Oiva Toikka, 'Villihanhi' a glass sculpture of a wild duck, Nuutajärvi Notsjö, Finland, ed. 682/1000.
Signed Oiva Toikka Nuutajärvi Notsjö 682/1000 and marked with label, height 27 cm, length ca 32.5 cm.
A chip to the tip of the tail.
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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