Piero Fornasetti

(Italian, 1913–1988)

Piero Fornasetti was an Italian engraver, interior decorator, and artist. Born on November 10, 1913 in Milan, Italy, he attended and was later expelled from the city’s Brera Art Academy. He was later expelled again—this time from Italy altogether—during World War II, and went on to develop as an artist in Switzerland. Fornasetti is known for using a swath of fanciful motifs such as the sun, moon, playing cards, animals, and other Surrealist imagery. He is best known for the recurring face of opera singer Lina Cavalieri, using her image across numerous works, including a series of 350 individual plates. Most of the artist’s pieces are executed in black and white—the total number of his designed objects are in the tens of thousands. Fornasetti’s other notable talent was for interior design, creating whimsical items such as umbrella stands and dressers, as well as full rooms such as the Casino Remo’s famous “Zodiac Suite,” where the walls are intricately decorated with all the creatures of the zodiac. In 1959, Fornasetti received a Neiman Marcus Award for “distinguished service in the field of fashion.'” He died on October 9, 1988 in Milan, Italy.

Piero Fornasetti Artworks

Piero Fornasetti (3,190 results)

Armchair (from Vembi-Burroughs series), 1950

Gio Ponti and Piero Fornasetti

Armchair (from Vembi-Burroughs series), 1950

Sale Date: December 9, 2007

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Lounge chair (from Vembi-Burroughs series), 1950

Gio Ponti and Piero Fornasetti

Lounge chair (from Vembi-Burroughs series), 1950

Sale Date: December 9, 2007

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Table, 1960

Piero Fornasetti

Sale Date: November 12, 2007

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Lampe de table de forme tubulaire, 1950

Piero Fornasetti

Lampe de table de forme tubulaire, 1950

Sale Date: November 12, 2007

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Suite de six assiettes, 1950

Piero Fornasetti

Suite de six assiettes, 1950

Sale Date: November 12, 2007

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Paravent, 1955

Piero Fornasetti

Paravent, 1955

Sale Date: November 18, 2007

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Table basse

Gio Ponti and Piero Fornasetti

Sale Date: November 18, 2007

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Pied de lampe

Piero Fornasetti

Pied de lampe

Sale Date: November 6, 2007

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Set of six Latest News chairs (by Barnaba..., 2004

After Piero Fornasetti

Set of six Latest News chairs (by Barnaba..., 2004

Sale Date: November 13, 2007

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Table, 1960

Piero Fornasetti

Sale Date: November 13, 2007

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Umbrella stand, 1950

Piero Fornasetti

Umbrella stand, 1950

Sale Date: November 13, 2007

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Floor lamp, 1950–1959

Piero Fornasetti

Floor lamp, 1950–1959

Sale Date: November 13, 2007

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Four panel screen

Piero Fornasetti

Four panel screen

Sale Date: November 10, 2007

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The important thirty-two panel la stanza..., 1958

Piero Fornasetti

The important thirty-two panel la stanza..., 1958

Sale Date: November 16, 2007

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Two-door Pompeian corner cabinet, 1987

Piero Fornasetti

Two-door Pompeian corner cabinet, 1987

Sale Date: October 28, 2007

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Palladian demi-lune three-drawer chest

Piero Fornasetti

Palladian demi-lune three-drawer chest

Sale Date: October 28, 2007

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Three-drawer dresser

Piero Fornasetti

Three-drawer dresser

Sale Date: October 28, 2007

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Three panels

Piero Fornasetti

Sale Date: October 28, 2007

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Pair of Doberman umbrella stands

Piero Fornasetti

Pair of Doberman umbrella stands

Sale Date: October 28, 2007

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Pair of single-drawer file cabinets

Piero Fornasetti

Pair of single-drawer file cabinets

Sale Date: October 28, 2007

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Adam and Eve plates (set of 24), 1954

Piero Fornasetti

Adam and Eve plates (set of 24), 1954

Sale Date: October 24, 2007

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Table (for Hotel Plaza Athénée, Paris), 1975

Piero Fornasetti

Table (for Hotel Plaza Athénée, Paris), 1975

Sale Date: October 24, 2007

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Low table

Piero Fornasetti

Sale Date: October 10, 2007

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City of cards, four-panel screen

Piero Fornasetti

City of cards, four-panel screen

Sale Date: October 10, 2007

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