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ARNALDO POMODORO | Disco per Tecno
Estimate
3,500 - 4,500 EUR
bidding is closed
Description
- Arnaldo Pomodoro
- Disco per Tecno
- diam. inches 3.15, cm 8, h inches 4.13, cm 10,5
- unframed
signed and numbered 363, executed in 1983-84, edition of 14 exemplars made by way of a lost wax cast and 500 exemplars minted by Stabilimento Stefano Johnson, Milan, golden bronze. This multiple is registered in the Archivio Fondazione Arnaldo Pomodoro, Milan, under no. M/83-84/1(firmato e numerato 363, eseguito nel 1983-84, edizione di 14 esemplari fusi a cera persa e 500 esemplari realizzati con il metodo a conio dallo Stabilimento Stefano Johnson, Milano, bronzo dorato. Questo multiplo è registrato presso l'Archivio Fondazione Arnaldo Pomodoro, Milano, con il n. M/83-84/1)
Exhibited
Milan, Triennale Design Museum, Osvaldo Borsani, 2018, p. 186, n. 177, illustrated another exemplar (illustrato un altro esemplare)
Literature
F. Pirella, Elogio della medaglia, in "Il Grillo", Genoa 1984, illustrated another exemplar (illustrato un altro esemplare)
Condition
There is some evidence of oxidisation both on the base and the disc. There is evidence of discolouration towards the lower corner of the base. There are a few little scratches on the disc. (VI SONO LIEVI TRACCE DI OSSIDAZIONE SIA SULLA BASE, SIA SUL DISCO. VI SONO DEGLI INGIALLIMENTI IN CORRISPONDENZA DELLO SPIGOLO INFERIORE DELLA BASE. SUL DISCO VI SONO DEI MINIMI GRAFFI.) Please note that article 11 of General Condition of Business (Online Only) is not applicable for this lot (Si prega di notare che l'articolo 11 delle Condizioni Generali di Vendita (Online Only) non è applicabile per questo lotto)
The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot and is for guidance only. Any reference to condition in the condition report for the lot does not amount to a full description of condition. The images of the lot form part of the condition report for the lot provided by Sotheby's. Certain images of the lot provided online may not accurately reflect the actual condition of the lot. In particular, the online images may represent colours and shades which are different to the lot's actual colour and shades. The condition report for the lot may make reference to particular imperfections of the lot but you should note that the lot may have other faults not expressly referred to in the condition report for the lot or shown in the online images of the lot. The condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alteration or adaptation because Sotheby's is not a professional conservator or restorer but rather the condition report is a statement of opinion genuinely held by Sotheby's. For that reason, Sotheby's condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot.
The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot and is for guidance only. Any reference to condition in the condition report for the lot does not amount to a full description of condition. The images of the lot form part of the condition report for the lot provided by Sotheby's. Certain images of the lot provided online may not accurately reflect the actual condition of the lot. In particular, the online images may represent colours and shades which are different to the lot's actual colour and shades. The condition report for the lot may make reference to particular imperfections of the lot but you should note that the lot may have other faults not expressly referred to in the condition report for the lot or shown in the online images of the lot. The condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alteration or adaptation because Sotheby's is not a professional conservator or restorer but rather the condition report is a statement of opinion genuinely held by Sotheby's. For that reason, Sotheby's condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot.