Oiva Toikka, a 'Lollipop' glass sculpture, signed Oiva Toikka Nuutajärvi 2008, 89/100.
'Pomeranssi'. Multicoloured glass. Height 33.5 cm.
Traces of Iittala label on the base. Normal wear to the bottom.
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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