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Portrait of Annigoni
Details
Enzo Plazzotta (1921-1981)
Portrait of Annigoni
signed 'Plazzotta' (on the reverse)
bronze with a dark brown patina, on a marble base
22 ½ in. high (57.2 cm.) high, excluding base
Conceived in 1971 and cast by Fonderia Tommasi, Italy. This is cast 2 from an edition of 9, plus an artist's cast.
To be sold with a certificate of authenticity, signed by the artist and dated 21 August 1980.
Portrait of Annigoni
signed 'Plazzotta' (on the reverse)
bronze with a dark brown patina, on a marble base
22 ½ in. high (57.2 cm.) high, excluding base
Conceived in 1971 and cast by Fonderia Tommasi, Italy. This is cast 2 from an edition of 9, plus an artist's cast.
To be sold with a certificate of authenticity, signed by the artist and dated 21 August 1980.
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner in August 1980.
Literature
Exhibition catalogue, Plazzotta, Marjorie Parr Gallery, London, 1975, n.p., exhibition not numbered, another cast illustrated.
M. Wykes-Joyce (intro.), Enzo Plazzotta: Recent Work, London, 1977, p. 23, no. 165, another cast illustrated.
M. Wykes-Joyce, Enzo Plazzotta: A Catalogue Raisonné, London, 1986, pp. 180-181, no. 165, another cast illustrated.
M. Wykes-Joyce (intro.), Enzo Plazzotta: Recent Work, London, 1977, p. 23, no. 165, another cast illustrated.
M. Wykes-Joyce, Enzo Plazzotta: A Catalogue Raisonné, London, 1986, pp. 180-181, no. 165, another cast illustrated.
Exhibited
New York, Aquavella Galleries, Enzo Plazzotta: Exhibition of Sculpture, December 1973 - January 1974, another cast exhibited.
London, Marjorie Parr Gallery, Plazzotta, October 1975, exhibition not numbered, another cast exhibited.
London, Italian Institute of Culture, Enzo Plazzotta: Exhibition of Bronzes, March - April 1976, another cast exhibited.
Buckingham, Stowe School, Enzo Plazzotta Exhibition of Sculpture, May - August 1976, another cast exhibited.
London, Bedford College, Plazzotta at The Holme, July - August 1980, another cast exhibited.
London, Marjorie Parr Gallery, Plazzotta, October 1975, exhibition not numbered, another cast exhibited.
London, Italian Institute of Culture, Enzo Plazzotta: Exhibition of Bronzes, March - April 1976, another cast exhibited.
Buckingham, Stowe School, Enzo Plazzotta Exhibition of Sculpture, May - August 1976, another cast exhibited.
London, Bedford College, Plazzotta at The Holme, July - August 1980, another cast exhibited.
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.
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