Boxed III
Form
1999 (made)
1999 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Romanelli specialises in cast glass exploring the male form with tender curiosity. With this work he demonstrates more than a purely exploratory mode - he presents these part forms almost as though they are ancient fragments, suggesting classical Greek or Roman sculpture.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Boxed III (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Clear, colourless glass, cast by the 'lost wax' technique |
| Brief description | Cast glass form by Bruno Romanelli, Britain (London), 1999 |
| Physical description | Rectangular, clear colourless glass, slightly bubbled, with a vertical section of male torso. |
| Dimensions |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Bruno Romanelli 1999 B110' (Engraved mark.) |
| Credit line | Gift of Adrian Sassoon Esq. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | Romanelli specialises in cast glass exploring the male form with tender curiosity. With this work he demonstrates more than a purely exploratory mode - he presents these part forms almost as though they are ancient fragments, suggesting classical Greek or Roman sculpture. |
| Bibliographic reference | Journal of Glass Studies, vol. 42, 2000, p. 215, no. 63. |
| Other number | 9860 - Glass gallery number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.58-1999 |
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| Record created | November 4, 1999 |
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