Bronze Sculpture for Sale
Sommerso Iconic Vase, Circa 1955
Design : glass, Artistic Tableware, vase · 24.5 x 14 x 14 cm 9.6 x 5.5 x 5.5 inch
€275
275 €
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Shipped from: Czech Republic
Delivery to: France , € 25
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Design : Open edition
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Dimensions ( cm • inch )
24.5 x 14 x 14 cm 9.6 x 5.5 x 5.5 inch Height x Width x Depth
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Description
This amazing, beautifully coloured piece of hand-blown vase -- was designed by artist professor Josef Hospodka. It is in sommerso glass layering technique. Amazing iconic vase in rose. "Sommerso" -- which means "submerged" -- is a technique that creates coloured layers of glass immersed or submerged in a colorless layer of glass. This piece is in perfect condition with small signs of wear on the base which just prove its age. All details you can see on pictures. It is not a unique piece, because the glass works made more than one piece, but now it is historical and very interesting for worldwide glass lovers and collectors. Our gallery has from this artist works for sale, but nearly all different.
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Josef Hospodka is a glass artist and Czech designer, born in 1923 in Švihov, Czechoslovakia, and died in 1989. A major figure in 20th-century Czech art glass, he is recognized for having contributed to the development of contemporary blown glass, notably through his research on molded glass, metallurgical glass, and sculptural forms in colored glass. His work has profoundly marked the history of Czech glass design, alongside the great representatives of the Bohemian glass tradition.
Josef Hospodka began his artistic training at the National School of Graphic Arts in Prague, where he studied from 1938 to 1940, before joining the School of Applied Arts in Prague (Vysoká škola uměleckoprůmyslová) in the workshop of professor J. Holeček, from which he graduated in 1945. After his studies, he dedicated himself to the transmission of glass craftsmanship and became a professor at the professional glass school of Nový Bor, where he directed the department dedicated to cut glass and blown glass.
Starting in the 1950s, Josef Hospodka developed an innovative approach to Czech art glass by exploring the plastic possibilities of fused glass, thick volumes, and superimposed color effects. He played an essential role in the evolution of Chřibská metallurgical glass, where he experimented with new forms and techniques allowing for objects with organic silhouettes, intense colors, and monumental proportions. In 1958, he became chief designer of the national company Borské sklo, and then took charge from 1960 to 1964. He notably contributed to introducing new production methods, including the centrifugal molding technique applied to metallurgical glass.
His work is particularly famous for its blown glass vases, recognizable by their sculptural forms, generous volumes, and bold chromatic combinations. His creations from the 1960s, often made for the Chřibská Glassworks factory, testify to a search between modernist design, abstraction, and artistic expression. His pieces combine the traditional artisanal mastery of Bohemian glass with an experimental aesthetic close to contemporary sculpture. Josef Hospodka's large colored vases, now sought after by collectors, have become references for 1960s Czech design.
In parallel with his creative activity, Josef Hospodka pursued an important teaching career. From 1970 to 1985, he directed the Kamenický Šenov Industrial Glass Secondary School, one of the historic institutions of Czech glass training. Until his death in 1989, he continued his artistic activity within the Crystalex in Chřibská factory, contributing to the international renown of Czech glass craftsmanship.
The works of Josef Hospodka have obtained international recognition and are today preserved in specialized collections dedicated to art glass, notably at the Nový Bor Glass Museum and in various public and private collections. His creations are regularly presented in exhibitions dedicated to 20th-century design, modern glass, and decorative arts.
Through a work situated between art, industrial design, and contemporary sculpture, Josef Hospodka remains an essential figure in Czech art glass. His legacy rests on a constant search around color, material, and volume, making his glass vases and sculptures emblematic pieces of European modernism and the heritage of international glass design.
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