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Ettore Sottsass
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 GBP
Sold
27,500 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Ettore Sottsass
- 'Perlione' Pedestal
- engraved Ettore Sottsass and numbered 13/30
from an edition of 30 - Fiore di Pesca marble
Provenance
Acquired directly from the producer by the present owner
Exhibited
Prato, Centro per l'Arte Contemporanea, Luigi Pecci, 20 March - 30 May, 1999
Catalogue Note
The present lot was designed for the exhibition 'Furniture for the Ritual of Life' at Blum Helman Gallery, New York, 1987. Sottsass, a master of many materials, here directly confronts marble, a material he once avoided. 'This collection is about developing as much as possible the relationship between materials... Many years ago, I hated marble as a symbol of richness and power. Now... I am able to see marble just as a texture, as a natural. Then it becomes very beautiful and gives you nice feelings.'