Arnaldo Pomodoro *

(Morciano di Romagna/Rimini born in 1926)
Estensione vegetale n. 2, 1957, signed and dated, bronze, 54.5 x 128 x 3 cm (in artist’s iron frame: 56.5 x 129.7 x 6 cm)

Bronze casting limited to 2 examples + 1 AP: 1 example made of lead and cement is in the artist’s collection

This work is registered in the Fondazione Arnaldo Pomodoro, Milan and is listed in the Online Catalogue Raisonné under no. 29

This work is accompanied by a photo certificate of authenticity signed by the artist

Provenance:
European Private Collection

Exhibited:
Paris, Arnaldo Pomodoro 1955–65, Tornabuoni Arte, 12 April - 13 June 2019 (lead and cement version)
Milan, Una scrittura sconcertante. Arnaldo Pomodoro. Opere 1954–1960, Fondazione Arnaldo Pomodoro, 10 April - 28 June 2013, p. 52 with ill. (another example)
Savona, Arnaldo Pomodoro. Tappeto Volante, Fortezza del Priamàr, Galleria Conarte, 16 June - 16 September 2007 (another example)

Literature:
L. M. Barbero (ed.), Arnaldo Pomodoro 1955 – 65, Forma Edizioni, Florence, 2019, pp. 90–91 with ill. (another example)
L. M. Barbero (ed.), Arnaldo Pomodoro. Una tensione discordante, published in: Arnaldo Pomodoro 1955–65, Forma Edizioni, Florence, 2019, pp. 18–20 with ill. (another example)
F. Gualdoni, Arnaldo Pomodoro. Catalogo Ragionato della Scultura, Vol. II, Skira Editore, Milan, 2007, p. 389, no. 29 with ill.