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Max Ingrand.
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Rare 23" Illuminating mirror with bevelled edges by Max Ingrand, Fontana Arte, circa 1964.
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Backlit round petal mirror by the glass artist Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte.
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As every piece by Max Ingrand the delicacy of formal composition and idea of glass and light are stressed radically.
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The mirror consists of handmade small glass petals radiating around the actual central mirror.
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The mirror engulfs its surrounding in an intricate play of light and shadow.
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A beautiful decorative piece in very good original condition by one of the most inventive masters of light/design.
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Measurements: 23.22" x 3.5"
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Provenance: Private collection, Milan, Italy. Literature: Domus, December 1956 Luci e trasparenze Fontana Arte 1930-1950, Galleria Babuino Novecento, Roma, 2006, pp. 18, 82.
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