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ENZO PLAZZOTTA (1921-1981) Plazzotta was born in Mestre, Venice and at seventeen, having discovered his aptitude for sculpture, he enrolled at the Accademia di Brera in Milan to study under Messina. The Second World War interrupted his studies, and it was only after the War that these were completed and he came under the influence of Giacomo Manzu. During his career, Plazzotta did an enormous amount of commissioned work, such as the Catholic University in Washington, and the Boys' Town Monument, Nebraska. In 1976, in recognition of his services to Art, he received the title, Cavaliere from the Italian governament. In his famous bronzes of the ballet, 'he [Plazzotta] found the ideal medium in which to develop an interest, discernable throughout his work, in the motive of vigour of the human body' (M. Wykes-Joyce [ed.], Enzo Plazzotta Catalogue Raisonné, London, 1986, p. 6).

Enzo Plazzotta (1921-1981)

Nureyev

Details

Enzo Plazzotta (1921-1981)
Nureyev
signed and numbered 'PLAZZOTTA 8/12' (on the base)
bronze with a dark brown patina
21½ in. (54.6 cm.) high
Conceived in 1979.

Literature

C. Plazzotta and R. O'Conor, Enzo Plazzotta A Catalogue Raisonné, London, 1986, p. 154, no. 298, another cast illustrated.

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