Arturo Martini ( Treviso  1889 - Milano  1947 )

"Il sonno o La dormiente" (1931) 1989 bronze cm 34x211x68 circa Numbered 6/6, stamp of the Tesconi di Pietrasanta Foundry, PHD punch of the centenary edition.   The only bronze merger taken from the original stone and authorized by the Martini heirs, in 6 numbered editions, plus three numbered proofs, executed in 1989 by Philippe Daverio and the architect Giovanni Quadrio Curzio, at the Tesconi Foundry, Pietrasanta, in occasion of the centenary of the birth of the artist   Provenance Private collection, Milan   Exhibition "Arturo Martini" Philippe Daverio Gallery, New York, 2 May - 15 June 1991, pp. 61-64 in catalogue   Literature G. Vianello, N. Stringa, C. Gian Ferrari "Arturo Martini. Catalogo Ragionato delle Sculture" Vicenza, Neri Pozza Editions, 1998, p. 211 n. 312

Estimate € 20,000 - 30,000

Sold € 28,000