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Cielo, Mare, Terra Buffet

Cielo, Mare, Terra Buffet

© 1964 Fabio De Sanctis

Cielo, Mare, Terra Buffet
Cielo, Mare, Terra Buffet
ArtistItalian, born 1931
ArtistItalian, 1927–2000
Design houseItalian, active 1963–1966
CultureItalian
Titles
  • Cielo, Mare, Terra Buffet
Date1964
MediumWalnut, metal, and two Fiat doors of the 600 prima series
DimensionsOverall: 91 1/4 × 88 1/4 × 25 in. (231.8 × 224.2 × 63.5 cm)
Credit LineThe Dennis Freedman Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment
Object number2019.193
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 313
Exposé

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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design
Special Collections
Object Type
ProvenancePrivate Collection, 1970; [Dorotheum, Vienna, November 7, 2013]; Dennis Freedman Collection, New York; purchased by MFAH, 2019.
Exhibition History"Radical: Italian Design 1965-1985, the Dennis Freedman Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 14–November 29, 2020; Yale School of Architecture Gallery, New Haven, February 21–July 8, 2022.
Published References "Fantasy Furniture," Museum of Contemporary Craft, NYC, January 21-March 13, 1966.

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