Lot Essay
The Fondazione de Chirico has confirmed the authenticity of this sculpture.
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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE NEW YORK COLLECTION
Giorgio de Chirico (1888-1978)
Trovatore I
Details
Giorgio de Chirico (1888-1978)
Trovatore I
signed and numbered 'g. de Chirico 6/6' (on the back of the base) and inscribed with foundry mark 'GI-BI-ESSE FONDERIA VERONA ITALY' (on the right side of the base)
polished bronze
Height: 11¾ in. (29.9 cm.)
Conceived and cast in 1968
Trovatore I
signed and numbered 'g. de Chirico 6/6' (on the back of the base) and inscribed with foundry mark 'GI-BI-ESSE FONDERIA VERONA ITALY' (on the right side of the base)
polished bronze
Height: 11¾ in. (29.9 cm.)
Conceived and cast in 1968
Provenance
Galleria La Medusa, Rome.
Julius Reiner, New York (by 1969).
By descent from the above to the present owner.
Julius Reiner, New York (by 1969).
By descent from the above to the present owner.
Literature
C. Bruni Sakraischik, Catalogo Generale Giorgio de Chirico, opere dal 1951 al 1971***, Milan, 1972, vol. II, no. 281 (another cast illustrated).
G. dalla Chiesa, De Chirico Scultore, Milan, 1988, p. 106, no. 11 (another cast illustrated, pp. 27 and 63).
G. dalla Chiesa, De Chirico Scultore, Milan, 1988, p. 106, no. 11 (another cast illustrated, pp. 27 and 63).
Sale room notice
The Fondazione de Chirico has confirmed the authenticity of this sculpture.
Please note this work was conceived and cast in 1968.
Please note this work was conceived and cast in 1968.
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