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Rotante Massimo, III
Details
Arnaldo Pomodoro (b. 1926)
Rotante Massimo, III
incised with the artist’s signature, titled, numbered and dated ‘Arnaldo Pomodoro 1967/68, Rotante Massimo III, 02p.a.’ (on the base)
bronze on artist’s perspex box
31½ in. (80cm.) diameter
Executed in 1968, this work is 02a.p. from an edition of two plus two artist’s proofs
Rotante Massimo, III
incised with the artist’s signature, titled, numbered and dated ‘Arnaldo Pomodoro 1967/68, Rotante Massimo III, 02p.a.’ (on the base)
bronze on artist’s perspex box
31½ in. (80cm.) diameter
Executed in 1968, this work is 02a.p. from an edition of two plus two artist’s proofs
Provenance
Private collection.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Literature
'De Bronzen Bollen van de Italiaan Arnaldo Pomodoro', in Eindhovens Dagblad, Rotterdam, 24 May 1969 (another from the edition illustrated).
F. Berkman, 'Pomodoro's Sculptures at the Atheneum Really not so Strange', in Times, Hartford, 9 May 1971 (another from the edition illustrated).
F. Leonetti, 'Uno scultore come è: Arnaldo Pomodoro', in Bolaffiarte, Turin, May 1971 (another from the edition illustrated).
F. Gualdoni, Arnaldo Pomodoro, Catalogo ragionato della scultura, Geneva-Milan, 2007, vol. II, p. 539, no. 445 (another from the edition illustrated, p. 538).
F. Berkman, 'Pomodoro's Sculptures at the Atheneum Really not so Strange', in Times, Hartford, 9 May 1971 (another from the edition illustrated).
F. Leonetti, 'Uno scultore come è: Arnaldo Pomodoro', in Bolaffiarte, Turin, May 1971 (another from the edition illustrated).
F. Gualdoni, Arnaldo Pomodoro, Catalogo ragionato della scultura, Geneva-Milan, 2007, vol. II, p. 539, no. 445 (another from the edition illustrated, p. 538).
Exhibited
London, Marlborough Fine Art, Arnaldo Pomodoro, 1968 (another from the edition exhibited).
Rotterdam, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Arnaldo Pomodoro, 1969, no 17 (another from the edition exhibited).
Cologne, Kölnischer Kunstverein, Arnaldo Pomodoro Werke 1959-1969, 1969 (another from the edition exhibited).
Berkeley, University Art Museum, Arnaldo Pomodoro, Sculpture 1960-1970, 1970; This exhibition travelled to: San Diego, Fine Arts Gallery of San Diego, 1970; Portland, Portland Art Museum, 1970 - 1971; Texas, University Art Museum, 1971; Hartford, Wadsworth Atheneum, 1971 (another from the edition exhibited).
Verona, Studio La Città Galleria d'Arte, Arnaldo Pomodoro, 1970 (another from the edition exhibited).
Palermo, Galleria Quattro Venti, Arnaldo Pomodoro, 1971 (another from the edition exhibited).
Genoa, Galleria Fontane Matarose, Arnaldo Pomodoro, Insieme di lastre, 1973 (another from the edition exhibited).
Dallas, Spectrum Center, Pomodoro in Spectrum, 1983, (illustrated, p. 4) (another from the edition exhibited).
Rotterdam, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Arnaldo Pomodoro, 1969, no 17 (another from the edition exhibited).
Cologne, Kölnischer Kunstverein, Arnaldo Pomodoro Werke 1959-1969, 1969 (another from the edition exhibited).
Berkeley, University Art Museum, Arnaldo Pomodoro, Sculpture 1960-1970, 1970; This exhibition travelled to: San Diego, Fine Arts Gallery of San Diego, 1970; Portland, Portland Art Museum, 1970 - 1971; Texas, University Art Museum, 1971; Hartford, Wadsworth Atheneum, 1971 (another from the edition exhibited).
Verona, Studio La Città Galleria d'Arte, Arnaldo Pomodoro, 1970 (another from the edition exhibited).
Palermo, Galleria Quattro Venti, Arnaldo Pomodoro, 1971 (another from the edition exhibited).
Genoa, Galleria Fontane Matarose, Arnaldo Pomodoro, Insieme di lastre, 1973 (another from the edition exhibited).
Dallas, Spectrum Center, Pomodoro in Spectrum, 1983, (illustrated, p. 4) (another from the edition exhibited).
Special notice
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Further details
Another from the edition is in the permanent collection of the Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas.
Sale room notice
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