Three Piero Fornasetti Tema e Variazioni Plates 1980s

Description

Heading :  Piero Fornasetti Tema e Variazioni plates by Rosenthal
Date : 1980s
Marks : Rosenthal and Fornasetti mark
Origin : Germany. designed in Italy
Colour : Monochrome
Pattern : Depicts Lina Cavalieri – an Opera singer and film star from the early 20th century – in three different variations. Motifs : 36. 23. 26.

Features: Gilt rim
Condition : Excellent. no chips or cracks and the print is in excellent condition. The boxes are slightly worn.
Restoration : None
Dimensions : 23.7cm diameter. 2.7cm height
Weight : 1812 grams

Eric Knowles Comments :

Piero Fornasetti said that he chose Lina Cavalieri for her archetypal beauty. It’s clear what he meant. Fornasetti designed more than 400 variations of her face. some winking. some crying. some in laughter. They became utterly iconic in the mid 20th century with Henry Miller using one on the front cover of his autobiography and Alberto Moravia dedicating an entire book to the variations Fornasetti produced.