Arnaldo Pomodoro
Colonna Recisa Trasversalmente
Auction Closed
September 26, 07:22 PM GMT
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Arnaldo Pomodoro
1926 - 2025
Colonna Recisa Trasversalmente
bronze
102 by 27 ¾ by 27 ¾ in.
259.1 by 70.5 by 70.5 cm.
Executed in 1970-71, this work is number 2 from an edition of 2 plus 1 artist's proof.
This lot is being offered for sale in situ from its current location in New York and is not at Sotheby’s New York location. The Buyer of the lot shall be responsible for relocating it from its current location, including obtaining the necessary insurance to do so and covering all associated costs and fees. Prospective buyers should contact Alexis Fastlicht (alexis.fastlicht@sothebys.com) with inquiries.
After Sotheby’s receipt of the full purchase price in cleared funds, the Buyer is obligated to arrange collection of the purchased lot, which collection must occur no later than 60 days after the sale unless otherwise agreed in writing between Sotheby’s and the Buyer. Risk of loss for any loss or damage and title to the lot shall transfer to the Buyer upon the Buyer’s collection of the lot. Prior to such time, in the event the Property incurs any loss or damage so that it is not in the same state in which it was on the day of the auction, Sotheby’s will refund the Buyer any amounts paid for the lot, unless otherwise agreed by the Buyer, the consignor and Sotheby’s.
If the Buyer fails to timely relocate the lot within 60 days of the auction other than for reasons beyond the Buyer’s control, Sotheby’s may rescind the sale subject to a fee of 20% of the Hammer Price charged to Buyer by Sotheby’s and the consignor.
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner
Venice, XXXVI Biennale Internazionale d’Arte di Venezia, June - October 1972
Darmstadt, Staatstheater, Grossplastiken, Fall 1972, no. 26, n.p., illustrated
Antwerp, Middelheim Museum, 12e Biennale voor Beeldhouwkunst, June - October 1973, no. 96, p. 72 and p. 85, illustrated
Città di Carrara, VII Biennale Internazionale di Scultura, July - August 1973
Milan, Rotonda della Besana, Arnaldo Pomodoro, June - August 1974, p. 65, illustrated
Arese, Biennale di Arese: Premio Nazionale di Scultura, May 1976
New York, Marlborough Gallery, Arnaldo Pomodoro, October - November 1976, p. 41, illustrated
Dallas, Spectrum Center, Pomodoro in Spectrum, June - October 1983, no. K, p. 6, illustrated
Columbus Museum of Art; Jacksonville Art Museum; Worcester Art Museum; Little Rock, Arkansas Art Center; Los Angeles, University of Southern California, Fisher Gallery, Arnaldo Pomodoro: A Quarter Century, December 1983 - October 1985, no. 17, p. 30, illustrated
Florence, Forte di Belvedere, Luoghi Fondamentali: Sculture di Arnaldo Pomodoro, July - October 1984, p. 107, illustrated
Rimini, Museo della Città, Arnaldo Pomodoro, June - July 1995, p. 29, illustrated
Terni, Palazzo della Bibliomediateca, Arnaldo Pomodoro, December 1996 - January 1996, p. 61, illustrated
Círculo de Bellas Artes de Palma de Mallorca, Arnaldo Pomodoro, August - September 1999
Paris, Jardin du Palais Royal, Arnaldo Pomodoro dans les Jardins du Palais-Royals: Sculptures 1962-2000, April - August 2002, p. 39 and pp. 46-47, illustrated in color (in installation)
Lugano, Museo d'Arte della Città di Lugano, Arnaldo Pomodoro, March - June 2004, p. 57, illustrated in color
Savona, Galleria Conarte, Arnaldo Pomodoro. Tappeto volante, June - September 2007
Grand Rapids, Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park, Sculptors Celebrate the Legacy of Fred and Lena Meijer, June 2010 - January 2011
New York, Marlborough, Sculpture: Twelve Independent Visions, December 2010 - January 2011, p. 15, illustrated in color
Pisa, Museo delle Sinopie, Arnaldo Pomodoro: Continuità e Innovazione, June 2015 - January 2016, n.p., illustrated in color
New York, Marlborough, Large Sculpture, April - May 2016, p. 23, illustrated in color
Exh. Cat., Milan, Studio Marconi, Arnaldo Pomodoro: Un Centesimo di Secondo, June 1971, p.3, illustrated
Tony Spiteris, “Note e osservazioni sulla scultura,” D’Ars Agency. no. 61-62, vol. XIII, November - December 1972, p. 27, illustrated
Vincenzo Maddaloni, “La biennale della non-arte,” Famiglia Cristiana, no. 28, vol. XLII, 9 July 1972, p. 34, illustrated
“Il padiglione italiano: miscuglio di severo incanto e ambigue bizzarrie,” Il Mezzogiorno, June 1972, p. 18, illustrated
Izumi Takemoto, “Visiting Arnaldo Pomodoro’s Studio,” The Four Seasons of Jewels, vol. 5, September 1973, p.43, illustrated
Domenico Porzio, “La materia che vola,” Epoca, no. 1241, vol. XXV, July 1974, p. 47, illustrated in color (in installation at Rotonda della Besana, 1974)
“Arnaldo Pomodoro,” D’Ars Agency, no. 70, vol. XV, July 1974, p. 74, illustrated
Exh. Cat., New York, Marlborough, Twentieth Century Monumental Sculpture, October - November 1974, p. 31, illustrated
Giulio Carlo Argan, Maestri Contemporanei: Arnaldo Pomodoro, Milan 1977, pp. 5 and 8, illustrated in color (in installation at Rotonda della Besana, 1974) (titled Colonna Recisa)
Giulio Carlo Argan, “Arnaldo Pomodoro,” Iterarte 16, March 1979, p. 145, illustrated
Exh. Cat., Malmö, Galerie Börjeson, Moderna mästare : 33 konstnärer från 33 länder, 1980, p. 371, illustrated in color
Sam Hunter, Arnaldo Pomodoro, New York 1982, p. 102, illustrated (in installation at Rotonda della Besana, 1974)
R. Sandri, “Grande rassegna a Castel Ivano con due pittori e due scultori,” L’Adige, August 1984, n.p., illustrated
N. Favalli and M. Moretti, “Vestirsi d’arte, E la moda si sposa con l’arte,” Amica 46, vol. XXIII, November 1984, pp. 101-2
R. Lanzone, “Biturbo 425: una mitica scultura a quattro porte,” Gente Motori, January 1985, p. 140, illustrated
Fratelli Palombi ed., Colpo d’ala di Arnaldo Pomodoro, December 1988, p. 56
La Repubblica, September 1990, illustrated
“Arnaldo Pomodoro,” La Repubblica, June 1995, illustrated
Laura Betta and Leonetti Bitta, Scritti critici per Arnaldo Pomodoro e opere dell’artista 1955-2000, Milan 2000, pp. 96 and 334, illustrated
Lamberto Lambertini, “Metafore senza fine,” Arte in, vol. 80, vol. XV, August - September 2002, p. 51, illustrated
Antonio Miniaci, “Arnaldo Pomodoro a Paestum,” Mondo Arte, no. 5, May - August 2007, p. 62, illustrated
Nino Lo Duca, artisti visti da un artista, Milan 2014, p. 229, illustrated
Exh. Cat., Rome, Mims Contemporaneo, June - July 2022, pp. 12, 62, 63 and 65, illustrated in color
Flaminio Gualdoni, ed., Arnaldo Pomodoro, Catalogo ragionato della scultura, Tomo II, Milan 2007, no. 519, p. 567, illustrated
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