Sfera

Details

Arnaldo Pomodoro (B. 1926)
Sfera
signed, dated, numbered and dedicated ‘Arnaldo Pomodoro, 1986 4/9 a Claudio.gli AUGURI, 2003/04’ (on the base)
bronze
6 5/8 x 6 1/8 x 6 1/8 in. (17 x 15.5 x 15.5 cm.), overall
Executed in 1986, this work is number four from an edition of nine plus two artist’s proofs

Literature

F. Gualdoni (ed.), Arnaldo Pomodoro Catalogo Ragionato della Scultura Tomo II, Milan, 2007, no. 795 (illustrated p. 663).

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. These lots have been imported from outside the EU for sale using a Temporary Import regime. Import VAT is payable (at 5%) on the Hammer price. VAT is also payable (at 20%) on the buyer’s Premium on a VAT inclusive basis. When a buyer of such a lot has registered an EU address but wishes to export the lot or complete the import into another EU country, he must advise Christie's immediately after the auction.

Further details

This work is registered in Archivio Arnaldo Pomodoro, Milan, under no. AP546a.

Lot Essay

'I believe the light reflections are very important. The sculptures actually change during the course of the day, in sunshine and shade. The mirroring effects pick up the environment, the spectator. You can be reflected in my spheres, and your image will be distorted. That makes the sculpture very alive, a part of you, of nature in any sort of spot, in a park or in a garden, in the city' (Pomodoro, quoted in S. Hunter, Arnaldo Pomodoro, New York, 1982, p. 104).

More from THE CLAUDIO BRAVO COLLECTION: FROM THE ARTIST'S STUDIO AND HOME, MOROCCO

View All