A senseless act of beauty
1994
Medium
glass, enamel, metallic and iridised surface decoration
Measurements
56.9 × 30.8 × 29.5 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1995
© Jan Blum
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Sydney, New South Wales
Accession Number
1995.9
Department
Contemporary Design and Architecture
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
Physical description
In dark tortoiseshell-coloured glass, the tall vase form tapering towards the base; supported on a large knop above a spreading foot in cloudy glass; the rim and base applied with clusters of multi-coloured glass fragments.
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