a glass sculpture of a fish, Nuutajärvi, Notsjö, ed 135/150.
Red filigree glass with dark iridescent fins, signed Oiva Toikka Nuutajärvi Notsjö 135/150 NIB and label marked iittala Finland. Length 48 cm, height 20 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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