marcello-fantoni-1915-2011-wire-ship-on-stand
Lot 2060
Marcello Fantoni (1915-2011), Wire Ship on Stand
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Italy, for Raymor, 1950s, metal wire with gilding on a custom black painted metal stand, labeled.

DOA 63 x 34 x 16 in.

With a vast career in the arts showcasing his talent in sculpture, ceramics, metalwork, multi-media and even designer, Fantoni's work was exhibited in the MoMA New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art of New York, Brooklyn Museum, Museum of Fine Art of Boston, Victoria and Albert Museum of London, Royal Scottish Museum of Edinburg, Museums of Modern Art of Tokyo and Kyoto, International Museum of Ceramics in Faenza, National Bargello Museum and Gabinetto Disegni e Stampe of the Uffizi in Florence

A few small weld breaks; patina and gilding loss to metal wires.