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La colonna del viaggiatore, I
Details
Arnaldo Pomodoro (b. 1926)
La colonna del viaggiatore, I
incised with the artist’s signature, titled, numbered and dated ‘Arnaldo Pomodoro 63, 2/2’ (on the base)
bronze
103 x 27½ x 27½ in. (262 x 70 x 70cm.)
Executed in 1963, this work is number two from an edition of two plus one artist’s proof
La colonna del viaggiatore, I
incised with the artist’s signature, titled, numbered and dated ‘Arnaldo Pomodoro 63, 2/2’ (on the base)
bronze
103 x 27½ x 27½ in. (262 x 70 x 70cm.)
Executed in 1963, this work is number two from an edition of two plus one artist’s proof
Provenance
Private collection.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Literature
D. Buzzati, 'Polemiche e proteste per i premi italiani', in Domenica del Corriere, Milan, 12 July 1964 (another from the edition illustrated).
H. L. C. Jaffé, 'De 32ste Biennale in Venetië', in Groene Amsterdammer, Amsterdam, 11 July 1964 (another from the edition illustrated).
G. Mascherpa, 'Lo sbarco dei corsari a Venezia', in Gente, Milan, 2 July 1964 (another from the edition illustrated).
F. Passoni, 'Ogni manovra contro la Biennale è contro gli artisti', in Avanti!, Milan, 26 June 1964 (another from the edition illustrated).
P. Restany, 'La XXXII Biennale di Venezia, Biennale della irregolarità', in Domus, no. 417, Milan, August 1964 (another from the edition illustrated).
P. Restany, 'La XXXII Biennale o il trionfo del terzo genere', in D'Ars Agency, no. 4 V, Milan, June - October 1964 (another from the edition illustrated).
G. S. Whittet, 'Sculpture Scoops the Lagoon', in Studio International, no. 857, London, September 1964 (another from the edition illustrated, p. 97).
V. J. Willi, 'Und das Soll Kunst Sein?', in Sie und Er, Zofinger, 30 July 1964 (another from the edition illustrated).
M. D'Arquian, 'A Traverse la 32° Biennale de Venise', in Ring des Arts, no. 4, Zurich, 1965 (another from the edition illustrated, p. 26).
Sculpture, Dissatisfied Aristotele, 'Arnaldo Pomodoro's Eroded Geometrics', in Time, no. 23, vol. 86, New York, 3 December 1965 (another from the edition illustrated, p. 47).
F. Sossi, 'Per il Sud che cambia', in Corriere del Giorno, Taranto, 28 October 1966 (another from the edition illustrated).
A. M. Hammacher, Arnaldo Pomodoro, Rotterdam, 1969, no. 12 (another from the edition illustrated, p. 17).
'Invito nelle case di quatro galleristi', in Bolaffiarte, Turin, May 1972 (another from the edition illustrated).
'Come sfondo per quadri e oggetti', in Casa Vogue, Milan, November 1973 (another from the edition illustrated, p. 140).
A. Cremonese & L. Cabutti, 'Il quadro in banca', in Bolaffiarte, Turin, November 1975, p. 35 (another from the edition illustrated).
S. Hunter, Arnaldo Pomodoro, New York, 1982, no. 51 (another from the edition illustrated, pp. 60, 67).
L. Yong-Woo, 'Italian Sculptor, Arnaldo Pomodoro', in Gana Art, no. 7-8, Seoul, July - August 1989 (another from the edition illustrated, p. 177).
L. Vergine, L'arte in trincea, Milan, 1996, (another from the edition illustrated p. 11).
F. Gualdoni, Pomodoro, Lo turbo e 'l chiaro, Milan, 1998 (another from the edition illustrated pp. 20, 24).
F. Gualdoni, Arnaldo Pomodoro, Catalogo ragionato della scultura, Geneva - Milan, 2007, vol. II, no. 331 (another from the edition illustrated, p. 497).
H. L. C. Jaffé, 'De 32ste Biennale in Venetië', in Groene Amsterdammer, Amsterdam, 11 July 1964 (another from the edition illustrated).
