Lot Essay
Inge Manzù has confirmed the authenticity of this sculpture.
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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION
Giacomo Manzu (1908-1991)
Cardinale seduto
Details
Giacomo Manzu (1908-1991)
Cardinale seduto
stamped with signature and foundry mark 'MANZU NFMM' (on the top of the base)
bronze with brown patina
Height: 16 1/8 in. (41 cm.)
Cast in 1955; unique
Cardinale seduto
stamped with signature and foundry mark 'MANZU NFMM' (on the top of the base)
bronze with brown patina
Height: 16 1/8 in. (41 cm.)
Cast in 1955; unique
Provenance
Luigi Bellini, Jr., Florence (acquired from the artist).
Anon. (acquired from the above); sale, Christie's, New York, 8 May 2002, lot 344.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Anon. (acquired from the above); sale, Christie's, New York, 8 May 2002, lot 344.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Exhibited
Florence, Galleria Idea de Luigi Bellini, Manzù, September-October 1971, no. 28AM.
Assisi, Chiesa San Francesco and Naples, Palazzo Reale, Manzù, Moore, Lipchitz and Greco: I Grandi Contemporanei dell'arte, May-December 1974, no. 2.
Rome, Instituto Italo Latin Americano, G. Manzù, May-July 1975.
Assisi, Chiesa San Francesco and Naples, Palazzo Reale, Manzù, Moore, Lipchitz and Greco: I Grandi Contemporanei dell'arte, May-December 1974, no. 2.
Rome, Instituto Italo Latin Americano, G. Manzù, May-July 1975.