Jewelry and watches handmade by Murano Glass artisans represent the millennial tradition of fine craftsmanship and innovative design. Even the most discerning woman will love Murano Glass jewelry which channels the delicate beauty of Venice.
Elegant Murano Glass accessories bring color and fresh breath of Venetian air into your life. Enjoy our selection of fine Murano Glass personal and office accessories handcrafted by top Murano Glass artisans.
Beautiful home brings a lot of happy moments into your life. Enjoy our large selection of artistic Murano Glass home accents imported directly from Venice, Italy and handcrafted by the best glass artisans on Murano Island.
Dine and entertain in style with fine Murano Glass tableware and barware. Our bowls, plates, tumblers, goblets, decanters, pitchers and other fine pieces come from the workshops of the most famous Murano artisans whose families have been blowing glass for generations.
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Murano Glass art is best represented in avant-garde pieces, such as this Picasso Head sculpture. In a tribute to Pablo Picasso, the greatest and most nonconformist artist of the 20th century, the best masters on Murano island created this Murano Glass sculpture, which reflects Picasso’s distinguished style and pioneering approach to art. The Picasso-inspired head of a woman conveys glamor, elegance, bold femininity, and unconventional style with surrealist touches and abstract manner characteristic of Picasso’s art. The rich colors of red and black in the woman's hair accented by a bow, bright orange and yellow in the face, and blue in the eyes and neck combine in a bright image, which conveys sheer energy, strength, and sensuality. Authentic Murano Glass Picasso heads and busts are rare pieces found only in a few select galleries in Venice. They make a gorgeous unique gift for anyone who loves art, admires Pablo Picasso and contemporary art trends, and appreciates the evolution of Venetian artistic tradition.
Measurements This Picasso Head sculpture is 13 inches tall and 7 inches wide. The size of the base is 6 x 3 inches. The weight is about 7 lbs.
The statue is authentic Murano Glass creation painstakingly crafted by hand using only traditional glass-making methods in a prominent Murano Glass Factory specializing in modern art pieces.
The woman's head figure features the etched signature of the master, an attached sticker of the official Murano Glass consortium, a stamp of the factory, and is accompanied by the certificate of authenticity.
Because each item is a unique work of art made by hand, slight variations of colors, patterns, sizes, and shapes are possible.
Making of Murano Glass Picasso heads, faces, hands, and other sculptures is a long and meticulous process, which includes multiple steps. First, the base of the head is crafted from transparent or colored glass using a special bronze mold. Once the base of the head cools off, the glass-master adds features to it in a quick, precise manner, one by one, repeatedly re-heating the head in the furnace to ensure the correct state of the glass for glass-making. In the end, the master adds the hair by applying a layer of hot glass mass over the head and using basic instruments to shape it up and create unique hairstyles. The end result is a stunning modern art sculpture in the surrealist and cubist style of Pablo Picasso, which makes a fine gift and a perfect accent for any contemporary or mid-century interior design.
GlassOfVenice is the top U.S. retailer of authentic hand-made Murano Glass. We import products directly from the factories in Murano, Italy and ship from our warehouse in the U.S.A. Every Venetian Glass product we sell is made in Italy and comes with Certificate Of Authenticity.