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Arnaldo Pomodoro - Bronze
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Arnaldo Pomodoro
Sfera, 1982
Bronze
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169
Arnaldo Pomodoro
Sfera, 1982
Bronze
Current bid:
€ 10,000
Estimate:
€ 10,000 - 15,000
Bids:
1
End: 02-15-26 16:24:00 Berlin
02-15-26 10:24:00 New York
02-15-26 07:24:00 Los Angeles (22 days, 22h:27m)

Please enter your maximum bid, it will only be used to the extent necessary to beat the next best bid.
Bid plus 34 % buyer's premium (differential taxation without separate VAT statement, sales tax certificate upon request) and droit de suite charge without VAT.
Self pick-up: free of charge,
insured shipping:
within Germany 88,04 €,
within the EU countries 141,53 €,
outside the EU countries on request.


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Arnaldo Pomodoro
1926 - 2025
Sfera. 1982-1983.
Bronze, gilded.
On the side with the signature, numbering, and lettering of the publisher “Artcurial”. Copy 74/150 from the Arabic-numbered edition, alongside an edition of VI Roman-numbered copies and additional artist's copies. Diameter ca. 15 cm (5.9 in).
Published by Artcurial, Paris. [AR].

• Glossy worlds with secrets waiting to be revealed: characteristic spherical work by the artist who passed away in June 2025.
• Arnaldo Pomodoro is considered one of the most important sculptors of Italian post-war Modernism.
• His works can be found in public spaces around the world, including in front of the entrance to the UN headquarters in New York.

PROVENANCE: Private collection, Hesse.

LITERATURE: This edition is listed in the Fondazione Arnaldo Pomodoro's online catalogue of works under the number M116: www.arnaldopomodoro.it/catalogue_raisonne/artworks/ (accessed on 12/12/2025).

In good condition. Minimal dust in the recesses and small, waxy deposits, probably from the manufacturing process, as well as a few green spots and traces of oxidation. The smooth underside is slightly stained and has faint scratches and scuffs.