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Premium Arturo Martini (Treviso 1889 - Milan 1947)
"The Prodigal Son…
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Arturo Martini (Treviso 1889 - Milan 1947)
"The Prodigal Son…
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Lot no. 32
Description
Arturo Martini (Treviso 1889 - Milan 1947)
"The Prodigal Son and the Family" 1936-37
plaster with original wooden support
184.5x216x55 cm
Provenance
Arturo Martini Studio, Vado Ligure (1937-47)
Maria Martini Bertagnin, Vado Ligure (1947-95)
Martini heirs, Savona
Private collection
Exhibitions
III Quadriennale d'Arte Nazionale, Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Rome, February-July 1939, Gallery A, no. 5: La famiglia, plaster (catalogue p. 199, not illustrated)
“First posthumous exhibition of Arturo Martini†(curated by Giuseppe Mazzotti) Industrie poligrafiche Longo e Zappelli, Treviso, September 14-30, 1947, no. 97, figure 10 (illustrated with photos by Mario Crimella)
“Arturo Martini and the monument for the Palace of Justice in Milan†exhibition conceived by Amedeo Porro and organised by FAI in collaboration with Paolo Baldacci and Nico Stringa, Villa Necchi Campiglio, Milan, March 7 - May 6, 2018, no. 4 - The Family, pp. 34 - 35 ill.
Literature
“Martini visto da Sartoris†(Martini as seen by Sartoris), in “Il Milione,†no. 55, May 28 - June 17, 1937, unnumbered pages (on p. 3, list of photographic details on display, in addition to the whole: No. 1. Groups of the Family and the Prodigal Son)
R. Bacchelli “Introduction to â€La Giustizia Corporativa: high relief for the Palace of Justice in Milan / by Arturo Martini†Milan, Edizioni del Milione, 1937, p. 15
P. Marconi “III Quadriennale d'Arte in Roma†in “Architettura†May 1939, p. 295 ill.
M. Piacentini, 1939, p. 295 ill.
W. R. Valentiner “Origins of Modern Sculpture†New York, Wittenborn Company, 1946, p. 43, 47 ill. (the group of the Prodigal Son and the Family in the photo of the plaster cast by Mario Crimella)
M. Bontempelli, A. Martini "Arturo Martini: 40 Tables" Milan, Hoepli, 1948
R. Franchi “Arturo Martini†Florence, 1949, 1951, 1954, fig. 39
G. Perocco "Arturo MArtini. Catalogo delle sculture e delle ceramiche" Treviso, 1966, no. 389, fig. 345
V. Guzzi "Arturo Martini" in "Art and Poetry" January - December 1971, p. 107
F. Bellonzi "Arturo Martini" Rome, Editalia, 1975, no. 118 ill. (photo of the plaster cast by Mario Crimella)
G. Mazzotti, 1979, plate XXXI
N. Stringa "Arturo Martini and Carrara. Pensieri nel marmo†in E. Crispolti, L.M. Barbero “IX Biennale...†1998, p. 40 ill.
G. Vianello, N. Stringa, C. Gian Ferrari "Arturo Martini. Catalogo Ragionato delle Sculture" Vicenza, Neri Pozza Editore, 1998, pp. 296 - 299, no. 448, no. 449
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