Lot No. 32


Beránek Vlastimil (Nové Město na Moravě 1960)


Spiral
red glass, fused in a mould, cut and polished, signed, made in 2001, roughly 50 x 50 x 55 cm (Zí)

Exhibited: Stanislav Libenský and his School, Grand Crystal Museum, Tai Pei, Taiwan, 2002
Stanislav Libenský and his School, The Museum of Arts and Design, New York, 2003

Literature: Palata O., Stanislav Libenský a jeho škola, Prague 2001, reproduced in color

The author is a member of the well-known glassmaking family, the Beráneks, who have been running the glassworks in Škrdlovice since the 1940s. After studying at the Secondary Art and Design School in Brno, Vlastimil Beránek graduated from prof. Libenský’s studio at the AAAD in Prague. He works primarily with the technique of fused sculpture. He designs monumental sculptures of elementary shapes, which gain another dimension through the transparency of the glass.
The work on offer, Spiral, is one of his first spirals. He made it in 2001. He fused the sculpture in his glassworks in Škrdlovice. While he was fusing it, he experimented with creating interesting shades of red.

20.10.2016 - 20:00

Realized price: **
CZK 650,000.-
Estimate:
CZK 500,000.-
Starting bid:
CZK 280,000.-

Beránek Vlastimil (Nové Město na Moravě 1960)


Spiral
red glass, fused in a mould, cut and polished, signed, made in 2001, roughly 50 x 50 x 55 cm (Zí)

Exhibited: Stanislav Libenský and his School, Grand Crystal Museum, Tai Pei, Taiwan, 2002
Stanislav Libenský and his School, The Museum of Arts and Design, New York, 2003

Literature: Palata O., Stanislav Libenský a jeho škola, Prague 2001, reproduced in color

The author is a member of the well-known glassmaking family, the Beráneks, who have been running the glassworks in Škrdlovice since the 1940s. After studying at the Secondary Art and Design School in Brno, Vlastimil Beránek graduated from prof. Libenský’s studio at the AAAD in Prague. He works primarily with the technique of fused sculpture. He designs monumental sculptures of elementary shapes, which gain another dimension through the transparency of the glass.
The work on offer, Spiral, is one of his first spirals. He made it in 2001. He fused the sculpture in his glassworks in Škrdlovice. While he was fusing it, he experimented with creating interesting shades of red.


Auction: Fragile Power of Glass
Auction type: Saleroom auction
Date: 20.10.2016 - 20:00
Location: "Soho" Podolské nábřeží 1, Praha 4
Exhibition: 08.10. - 20.10.2016


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