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Piero Fornasetti

(Italy, 1913-1988)
Piero Fornasetti
(Italy, 1913-1988)

Piero Fornasetti, bookend "Strumenti Musicali", mid-20th century.

Silkscreen print on metal. Marked on the bottom. Height 20.5 cm.

Localized wear along the edges and marks. Scratches. Marks.

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Piero Fornasetti was an artist, sculptor, interior designer, and engraver from Milan. DUring his career, Fornasetti created a visual language which is immediately recognisable. The artist studied at Brera Art Academy but got expelled for missbehaviours. Fornasetti created more than 11 000 artworks, many with the soap opera star Lina Cavalieris face on. Several reoccurring themes included his interpratations of symbols, such as the sun and time, in black and white. His style is reminicent of Greek and Roman architecture, a time in which he was greatly influenced by.

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