G. Mascherpa, 'Lo sbarco dei corsari a Venezia', in Gente, Milan, 2 July 1964 (another from the edition illustrated).
F. Passoni, 'Ogni manovra contro la Biennale è contro gli artisti', in Avanti!, Milan, 26 June 1964 (another from the edition illustrated).
P. Restany, 'La XXXII Biennale di Venezia, Biennale della irregolarità', in Domus, no. 417, Milan, August 1964 (another from the edition illustrated).
P. Restany, 'La XXXII Biennale o il trionfo del terzo genere', in D'Ars Agency, no. 4 V, Milan, June - October 1964 (another from the edition illustrated).
G. S. Whittet, 'Sculpture Scoops the Lagoon', in Studio International, no. 857, London, September 1964 (another from the edition illustrated, p. 97).
V. J. Willi, 'Und das Soll Kunst Sein?', in Sie und Er, Zofinger, 30 July 1964 (another from the edition illustrated).
M. D'Arquian, 'A Traverse la 32° Biennale de Venise', in Ring des Arts, no. 4, Zurich, 1965 (another from the edition illustrated, p. 26).
Sculpture, Dissatisfied Aristotele, 'Arnaldo Pomodoro's Eroded Geometrics', in Time, no. 23, vol. 86, New York, 3 December 1965 (another from the edition illustrated, p. 47).
F. Sossi, 'Per il Sud che cambia', in Corriere del Giorno, Taranto, 28 October 1966 (another from the edition illustrated).
A. M. Hammacher, Arnaldo Pomodoro, Rotterdam, 1969, no. 12 (another from the edition illustrated, p. 17).
'Invito nelle case di quatro galleristi', in Bolaffiarte, Turin, May 1972 (another from the edition illustrated).
'Come sfondo per quadri e oggetti', in Casa Vogue, Milan, November 1973 (another from the edition illustrated, p. 140).
A. Cremonese & L. Cabutti, 'Il quadro in banca', in Bolaffiarte, Turin, November 1975, p. 35 (another from the edition illustrated).
S. Hunter, Arnaldo Pomodoro, New York, 1982, no. 51 (another from the edition illustrated, pp. 60, 67).
L. Yong-Woo, 'Italian Sculptor, Arnaldo Pomodoro', in Gana Art, no. 7-8, Seoul, July - August 1989 (another from the edition illustrated, p. 177).
L. Vergine, L'arte in trincea, Milan, 1996, (another from the edition illustrated p. 11).
F. Gualdoni, Pomodoro, Lo turbo e 'l chiaro, Milan, 1998 (another from the edition illustrated pp. 20, 24).
F. Gualdoni, Arnaldo Pomodoro, Catalogo ragionato della scultura, Geneva - Milan, 2007, vol. II, no. 331 (another from the edition illustrated, p. 497).
Exhibited
Venice, Giardini di Castello, Sala personale, XXXII Biennale Internazionale d'Arte di Venezia, 1964 (another from the edition exhibited).
New York, Marlborough-Gerson Gallery, Arnaldo Pomdoro, 1965 (another from the edition exhibited).
Rotterdam, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Arnaldo Pomodoro, 1969, no 12 ((another from the edition illustrated, p.17).
Paris, Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Arnaldo Pomodoro, Écritures, Perforations d'Objets, 1976, no. 5 (another from the edition illustrated).
Luxembourg, Casino Luxembourg, Swinging Sixties/ Sparkling Nineties, 1995, (another from the edition illustrated, pp. 86-87 ).
New York, Marlborough-Gerson Gallery, Arnaldo Pomdoro, 1965 (another from the edition exhibited).
Rotterdam, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Arnaldo Pomodoro, 1969, no 12 ((another from the edition illustrated, p.17).
Paris, Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Arnaldo Pomodoro, Écritures, Perforations d'Objets, 1976, no. 5 (another from the edition illustrated).
Luxembourg, Casino Luxembourg, Swinging Sixties/ Sparkling Nineties, 1995, (another from the edition illustrated, pp. 86-87 ).
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