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Sliding box
Piero FornasettiWW-1954-081139
Gift of Robert Gruen, 1979
Catalogue
- Year
- 1954
- Medium
- Metal and wood
- Dimensions
- 1 3/8 × 11 7/8 × 4 1/8 in., 1.3 lb. (3.5 × 30.2 × 10.5 cm, 0.6 kg)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- Piero Fornasetti
Artist
Piero Fornasetti
Printmaking
Piero Fornasetti was an Italian artist and designer reputed for his eccentric functional objects. He was known to combine many styles, periods and contrasting themes to create immersive spaces. His collaborations with Gio Ponti in the 1940s gained him a reputation for his striking graphic works, which found their way into his visual vernacular throughout his lifetime.
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- Piero Fornasetti
- Year
- 1954
- Medium
- Metal and wood
- Dimensions
- 1 3/8 × 11 7/8 × 4 1/8 in., 1.3 lb. (3.5 × 30.2 × 10.5 cm, 0.6 kg)
- Watts ID
- WW-1954-081139
Source
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified