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Property from the Estate of Catherine Epstein

Arnaldo Pomodoro

Torso I

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July 19, 06:14 PM GMT

Estimate

6,000 - 8,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Property from the Estate of Catherine Epstein

Arnaldo Pomodoro

b. 1926


Torso I

incised with the artist’s signature, number 3/9 and stamped with the foundry mark (lower left)

bronze

17.3 by 17.3 by 3.9 in.

44 by 40 by 10 cm.

Executed in 1983, this work is number 3 from an edition of 9 plus 2 artist’s proofs.


This work is registered by the Fondazione Arnaldo Pomodoro under AP 504.

Stephen Wirtz Gallery, San Francisco

Acquired from the above in 1988 by the present owner

Giuseppe Chigiotti, "Oltre l'Arno erano case a torre," Casa Vogue, Milan, no. 178, October 1986, p. 154 (another example illustrated)

Sam Hunter, Arnaldo Pomodoro, Milan, 1995, p. 177 (another example illustrated)

Flaminio Gualdoni, ed., Arnaldo Pomodoro: Catalogo ragionato della scultura, tomo II, Milan, 2007, no. 726, p. 636 (another example illustrated)

Exh. Cat., Chiari, Galleria d'arte L'incontro, Arnaldo Pomodoro: La bellezza possibile, 2006, p. 12