Ermanno Nason

ERMANNO NASON (Murano, 1928-2013).
"Female nude", 1974.
Murano glass.
Signed and dated.
Measurements: 43 cm. height.

Ermanno Nason was born on the island of Murano in 1928. Coming from a family of famous glass artisans, he began working in the glass furnace at age 9 and passed the master's exam with only 18. His talent was evident from the beginning, especially in his creations of human and animal figures. From 1952 to 1957 he was "maestro di prima piazza" in Mazzega and then opened his own kiln, working alongside his brother-in-law Scarpa in V.A.M. He worked in Cenedese from 1964 to 1972 and then had his own business, "Arte Ermanno Nason" from 1973 to 1992. His fame is intimately linked to his collaboration with the "Centro Studi Pittori nell'Arte del Vetro", founded in 1951 by Egidio Costantini and later named "La Fucina degli Angeli" at the suggestion of the Cocteaus, where he worked with the greatest artists of the time, using their designs and projects for his creations in Murano glass. The mastery of "a massello" production that he acquired during that period translated into his preference for large sculptures, the bold and modern reinterpretation of various Michelangelo's Pieta, the soft forms inspired by Henry Moore and the astonished faces of Campigli and, in general, the entire repertoire of the prolific 1960s. Like any good "Murano", who sees in every form and every subject an inescapable challenge, Ermanno created a very wide variety of works.