Contemporary Discoveries
Contemporary Discoveries
Property from the Estate of Catherine Epstein
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