Igor Mitoraj (1944-2014) - Sculpture

Igor Mitoraj - "Articulations" Year: 1984; Technique: Circular bronze medallion with gold patina; Dimensions: Diameter 9 cm; Specimen: J410/500; Print run: It was produced in a limited and numbered edition of 500 units; Signed at the bottom of the front, on the left; a) Print run engraved on the back, in the center; Title engraved on the back, in the center; Inscription "EXPERIMENTATION MULTICENTRIQUE PFIZER 83-84" engraved on the verso, in the center; Publisher: Artcurial - Paris, which directly oversaw the publication and distribution of the limited edition series; Foundry: The casting was entrusted to the two renowned artist partnerships present in the Pietrasanta Foundries district: the Mariani Artistic Foundry and the Tesconi Art Foundry; Work accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from an art gallery; The work was commissioned and tied to a project of the well-known pharmaceutical company Pfizer in 1983-1984, fusing medical scientific research (probably related to the joints of the human body) with Mitoraj's artistic vision of anatomical fragmentation; Bibliography: General Catalogue of Artcurial Editions (Paris, 1984): The Artcurial publishing house included the medal in its official register of multiples and miniature sculptures published between 1983 and 1984; Exhibitions: - Galerie Artcurial (Paris, 1983-1984): In parallel with the publication of the multiple, Paris venues of Artcurial organized periodic showcases dedicated to their limited bronze editions, where "Articulations" was shown alongside jewelry-sculptures and miniatures by other great masters of the Twentieth Century; - Galerie Lévy (Paris / Hamburg) and Galleria Toninelli (Rome): Historic spaces that between 1983 and 1984 curated exhibitions of medium and small-format sculptures by Mitoraj, integrating the multiples and artist medals to demonstrate the dimensional versatility of his plastic research; Original work with certified provenance; Excellent condition! This wonderful and rare patinated bronze sculpture by Master Igor Mitoraj, in a limited edition, will be shipped with worldwide insurance.

Estimate:£337.27

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