Harcuba, Jirí (1928 Harrachsdorf - 2013 Prague)

Lot 9136 limit € 280

polished, slightly yellowish colored glass block, rs. with a roughened deep-cut portrait of FELIX MENDELSOHN BARTHOLDY, inscribed on the edge, signed and dated 1998, approx. 20.5 x 9.5 x 4 cm, trained as an engraver, specializing in portrait engravings and medallions, foundation of the Dominik Biman School in the form of a traveling glass studio , which is dedicated to teaching traditional glass techniques, is also a lecturer at the Academy for Applied Arts in Prague, among other places, is one of the most well-known contemporary studio glass artists, cf. 5th International Glass Symposium Frauenau 1995, Merker, Glasgravur in Europa, Ricke, Neues Glas in Europe, Provenance: Giorgio Silzer Collection