Thick-walled
and heavy (7 lb.) paperweight, ball vase of crystal clear
glass internally decorated with strands of cobalt
running horizontally and embracing eight large and
brilliant jewel-like bubbles. A
wonderfully realized early execution by an important
American artist. Background:
Kent
F. Ipsen (b. 1933) is one of the early pioneers
in the studio glass movement, earning his MFA from
the University of Wisconsin in 1965. He was
featured in Grover's seminal work, Contemporary
Art Glass, 1975, and the 1979 landmark work,
New Glass, A Worldwide Survey, by the Corning
Museum of Glass. He
has also been a significant influence, as a teacher
of glass at a number of workshops and schools,
including the Art Institute of Chicago and the
School of Arts, Virginia Commonwealth
University. $
625. G-312-H
Kent Ipsen
Art
Glass Ball Vase
5-1/8"
high x 6" diameter
Engraved
signature on lower side (here seen darkened with graphite
for purposes of photography):
Ipsen 1980
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