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Fausto Melotti
Sculpture project by Fausto Melotti, 1936

1936

About the Item

Pencil on watermarked paper. Signed lower left. The drawing is accompanied by an authentication on photo from the Fausto Melotti Archive, with code DIS 36 015, showing the data of the work. Fausto Melotti was a multifaceted and very prolific artist and it is almost impossible to link his production to a particular technique or theme, without providing only a partial view of his artistic vision. The salient features that are constant in Melotti are geometry, the study of abstraction, which leads him to use realistic but not scientifically accurate elements, and arranging the elements so that they recall a musical rhythm, a detail that refers to his training as a musician Sculptor, painter, musician, poet, he made numerous design drawings for his works. Drawing represented for him a fundamental exercise, to transfuse the original graphic trait from sheets of paper into sculptures and ceramics. The sculptures for which he is best known are made up of geometric elements made with metals (brass, iron and gold) worked into thin filaments, giving life to ethereal, weightless and almost fragile compositions. The work is presented in a frame.
  • Creator:
    Fausto Melotti (1901-1986, Italian)
  • Creation Year:
    1936
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 20.67 in (52.5 cm)Width: 16.93 in (43 cm)Depth: 12.8 in (32.5 cm)
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  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Milan, IT
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU680311929822
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