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TIMO SARPANEVA 1926-2006
Lot 173

TIMO SARPANEVA 1926-2006

'SHADOW OF WATER', 1956

Closed26 October 2016

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GBP 11,250

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TIMO SARPANEVA 1926-2006
'SHADOW OF WATER', 1956
executed by Iittala, fused glass
13 ½ in. (34 cm.) high; 13 in. (33 cm.) wide; 1 1/8 in. (3 cm.) deep
engraved Timo Sarpaneva Iittala 56

Timo Sarpaneva, thence by descent.

Specialist note

This work represents an aesthetic and conceptual departure from the designer’s earlier production of works produced from clear glass, initiating the gradually shaded tones that were to define his oeuvre during the latter part of the 1950s.

This design was awarded the Grand Prix at the Milan Triennale of 1957.