Livio Seguso (Italian, b. 1930) Unione Ideale, 1988 Clear and satined crystal, stainless steel 13 x 5 x 25 inches (33.0 x 12.7 x 63.5 cm) Signed and dated by the artist PROVENANCE: The Glass Art Gallery, Inc., Toronto, Canada, 1989; Collection of Joan and Milton Baxt, Bethesda, Maryland; Treadway Toomey Auctions, Oak Park, Illinois, Art in Glass: The Collection of Joan and Milton Baxt, November 12, 2017, lot 6. Livio Seguso, the brilliant Murano-based artist of contemporary glass, began working with glass early in his life. He apprenticed under Alfredo Barbini as a student and collaborator, and established his own studio where he combined entrepreneurial interests with sculpting activities. Later in his life he abandoned the legacy of the Murano tradition to embrace pure crystal with its transparent iridescence and ambiguity. His works have been exhibited internationally. Property from an Important Private Collection of Contemporary Glass HID03101062020© 2022 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved

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