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Modern to Contemporary Auction | April 21, 2023

Fri, Apr 21, 2023 09:00AM EDT
Lot 32

Arnoldo Pomodoro

Estimate: $60,000 - $90,000

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

(California/Italy, born 1926)

Omaggio al cosmonauta,1962, edition of 2 and 1 artist proof, unsigned, bronze, 31-3/4 x 32-1/4 x 7-1/8 in.(82 x 82 x 17.78 cm.) with mounting framework

Brunk Auctions would like to thank the Archivio Fondazione Arnaldo Pomodoro for confirming the authenticity of this sculpture.

Related Literature: Arnaldo Pomodoro. Catalogo ragionato della scultura, curated by F. Gualdoni, Skira editore, Milan, 2007, ill. p. 478 (cat. 290); Prina R., Arnaldo Pomodoro. Opere e parole, in catalogue of the solo exhibition, Rettorato dell'Università,Castello di Masnago, piazza della Repubblica, Varese, Electa, Milan, 1998, p. 52 (ill. p. 36); Selz P., Semblance of Power: Arnaldo Pomodoro's Recent Sculpture, in "Arts Magazine", New York, NY, n.1, vol. 60, September 1985, p. 124.; Mussa I., Introduzione, in catalogue of the solo exhibition, Forte di Belvedere, Florence, Fratelli Fabbri Editori, Milan, 1984, p. 14; Lebel R., anthologie des formes inventées – un demi-siécle de sculpture, Edition de La Galerie du Cercle, Paris, 1962, ill. cover.

Condition

later applied varnish layer with crazing, flaking, abrasions primarily at sides

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