MARCELLO FANTONI
"BRUTALIST" STYLE BOWL, CIRCA 1950'S
$2,300.00
Artist
Fantoni, Marcello
Title
Fantoni "Brutalist" Style Bowl
Year of Realization
c. 1950's
Origin Country
Italy
Medium
Copper
Imprinter/Manufacturer
Italy
Dimensions
6 x 11 1/4 x 10
Fantoni "Brutalist" Style Bowl: An Italian Brutalist torch cut copper bowl by Marcello Fantoni, circa 1950. "Brutalist" refers to an aggressive 20th century style characterized by rough textures and often unfinished materials.
Fantoni (1915-2011) was a strong proponent of "brutalism," his archaic stylizations inspired by Etruscan models. He opened the Fantoni Ceramic Studio in 1936, and is considered one of the masters of mid century figurative and abstract ceramic and metal works.
IN-O11870