Lot 542
  • 542

Arturo Martini

Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Arturo Martini
  • La Pisana, II Versione
  • signed A Martini, numbered 4/6 and stamped with the foundry mark Tesconi Pietrasanta and stamped PD
  • bronze
  • length: 135cm., 53 1/8 in.

Provenance

Sale: Dorotheum, Vienna, 20th May 2010, lot 1124
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner

Exhibited

Mesola, Castello Estense, Scultura Italiana del Primo Novecento, 1992, illustrated in the catalogue p. 146

Literature

Gianni Vianello, Nico Stringa & Claudia Gian Ferrrari, Arturo Martini, Catalogo ragionato delle sculture, Venice, 1998, no. 224, illustration of another cast p. 151

Condition

Attractive dark brown patina. There is dust in the crevices and scratches and scuffing consistent with age and handling. Overall very good condition.
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