Oiva Toikka, Four glass figurines from the 'Vegetables' series, Pro Arte 1993, signed.
Grape, signed Oiva Toikka, Nuutajärvi Notsjö, 161/1000. Length 17 cm.
Papaya, signed Oiva Toikka, Nuutajärvi Notsjo 170/1000. Height 21 cm.
Onion, signed Oiva Toikka, Nuutajärvi Notsjö 246/1000. Height 16 cm.
Carrot, signed Oiva Toikka, Nuutajärvi Notsjö 10/1000. Length 30 cm. The carrot has also Oiva Toikka's handwritten signature and text 'Vihannoivaa terveyttä 01.07 1995'.
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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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