculpture!!
Thanks Sean!!!
Your very welcome austro!! did you see the tie on the fb in responds to the video?
We'll this is a classic piece if ever there was one!
OUTSTANDING!!!!
I did Sean! I've been busy after we were talking and didn't see it until not long ago.
Thanks vet!!! So glad you like it!
Beautiful and in Blue..... always wanted one of these...never saw a blue one!!!
lol! When I clicked and saw who this belonged to I said to myself "I am not surprised"! Yes, I agree with Mani! :)
I thought that saying goes more like...What's yours is mine and what's mine is mine!
Im so glad austor you have posted ana amazing and Thankyou again austro for reminding me about fashion , and I still do love fashion!!!
sorry austro typo!!
Wow, that's stunning - surrealism in glass! It's a real challenge to take pictues of glass, and you managed it really well. There was this exhibition in Venice, last year
http://www.lestanzedelvetro.it/en/exhibitions/past_exhibitions/archive-year-2013/napoleone_martinuzzi/
and I was so sad that I could not go there - some fantastic pictures on this site, too.
Thanks everybody for loving: cobalt, GlueChip, Tom, Amber, Rustfarm, VioletOrange, Share, Mac, Moonhill and racer!!!!
Haha, Thanks Share, that's quite a compliment! :)
Cobalt: I would have loved to have gone to Venice simply to see the exhibition, especially since we've got two Martinuzzis (remember i told you so? At the end we ended up going to Brussels). I've been wanting to get the book on the exhibition but never seem to find the right moment :)
austro a bit late on your reply #3 . I agree with your reasoning BUT does Carlos lol :-)
I guess he does... he should at least! LOL
Thanks for your love, Mike!!
Thanks Mac and inky for your loves!!!
its an amazing piece
Thanks vlkma for the love and comment!!!! So glad you like them -after all you're obne of the guys i know with the best taste for glass ;)
Thanks for your love, rniederman, CardinalLady and ho2cultcha!!!
Thanks for loving, Melaniej!!!
Hi Austrohungaro. This has taken my breath away! I can't believe this is from the '30s. From the thumb nail photo i thought it looked interesting modern.
I'm so glad you like it Fran :)
They were far moer modern in that time that we use to think they were, and virtually in every aspect of life, not always design.
Thanks SO SO MUCH for your love!!!!
Thanks for looking and loving JEWELS! :)
Thanks GTBOI and GTMOOM for loving!!!