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Dale Chihuly (American, b. 1941) art glass sculpture, Vermillion Macchia Set with Viridian Lip Wraps, 1986. Seven (7) pieces of graduated sizes, featuring a mottled purple-white exterior with red striated interior accentuated by bright green lips. Signed and dated to underside of one piece. Largest piece: 16 in. W x 13 in. D x 8 1/2 in. H. A copy of the original sales receipt from Chihuly Inc., dated June 2, 1987, numbering this piece as 454.87.7 is available to the winning bidder.
Biographical Note: Born in 1941 in Tacoma, Washington, Dale Chihuly discovered glass while studying interior design at the University of Washington. After graduating in 1965, he trained in the nation’s first glass program at the University of Wisconsin, earned an MFA at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), and later founded RISD’s glass program. A 1968 Fulbright took him to Venice’s Venini factory, where the team approach to glassblowing shaped his lifelong practice. In 1971, Chihuly co-founded the Pilchuck Glass School in Washington State, helping to establish studio glass as a fine art.
His work–represented in over 200 museum collections–has earned numerous honors, including two National Endowment for the Arts fellowships and twelve honorary doctorates. Chihuly has produced signature series across decades–Cylinders and Baskets (1970s), Seaforms, Macchia, Persians, and Venetians (1980s), Niijima Floats and Chandeliers (1990s), and Fiori (2000s)–as well as major architectural installations worldwide. Highlights include Chihuly Over Venice (1995-96), Chihuly in the Light of Jerusalem (1999), and the ongoing Garden Cycle exhibitions in botanical settings such as the New York Botanical Garden (2006, 2017). His long-term exhibition, Chihuly Garden and Glass, opened at Seattle Center in 2012. (Adapted from chihuly.com)
PROVENANCE: The estate of Eleanor H. Baer, Memphis, Tennessee (The Eleanor H. Baer Irrevocable Trust), acquired from Maurine Littleton Gallery in 1987.
CONDITION: Excellent condition.
