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Timo Sarpaneva

(Finland, 1926-2006)
Timo Sarpaneva
(Finland, 1926-2006)

Timo Sarpaneva, a 'Black bird' sculpture signed Timo Sarpaneva 1997. Nuutajärvi glass factory.

Multicoloured glass. Length 27 cm. Height 15 cm.

The general impression is good.

Provenance

Timo Sarpaneva family.

More information

In 1996, Timo Sarpaneva rented a chair from the Notsjö glassworks. He wanted to work as a freelance artist together with his two trusted glassblowers Heikki Punkari and Reijo Salonen. Sarpaneva used the steam-blowing method he had developed at Iittala as a young artist. The work took place on weekends when the daily production at Notsjö was down.

As the steam-blowing method was something unfamiliar to Punkari and Salonen, Matti Rautanen, the retired master, promised to supervise the work.

Sarpaneva started working with his well-known 'Sleeping Bird' theme, variations of which he had already designed in 1957. Now he wanted a new expression for the works - a rich glass mass and a 'more powerful figure'. So he created glass 'Black-bird' sculptures whose deep colours and magical optics of the glass create a glow resembling gemstones.

Marjatta Sarpaneva

Auction closed
Hammer price
3 500
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U
R
39 165
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K
3 554
USD
Estimate
3 000 - 4 000 EUR
The auction is closed.
Accepted minimum price is met
Bid history (13 bids)
5
Apr 25, 2021 5:03 PM
3 500 EUR
4
Apr 24, 2021 8:20 AM
3 400 EUR
3
Apr 22, 2021 1:31 PM
3 300 EUR
2
Apr 11, 2021 10:20 PM
3 200 EUR
3
A
Apr 11, 2021 10:11 PM
3 100 EUR
2
Apr 11, 2021 10:11 PM
3 000 EUR
3
A
Apr 11, 2021 10:11 PM
2 900 EUR
2
Apr 11, 2021 10:11 PM
2 800 EUR
3
Apr 11, 2021 6:37 PM
2 700 EUR
2
Apr 11, 2021 3:50 PM
2 600 EUR
3
Apr 11, 2021 12:40 AM
2 500 EUR
2
Apr 10, 2021 12:33 PM
550 EUR
1
Apr 9, 2021 11:21 PM
500 EUR
All times are in CET
Covered by droit de suite

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Sweden: BUS
Finland: Kuvasto

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