A "Myöhäinen kevät" (Late Spring) glass sculpture, Nuutajärvi, Notsjö, 2008 for Iittala, Finland, ed 12/200.
Rectangular cut glass block with internal decoration in black, green, and white, signed Myöhäinen kevät Oiva Toikka Nuutajärvi 2008 12/200 and label marked Iittala. Height 19.7 cm, 9.5 x 11.6 cm.
Oiva Toikka (1931-2019) is one of the greatest Finnish ceramic and glass artists of the 20th century. Toikka, who began his artistic career as a ceramicist, was from 1963 the artistic director of Notsjö Glasbruk. However, Toikka is today mainly associated with Iittala, not least for the well-known production of "glass birds". The successes have also been great in other artistic areas, for example Toikka has been hired as a costume designer for several theater and opera productions, of which productions at the Finnish National Opera should be mentioned.
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