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Toots Zynksy
(American, b. 1951)
Radura, 2003
Estimate: $5,000-$7,000
Sold
$8,500
Live Auction
Modern Design
Size
11¾ h × 10 w × 17½ d in (30 × 25 × 44 cm)
Description
Toots Zynksy
(American, b. 1951)
Radura, 2003
filet de verre fused and thermo-formed glass threads
signed to underside ‘Z’.
11¾ h × 10 w × 17½ d in (30 × 25 × 44 cm)
Condition
In overall very good and ready to place condition. There are no breaks, losses or repairs to the glass body. Variations in the lip edge where the glass threads fuse together is an inherent part of Zynsky's work. Color variation is pleasant and clear. Two black felt pads present to underside. Please see or request additional images.
Signature
signed to underside ‘Z’.
Provenance
Exhibited Chaotic Fusion, September - October 1998, Barry Friedman Ltd., New YorkCatalog NoteZynsky's inventive technique involves a machine that pulls threads of glass from thick rods stretching the filaments as thin as 0.5mm. These threads are layered, then fused and slumped in a kiln fire and finally manipulated and formed into their iconic undulating bowl-forms in a technique she has termed "filet de verre".