Piero Fornasetti, figurine, Italy 1950s.

Piero Fornasetti

(Italy, 1913-1988)

Piero Fornasetti, figurine, Italy 1950s.

Porcelain, printed floral decoration in colors against a white background. Signed FORNASETTI MILANO MADE IN ITALY. Length about 38 cm, height about 12 cm.

Insignificant wear.

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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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