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Arnaldo Pomodoro
Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 GBP
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Description
- Arnaldo Pomodoro
- Scultura Movimento di Crollo
- signed and numbered 2/9
- bronze with gold patina on a painted metal base
- overall including base: 68 by 136 by 81cm.; 26¾ by 53½ by 31 7/8 in.
- Executed circa 1972-73.
Provenance
Private Collection, Japan (acquired directly from the artist)
Exhibited
Hakone, The Hakone Open-Air Museum; Toyama, The Museum of Modern Art; Tokyo, Ohara Museum of Art; Nishinomiya City, Otani Memorial Art Museum, Arnaldo Pomodoro 1956-1993, 1994, p. 48, no. 12, illustrated
Literature
Exhibition Catalogue, Palma de Mallorca, Circulo de Bellas Artes, Arnaldo Pomodoro, 1999, p. 132, illustration of another cast without its base
Exhibition Catalogue, Lugano, Museo d'Arte Moderna, Arnaldo Pomodoro, Milan 2004, pp. 28-29, p. 35
Exhibition Catalogue, Lugano, Museo d'Arte Moderna, Arnaldo Pomodoro, Milan 2004, pp. 28-29, p. 35
Condition
Colours:
The colours are fairly accurate in the catalogue illustration, although the gold patina tends more towards rich rose gold with less yellow in the original.
Condition:
The work is in very good condition. There is a tiny nick to the bronze surface to the top edge of the left hand tube and a few further tiny nicks to the tubes elsewhere, some resulting from the casting process and original to the work's execution. There are a number of extremely light and unobtrusive spots of discolouration in places to the tubes. Scattered light handling marks are visible, the majority of which could be removed with a light polish. There are several rub marks and light wear near the edges of the rods on the base.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
This work is registered in the Arnaldo Pomodoro Archives, Milan, under number 350b