Giorgio de Chirico (1888-1978)

Ettore e Andromaca

Details

Giorgio de Chirico (1888-1978)
Ettore e Andromaca
signed and numbered 'g. de Chirico 1/8' (on the top of the base) and stamped with the foundry mark 'FONDERIA D'ARTE TESCONI' (on the back of the base)
bronze with a dark brown patina
90½ x 46½ x 35¾in. (230 x 118 x 91cm.)
Conceived in 1940 (for casting details see note below).

Literature

C. Bruni Sakraischik, Catalogo Generale de Giorgio de Chirico, vol. VIII, Opere dal 1931 al 1950, Milan, 1987, no. 719 (another cast illustrated).

Lot Essay

The Catalogo Generale de Giorgio de Chirico states that the edition authorisation for this sculpture is for an edition of 8 plus 3 Artist's proofs. However, only 4 casts were made under the supervision of Isabella de Chirico in 1986 and numbered from 1/8 to 4/8.

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