Frans (1940) Molenaar

Lot 166: Haute verrerie by Frans Molenaar, handblown in Murano

Name: Haute verrerie by Frans Molenaar, handblown in Murano
Brand: Adams Amsterdam Auctions
SKU: 87b4e0fbdf
Price: 1100 EUR

Est: €1,500 EUR - €2,000 EURSold:

Adams Amsterdam AuctionsAmsterdam, NetherlandsSeptember 28, 2015

Item Overview

Description

MOLENAAR, Frans (Dutch 1940 - 2015). Glass sculptures, 1997. A pair of white, red and blue glass sculptures: The first with red vertical stripes on the body, topped off with a red glass sphere; the second with blue horizontal stripes on the body, with red piping, topped off with a blue glass sphere. Both handblown by Danilo Zanella in the workshop of Adriano Berengo, Murano, height 105.5 cm. each (incl. white glass base). A small piece chipped off (from the base of the red sculpture), else good.

Artist or Maker

Frans (1940) Molenaar

Literature

Mual, M., Frans Molenaar - Haute Verrerie, Maarssen: Blauw Media Uitgeverij BV, 1998, p. 72 and the image on the cover.

Notes

'At Leerdam Frans Molenaar was unable to indulge in his preference for the colour red. But armed with the knowledge that red glass is used [i]n Murano, Molenaar decided to visit the workshop of Adriano Berengo. In preparation for their trip, Frans Molenaar and his assistant Mirjam Bax spent countless hours studying form. [...] Dozens of stacked spherical forms, drinking glasses and vase shapes were recorded. This became a period of innovation in Molenaars' oeuvre because up till then he had only made dishes and vases, objects that could easily accommodate a bunch of flowers. [...] The colour red is the connecting factor as is the circle. Spherical forms in the primary colours of red, white, blue and yellow combine to form a sculpture. [...] Molenaar's Murano intermezzo was crowned by two high sculptures in the colours red, white and blue.' [Referring to the sculptures in this lot.] (Makiri Mual, 'Frans Molenaar: l'art de toucher'. In: M. Mual, Frans Molenaar - Haute Verrerie, Maarssen: Blauw Media Uitgeverij BV, 1998, p. 10-11).

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Modern Art from the Collection of Frans Molenaar

Adams Amsterdam Auctions

September 28, 2015, 07:00 PM CET

Herengracht 458, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, 1017 CA, NL

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