Lot Essay
Inge Manzù has confirmed the authenticity of this sculpture.
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Property from the Collection of John W. Kluge Sold to Benefit Columbia University
Giacomo Manzu (1908-1991)
Guantanamera
Details
Giacomo Manzu (1908-1991)
Guantanamera
stamped with signature and foundry mark 'MANZÙ N.F.M.M' (on the left side)
bronze with dark brown patina
Height: 54½ in. (138.4 cm.)
Width: 46½ in. (118.1 cm.)
Depth: 50 in. (127 cm.)
Conceived and cast in 1968; unique
Guantanamera
stamped with signature and foundry mark 'MANZÙ N.F.M.M' (on the left side)
bronze with dark brown patina
Height: 54½ in. (138.4 cm.)
Width: 46½ in. (118.1 cm.)
Depth: 50 in. (127 cm.)
Conceived and cast in 1968; unique
Provenance
Old World Gallery, New York.
Acquired from the above by the previous owner, March 1983.
Acquired from the above by the previous owner, March 1983.
Literature
M. de Micheli, Giacomo Manzù, Milan, 1988, pp. 136-139 and 280, nos. 93-95 (another cast illustrated, p. 136; another cast and ebony version illustrated in color, pp. 137-138).
Exhibited
Berlin, Deutschen Akademie der Künste, Giacomo Manzù, Bildwerke und handzeichnungen, January-February 1969, illustrated.
Bordeaux, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Giacomo Manzù, April 1969, p. 26, no. 23 (illustrateed).
Bordeaux, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Giacomo Manzù, April 1969, p. 26, no. 23 (illustrateed).