"Le Cabri" Vase

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"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)

Date1964

DimensionsDiam: 12 3/4 in. (32.4 cm)

MediumColorless and opaque black glass; blown, applied.

ClassificationGlass

Credit LinePurchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey

Object number

2005.54

Not on View

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.

Label TextIn 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.Published ReferencesSale, Christie's, Impressionist and Modern Art, London, June 22, 2005, p. 184-185, lot 260.

Sale, Christie's, Editions Picasso, London, October 17, 1991, lot 107.

Costantini, E., Fucina degli Angeli, 1967 (other models by Picasso).

Costantini, Egidio, Glass Sculptures from the Angel's Workshop, 1950-1996, Tel Aviv: Eretz Israel Museum, 1997, pp. 30-41 (other models by Picasso).

Comparative ReferencesSee also Contemporary Crafts from the Saxe Collection, p. 208, pl. 52 (TMA's Mark Tobey).