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Lot 107
Paul Stankard 1999 "Tap Root Bouquet" paperweight,
with a blue and white morning glory, white flowers, blueberries,
leaves, roots, a beetle, an ant, word canes and an earth "spirit."
In his homages to nature, Stankard says he is influenced by the
writings of the romantic poet Walt Whitman: "From the
beginning, I was drawn to Whitman's response to nature, his view
of life as a creative spiritual journey and his references to
native flowers, insects and birds which are the subjects of much
of my own work. I love the way he takes seemingly ordinary experiences
and shows them to be miracles." Signed/dated.
Diameter 3 7/16". $3500-4500 |
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Lot 108
Paul Stankard 1989 green cloistered botanical sculpture,
with a bouquet of assorted wildflowers, buds, red berries, bulbous
roots, spirits, and a garland of white flowers floating below
the roots. Laminated with translucent, dark, green glass on three
sides and the bottom. "Paul Stankard has established
the standard by which we judge contemporary paperweight art.
His creativity in producing the lampwork elements goes far beyond
simply evoking nature realistically; his work evidences originality,
whimsy, and poetic vision, in addition to technical mastery,
which places him in a class by himself." -Dwight P.
Lanmon, former director, Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library,
and former director of The Corning Museum of Glass. Signed/dated.
Height 5 15/16". Width 3 1/4". Depth 2 7/8". $13,000-18,000 |
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