LUIGI ONESTO MURANO ITALY SOMMERSO RED BLUE & YELLOW GLASS - EN ESPAÑA

Luigi Onesto, Murano Italy - Sommerso Red, Blue & Yellow Glass Vase 19cm Modern Luigi Onesto (b. 1935). Signed Murano Sommerso Chromatic Red, Blue and Yellow Italian Glass Vase. Signed to the base 'Oball, Murano'. A nice sized piece by one of Murano's finest glass masters. In excellent condition with no chips or significant scratches. By far the most popular colour palette from Oball.  Dimensions Height: 19cm, Width 15cm, Depth 7cm Bio Vetreria Oball was established in 1970 in Murano, Italy. The founding father Luigi Onesto was one of the greatest Murano glassmakers in Italy. Luigi Onesto was born in Murano into a glass-making family. At the age of 15, he began to learn the secrets of glass as an apprentice at Gambaro & Poggi, one of the oldest and most famous glass factories on the island. In 1978, he established his glass art studio, the Vetreria Artistica Oball. Onesto’s elegant vessels, bottles and objects are created by the technique called sommerso, which incorporates layers of different colors. In Australia, he would be the most sought after glass artist. He fetches prices well above market due to his “Sommerso” technique, which in Italian literally means “submerged”. This technique is used to create several layers of glass (usually with different contrasting colors) inside a single object, giving the illusion of “immersed” colors that lay on top of each other without mixing