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Fornasetti
Piero
ITALY  


1913 Milano (IT)
1988 Milano (IT)
Fornasetti studied at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts and at the Scuola Superiore d'Arti Applicate all'Industria" of Milan. In 1933, he took part to the Milan Triennale, with a series of printed silk scarves and in 1940, during the VII Triennale, he met Gio Ponti whith whom he collaborated. In 1970, Fornasetti opened his own shop in Milan to edit his very personal silk-screen printed designs.
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Courtesy P & A Collection
'Tema e Variazione' '300' Plate
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Piero Fornasetti

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Fornasetti-Milano, Italy

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porcelain
Diameter 26,5 cm
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'Tema e Variazioni 6' Vase with lid
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Piero Fornasetti

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Bitossi, Italy
1953

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earthenware
h. 30cm - Ø 18cm
Vase of turned pottery with top from a plaster shape found in Piero Fornasetti's archive and designed by him in the early 50's. Expressly created for the enigmatic woman face of the famous series of plates 'Theme and Variations' that he found turning over the pages of a French magazine of the XIX century: her name was Lina Cavalieri.
 


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