"Le Cabri" Vase
Factory/Foundry: La Fucina degli Angeli (Italian, founded 1954)
Designer: Pablo Picasso (Spanish (active France), 1881-1973)
Manufacturer: Egidio Costantini (Italian, 1912- present)
Date: 1964
Dimensions:
Diam: 12 3/4 in. (32.4 cm)
Medium: Colorless and opaque black glass; blown, applied.
Classification: Glass
Credit Line: Purchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number: 2005.54
Label Text:In addition to being one of the most influential and innovative painters, sculptors, and printmakers in the history of art, Pablo Picasso was also a designer of everything from theatrical costumes to ceramics and glass. Picasso designed this whimsical vase in collaboration with Egidio Costantini’s Venice studio Fucini degli Angeli (“Forge of the Angels”). It was then made by Italian glassworkers.
Costantini commissioned leading artists to design works of art in glass, under the patronage of American art collector Peggy Guggenheim. At least three versions of Le Cabri were made: one for Picasso, one for Costantini, and one for Peggy Guggenheim. This example was probably originally owned by Costantini.
Costantini commissioned leading artists to design works of art in glass, under the patronage of American art collector Peggy Guggenheim. At least three versions of Le Cabri were made: one for Picasso, one for Costantini, and one for Peggy Guggenheim. This example was probably originally owned by Costantini.
DescriptionThe vessel consists of an oviform body blown of colorless glass, the bubble turned horizontally. A second bubble, applied over a small hole pierced into the center of the wall, is tooled to a conical neck and flared to form a cup-shaped rim. An opaque black C-shaped handle is applied to the rim and near the center of the neck. V-shaped linear and dotted patterns simulating brush strokes are applied to the vessel's body and neck.
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