Lot 279
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ARNALDO POMODORO | Sfera

Estimate
120,000 - 180,000 USD
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Description

  • Arnaldo Pomodoro
  • Sfera
  • incised with the artist's signature and number 4/6 on the base
  • bronze and Plexiglas
  • 16 by 15 3/4 by 15 3/4 in. 40.6 by 40 by 40 cm.
  • Executed in 1985, this work is number 4 from an edition of 6, plus 1 artist's proof.

Provenance

Forum Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2005

Exhibited

Milan, Immagini Koh-I-Noor Cultural Center, Per Nanni Valentini, June 1986

Literature

Gualdoni Flaminio, Ed., Arnaldo Pomodoro, Catalogo Ragionato della Scultura, Vol. II, Milan 2007, cat. no. 770, p. 655, illustrated
Ornella Cirillo, Mario Valentino. Una storia tra moda, design e arte, Milan 2017, p. 25, illustrated in color

Condition

This work is in very good and sound condition overall. There is evidence of light oxidation in the crevices and minor and unobtrusive surface scratches are visible throughout, inherent to the artist's chosen medium. Some faint handling marks are visible.
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Catalogue Note

This work is registered with the Arnaldo Pomodoro Archives, Milan under the number AP 523.