Lot Essay
Inge Manzù has confirmed the authenticity of this sculpture.
Property from the Estate of Ernest Tino Trova
Giacomo Manzu (1908-1991)
Gli Amanti
Details
Giacomo Manzu (1908-1991)
Gli Amanti
stamped with signature 'MANZU' (on the back of the base)
bronze with brown and gold patina
Height: 20¾ in. (52.7 cm.)
Length: 21 in. (53.3 cm.)
Conceived and cast in 1978
Gli Amanti
stamped with signature 'MANZU' (on the back of the base)
bronze with brown and gold patina
Height: 20¾ in. (52.7 cm.)
Length: 21 in. (53.3 cm.)
Conceived and cast in 1978
Provenance
Tasende Gallery, La Jolla, California (acquired from the artist).
Acquired from the above by the late owner, October 1982.
Acquired from the above by the late owner, October 1982.
Exhibited
Phoenix Art Museum; Fine Arts Gallery of San Diego; Missouri, Springfield Art Museum; Fort Dodge, Iowa, Blanden Art Gallery and La Jolla, California, Tasende Gallery, Exhibition of sculpture and drawings by Giacomo Manzù, April 1978-June 1979, p. 31 (illustrated).
La Jolla, California, Tasende Gallery, Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, Lynn Chadwick, José Luis Cuevas, Giacomo Manzù, Marino Marini, Roberto Matta, Henry Moore, 1982, p. 76, no. 18 (illustrated).
La Jolla, California, Tasende Gallery, Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, Lynn Chadwick, José Luis Cuevas, Giacomo Manzù, Marino Marini, Roberto Matta, Henry Moore, 1982, p. 76, no. 18 (illustrated).