Antonio Vitali Pull Toy

Description

Antonio Vitali Pull Toy. Very rare.
6 1/2” x 4”
Antonio Vitali Playforms
Antonio Vitali was a Swiss sculptor at the Bauhaus-inspired Zurich School for Applied Arts before he became a toy designer. When asked what really motivated him to develop toys, Vitali said, “I became a father at a young age and wanted to buy my children their first toys. The squeaky, most horrible looking rubber animals and celluloid rattles that were sold at that time did not satisfy me. Anyhow, money was a commodity lacking to a young starving sculptor. I was handy and so I started making my own toys.” Although adults found his toys not realistic enough, he observed that children were completely enthralled and fascinated by his creations. His abstract figures challenged children’s imagination.