OIVA TOIKKA, Two glass birds, Annual birds 2001 and 2002, signed O. Toikka Nuutajärvi.
Golden Dove, year 2001, length 22 cm.
Guinea Fowl, year 2002, length 22.5 cm.
Both marked with manufacturer's label 'Iittala Finland'.
The general impression is very good.
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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