A very important monumental glass window "Fire and Glass I"

109 - A very important monumental glass window "Fire and Glass I"

Stanislav Libenský & Jaroslava Brychtová, 1960/61 die Form geschmolzen, einbetoniert, mosaikartig in Eisenrahmen eingesetzt. Das zentrale This monumental glass-window (vitrage) consists of seven coloured mold-melted glass elements embedded in concrete. The central motif is a fiery yellow disc associating the uptake onto the glassblower's blowpipe. The individual glass units are united in iron frame like a mosaic to form the complete image. 173 x 282 cm. The outer dimensions including iron frame measure 185 x 295 cm. Total weight: circa 1,3 tons. installiert. Die einbetonierten Glasbilder "Fire and Glass I und II" zählen zu den frühen Provenance: A Prague Private Collection Vergleichbares wurde je wieder von dem Künstlerpaar realisiert. Das identische Werk ist This monumental glass window (vitrage) was the original furnishing for the interior of the entrance hall of the Jablonex glass and jewellery export company in Jablonec nad Nisou. It was installed in 1961-1962 when the building was completed. "Fire and Glass I and II" are examples of the first glass-concrete vitrages that this duo created. The uniqueness of this work does not lie "merely" in its artistic value and monumentality, but also that this is the only piece of its type created. No copy has been made - everything was created specifically for this work, only once, and it all creates a magnificent whole which has no equivalent. examples of the first glass-concrete vitrages that this duo created. The uniqueness of The identical work published in: Stanislav Libenský - Jaroslava Brychtová, The Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, New York, München - New York, 1994, pp. 100-101. - For an early version of this subject see: H. Ricke, Czech Glass 1945 - 1980, Stuttgart, 2005, ill. 164. Model for the monumental, nearly 4 meter high stained glass window shown at the great exhibition of Czech glass in the Moscow Manege in 1959.

Stanislav Libenský und Jaroslava Brychtová, 1960/61

Catalogueprice: 200.000 - 300.000 €

Result: 260.000,00 EUR

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