Oiva Toikka
OIVA TOIKKA, a "Pale Male" glass sculpture of a bird, Nuutajärvi, Finland, 961/2000.
White, orange and beige glass, the beak in blue/green coloured iridescent glass, signed O. Toikka Nuutajärvi Pale Male 961/2000 and label marked Iittala Made in Finland Leaded Crystal. Height 20 cm, length 37 cm.
General good impression.
Designer
Oiva Toikka (1931-2019) is one of the greatest Finnish ceramic and glass artists of the 20th century. Toikka, who began his artistic career as a ceramicist, was from 1963 the artistic director of Notsjö Glasbruk. However, Toikka is today mainly associated with Iittala, not least for the well-known production of "glass birds". The successes have also been great in other artistic areas, for example Toikka has been hired as a costume designer for several theater and opera productions, of which productions at the Finnish National Opera should be mentioned.
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