“Cactus” by Line Vautrin, Beige Talosel mirror inlaid with fragments of gold and silver mirrors.
Structure in beige Talosel decorated with two crowns of triangular mirror fragments.
The edge of the witch mirror scarified.
The shades chosen by the artist for the mirror fragments are gold and light gray. (24 fragments per color and per crown).
Details
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A rare model with complex construction. Probably early work.
Lit. : The model: P. Mauriès, Line Vautrin, Miroirs, exhibition catalog, Le Promeneur-Galerie Chastel Maréchal, Paris, September 10-October 10, 2004, pp. 82-83.
This mirror is accompanied by a certificate from the Line Vautrin Committee, “Line Vautrin For Ever”.
Signed by scarification on the reverse “LINE VAUTRIN ° XII ° “.
Very good condition. Original rear silk. Some missing gray mirrors replaced.
Specifications
- Period
- Circa 1958 - 1960
- Dimensions
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Overall Diameter: 7 3/32 in. (18 cm)
Diameter at sight of central mirror: 3 15/16 in. (10 cm)
Structure thickness : 1 3/8 in. (3,5 cm)