Collection of Jean and Jim Barrow | May 20, 2023
Sat, May 20, 2023 09:00AM EDT
Lot 1
Mary Ann "Toots" Zynsky
Estimate: $6,000 - $9,000
Bid Increments
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| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
(Rhode Island/Washington, born 1951)
multicolor filet de verre fused and thermoformed glass threads, signed to base "Z", 7-1/2 x 16 x 7-1/2 in.
Note: The notoriety of being the first follows Toots Zynsky. She was Dale Chihuly’s first student and assisted him in the founding and establishment of the Pilchuk Glass Center in Washington state. She invented the filet de verre technique and co-invented a thread pulling machine to create the fine glass fibers. She was the first artist commissioned by the Museum of Modern Art in New York to create a piece of contemporary glass.
Condition
rough edge (as made), no apparent breaks to threads, good condition
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Collection of Jean and Jim Barrow
