Details
Arnaldo Pomodoro (b. 1926)
Porte del Sapere, I
signed, titled, numbered and dated '“Porte del sapere” Arnaldo Pomodoro ’89 9/9' (on the base)
bronze
overall: 48 x 50.5 x 24.5 cm.
Executed in 1989, this work is number nine from an edition of nine plus two artist's proofs and two artist's proofs in concrete
Provenance
Art Program, Milan.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1995.
Literature
L. Caprile, 'Sfere, Piramidi, Coni, Porte', in Italia Orafa, no. 3, VII, Milan March 1992, pp. 82-85 (another from the edition illustrated).
E. Planca, 'Pomodoro. La Casa del Mago', in Arte, no. 293, Milan January 1998 (another from the edition illustrated, p. 83 ).
A. Colombo, 'Il Cielo in una Sfera', in Luoghi dell’infinito. Avvenire, no. 20, III, Milan June 1999, p 31.
F. Gualdoni, 'Pensare la pagina', in: Arnaldo Pomodoro. Le Opere e i Libri, Milan 2001, p. 15.
F. Gualdoni, Arnoldo Pomodoro. Catalogo ragionato della Scultura, vol. II, Milan 2007, no. 852 (another from the edition illustrated, p. 688).
Exhibited
Venice, Venice Design Art Gallery, Arnaldo Pomodoro, 1991 (another from the edition exhibited).
New York, Marlborough Gallery, Arnaldo Pomodoro, 1996 (another from the edition exhibited; another from the edition illustrated, p. 17).
Finalborgo, Chiostro Santa Caterina, Arnaldo Pomodoro. Sculture e Grafiche, 1997 (another from the edition exhibited; another from the edition illustrated, pp. 50-51).
Palermo, Palazzo Comitini, La Porta dei Re. Il Progetto di Arnaldo Pomodoro per il Portale del Duomo di Cefalù, 1998 (another from the edition exhibited).
Palma de Mallorca, La Lonja, Paseo Sagrera, Arnaldo Pomodoro - Sculptures, 1999 (another from the edition exhibited).
Sassoferrato, Palazzo degli Scalzi, Arnaldo Pomodoro. Progetti Visionari, Scrittura su Carta, Sculture, 2001 (another from the edition exhibited; another from the edition illustrated, pp. 70-73).
Special notice
Artist's Resale Right ("Droit de Suite"). Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006 apply to this lot, the buyer agrees to pay us an amount equal to the resale royalty provided for in those Regulations, and we undertake to the buyer to pay such amount to the artist's collection agent.