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Piero Fornasetti

(Italy, 1913-1988)
Piero Fornasetti
(Italy, 1913-1988)

A Piero Fornasetti mirror, 'Farfalle', multicolour, Milan, Italy

A round convex mirror with decor of butterflies.
Marked Fornasetti-Milano, Made in Italy N.3/2008.
Diameter 28 cm. In original box.

Wear due to age and use. Minor crazings on the back.

Artist

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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