Piero fornasetti

“So I dressed with remaining ceramics, furniture and objects; so I placed a message in each, a small story, at times ironic and obviously wordless, but audible to those who believe in poetry.” Pier…

Piero Fornasetti (1913-1988) was a painter, interior decorator, sculptor, and engraver from Italy. Out of the 11,000 items he created, over 500 of them consist of the face of one single woman; drawn up from a wood carving of the very famous Italian operatic soprano Lina Cavalieri.

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Piero Fornasetti Rosenthal Plate, Motiv 14 1980s Earle D Vandekar of Knightsbridge, Inc

This porcelain wall plate is decorated with the face of Lina Cavalieri, an Italian opera singer who became the muse of designer Piero Fornasetti. In his series, "Theme and Variations," Fornasetti continually reinvents the same portrait of Cavalieri — sometimes provocative, sometimes silly, but always recognizable. 100% porcelain Clean with a cotton cloth For decorative use only Made in Italy SPECIFICATIONS Diameter, about 10.24" Style Code: 0400015081203

PIERO FORNASETTI1913 - 1988 UNTITLED [SANS TITRE]signed on the reversescreenprint on cardboard25,5

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