Francesco Somaini
(Italian, 1926-2005)
Primavera d’altoforno I (II variante), 1963
Sale 2051 - Post War and Contemporary Art
Sep 25, 2024
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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$3,000 -
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$12,700
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Lot Description
Francesco Somaini
(Italian, 1926-2005)
Primavera d’altoforno I (II variante), 1963
hollowed iron with partial polishes
incised with artist's signature, dated and erroneously numbered with Somaini punch 63.05 (lower right); Artist order number Somaini 63.06
Height: 18 1/2 inches.
Property from a Private Collection, Stamford, Connecticut
We would like to thank Luisa Somaini, Fondazione Francesco Somaini Scultore ETS, Milan, with her assistance with the cataloguing of this lot.
The lot is accompanied by a photograph of the certificate of authenticity issued by the Artist
Provenance:
The Artist
Galleria Odyssia, New York, 1964
Acquired from the above, 1964
Thence by descent to the present owner
Literature:
Enrico Crispolti, Luisa Somaini, Francesco Somaini. Catalog raisonné of sculpture, Milan, 2021, p. 351, no. 63 S/5/PdA 2
The lot is accompanied by a photograph of the certificate of authenticity issued by the Artist
Provenance:
The Artist
Galleria Odyssia, New York, 1964
Acquired from the above, 1964
Thence by descent to the present owner
Literature:
Enrico Crispolti, Luisa Somaini, Francesco Somaini. Catalog raisonné of sculpture, Milan, 2021, p. 351, no. 63 S/5/PdA 2
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