Dale Chihuly Signed 1978 Brick Red Basket Hand Blown Glass Art

Artist: Dale Chihuly Title: Brick Red Basket Medium: Hand Blown Glass Size: 4" x 5" x 5" Inscription: Signed and dated Year: 1978 Documentation: Includes gallery certificate of authenticity Similar in many ways to Dale Chihuly's 1998 Portland Press edition "Coral Basket," this earlier brick red iteration features a more muted pallet of earth tones in-keeping with the early era of the artist's career. Like many of Chihuly's works, this glass piece explores the interplay of transparency and opacity, with a more saturated brick red underlay faded into a clear glass base. The piece is finished with black threads, a type of detailing common for Dale Chihuly's work during this period in his career. While Dale Chihuly's glass art evolved significantly over time, this red brick basket demonstrates both the similarities and differences between the early and late eras of his career. Dale Chihuly's 1978 Brick Red Basket is signed and dated "Chihuly 78" and comes with a certificate of authentic