Tyra Carolina Lundgren Bird Sculpture, Murano

“Tyra Lundgren was one of the 20th century’s most multifaceted artists and modernists. She was active as a painter, illustrator, sculptor, ceramicist, glass and textile designer, as well as author and art critic. She was the first woman to design glass for Paolo Venini at Murano in Venice and was also the artistic director at Arabia in Helsinki at a time when these roles were mostly for men.” (Translated from original text. Source: https://www.skbl.se/sv/artikel/TyraCarolinaLundgren) Provenance: Estate of a noteworthy Italian glass collector from Florida and New York. Reference (similar example): Venini Glass Catalogue 1921-2007, Franco Deboni, plate 57.