Vaclav Vytlacil Abstract Drawing, 1970s, One of Two usa this toy is just as

this toy is just as lovely as a sculptural object

with its great architectural lines and perfectly neutral stony cream color

especially as I’ve never seen one like it before

the cage measures 10" tall x 4 1/2" wide x 4" deep

I believe this is fused glass

Vaclav Vytlacil Abstract Drawing, 1970s, One of Two usa this toy is just asI knew when I found this drawing (and a second listed separately) sent as a Christmas card to artist Lois Gross Smiley, at whose estate sale I found itthat it was somethingand I was right! This is the work of Vaclav Vytlacil (1892 1984), a major figure in the emergence of American modernism. Vytlacil co founded the American Abstract Artist Group, the predecessor of the New York School Abstract Expressionism, and his now highly valued paintings are in