£625
MODERN MADE | Modern Art & Post-War Design | 636
Auction: 30 April 2021 at 11:00 BST
pale yellow glass incorporating an iron red bullseye
Provenance: A Private European Collection of Design
We would like to thank Marc Heiremans for his assistance in cataloguing the current work.
Gianmaria Potenza trained as an artist and sculptor and on occasion worked with both Gio Ponti and Franco Albini. In 1968 he founded La Murrina with Ulderico Moretti. The company was particularly recognised for its glassware although they also produced furniture, lighting and objects too. Potenza's involvement with the company was shortlived and he left in 1975, so this piece dates from a very small window of time and demonstrates his ability to work within the Murano tradition but in a contemporary manner. His later career focussed primarily on interior decoration.