Lot 450
  • 450

MANUEL NERI (B. 1930) | Rossa, 1982

Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
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Description

  • Rossa, 1982
  • 68 by 23 by 15 1/2 in. (172.7 by 58.4 by 39.4 cm.)
  • Executed in 1982, this work is number 4 from an edition of 4 unique variants.
oil-based enamels on bronze; incised with the artist's signature, stamped with the artist's name, date '1982' and number '4/4' on the base

Provenance

Charles Cowles Gallery, New York (acquired directly from the artist)
Private Collection, United States
Michelle Rosenfeld Gallery, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner in February 2000

Condition

This work is in excellent and sound condition overall. All elements are present and stable. There are tonal and textural shifts, inherent to the artist's chosen medium and working method.
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Catalogue Note

Manuel Neri is an American artist known for his figurative sculpture, associated closely with the Bay Area Figurative Movement, which included artists in Northern California who abandoned the prevalent Abstract Expressionist movement for figuration in the 1950s and 60s. Neri began his career sculpting with repurposed material and moved to sculpting with plaster. His sculptures focus on the forms of women, sculpted in plaster, cast in bronze and painted with brightly colored paint. The present work follows in this style and features the elongated form of a woman, highlighted with blue paint. Neri’s work can be found in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Hirshorn Museum, and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.