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Fausto Melotti
Estimate
70,000 - 90,000 GBP
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Description
- Fausto Melotti
- I giganti
- signed on a plaque affixed to the base
brass
- 82 by 94 by 30cm.
- 32 1/4 by 37 by 11 7/8 in.
- Executed in 1969, this work is from an edition of 2.
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner on 26 January 1974
Exhibited
Turin, Galleria Civica d'Arte Moderna, Melotti, 1972, no. 49, pl. 39
Literature
Abraham Marie Hammacher, Melotti, Milan 1975, pl. 92
Germano Celant, Melotti, Catalogo Generale. Sculture 1929-1972, Vol. I, Milan 1996, p. 226, no. 1969 21, illustrated
Condition
Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the illustration fails to convey the shimmering quality of the brass material.
Condition: This work is in very good condition.
"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
"[Melotti's] sudden, fanciful inspirations, his most forceful insights, his splendid simplifications and complex orchestrations, all come into being under the régime of mathematical and musical laws. But under this same régime live jugglers, ballad singers, fools, children." (Abraham Marie Hammacher cited in: Exhibition Catalogue, London, Malborough Fine Art Ltd., Fausto Melotti, 1973, n.p.)