A brass mirror, Milan, Italy 1960's.
Convex mirror, diameter 60,5 cm.
Wear, the brass frame corroded.
Provenance
Reportedly bought at Svenskt Tenn ca 1960.
More information
This unusual and larger version of the model was produced during a period in the 1960's.
More about Piero Fornasetti
Piero Fornasetti was an artist, sculptor, interior designer, and engraver from Milan. DUring his career, Fornasetti created a visual language which is immediately recognisable. The artist studied at Brera Art Academy but got expelled for missbehaviours. Fornasetti created more than 11 000 artworks, many with the soap opera star Lina Cavalieris face on. Several reoccurring themes included his interpratations of symbols, such as the sun and time, in black and white. His style is reminicent of Greek and Roman architecture, a time in which he was greatly influenced by.
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