Lot Essay
This work is registered in Archivio Arnaldo Pomodoro, Milan, no. M/81/5.
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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF JOAN A. MENDELL
Arnaldo Pomodoro (B. 1926)
Disco per Piazza Meda, bozzetto
Details
Arnaldo Pomodoro (B. 1926)
Disco per Piazza Meda, bozzetto
incised with the artist's signature and numbered 'Arnaldo Pomodoro p.a.' (on the base)
bronze with gold patina
7 ½ x 6 ½ x 6 ¼ in. (19.1 x 16.5 x 15.9 cm.)
Executed in 1981. This is an artist’s proof aside from an edition of twenty-five and five in Roman numerals plus a group of unnumbered artist’s proofs.
Disco per Piazza Meda, bozzetto
incised with the artist's signature and numbered 'Arnaldo Pomodoro p.a.' (on the base)
bronze with gold patina
7 ½ x 6 ½ x 6 ¼ in. (19.1 x 16.5 x 15.9 cm.)
Executed in 1981. This is an artist’s proof aside from an edition of twenty-five and five in Roman numerals plus a group of unnumbered artist’s proofs.
Provenance
Private collection, Ontario, acquired directly from the artist, circa 1980s
Anon. sale; Christie's, London, 1 July 2009, lot 165
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Anon. sale; Christie's, London, 1 July 2009, lot 165
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Literature
"Questa Coppa prevede altre quattro edizioni e nel 1986 ci sarà la finale fra le vincenti," Corriere della Sera, Milano, 15 June 1981, p. 19 (another example illustrated).
P. Levi, "Più che mercato, vogliono gloria," L’Europeo, Rome, no. 37, 13 September 1982, p. 80 (another example illustrated).
P. Levi, "Più che mercato, vogliono gloria," L’Europeo, Rome, no. 37, 13 September 1982, p. 80 (another example illustrated).
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