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Ivan ZanoniBlack unique wrought Iron Fig Tree - majestic outdoor indoor sculpture2024
2024
$91,058.91
£67,787.44
€76,000
CA$124,727.95
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CHF 72,437.73
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NOK 925,140.34
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Monumental Wrought Iron Tree Sculpture - A Collaborative Masterwork by Ivan and Luciano Zanoni
Italy, Contemporary
The Fig Tree: A Timeless Symbol.
Revered since antiquity and prominently featured in the Old Testament, the fig tree, alongside the vine, has long symbolized fertility, abundance, and the joy of life. Sacred across cultures, the fig is more than just a fruit-it is an enduring emblem of life, light, strength, and wisdom.
This sculptural interpretation in hand-forged wrought iron pays homage to the fig tree's profound cultural and spiritual resonance. It is timeless and contemporary and offers a powerful presence and symbolic depth, making it a striking and meaningful addition to any curated interior, private collection, or contemplative space.
This exceptional, large-scale sculpture was brought to life over several months-an intensive and poetic collaboration between Ivan Zanoni and his father Luciano Zanoni, two of the world's most accomplished blacksmith artists. Their deep understanding of nature, particularly trees, is unmatched in contemporary art.
Since the 1980s, the Zanoni family has been at the forefront of the global renaissance in artistic ironwork, crafting singular, museum-quality pieces for discerning collectors and institutions seeking works of extraordinary beauty, rarity, and soul.
These modular, dismantlable tree sculptures are both monumental and lyrical, imbued with an expressive power that transcends material. Each branch and leaf is hand-forged and composed with a sculptor's balance, rhythm, and form sensitivity.
Their versatility allows them to be placed in grand staircases, terraces, formal gardens, or elegant interior and outdoor spaces-ideal for private estates, corporate collections, and hospitality environments that call for an unforgettable sculptural presence.
Created entirely in wrought iron, these works are unrepeatable-there are no molds, no castings-each element individually crafted by hand with centuries-old techniques and a contemporary vision.
Zanoni sculptures are included in major exhibitions throughout Europe and the Anglo-Saxon world, and they have strong markets in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Their most iconic commission remains the monumental olive tree created for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in Seattle.
Private commissions and site-specific installations available upon request.
Please note: The snake element is not included in the sculpture unless specifically requested. However, we would be delighted to include it complimentary with your purchase if you want it added.
- Creator:Ivan Zanoni (1971, Italian)
- Creation Year:2024
- Dimensions:Height: 110.24 in (280 cm)Width: 66.93 in (170 cm)Depth: 74.81 in (190 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Milan, IT
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU431316125702
Ivan Zanoni
Sculptor Ivan Zanoni is likely among the last blacksmiths in the world who relies on medieval techniques to create magnificent iron sculptures. Having learned the craft from his father, sculptor Luciano Zanoni, Ivan is celebrated internationally for his provocative animal sculptures and other works.
Ivan Zanoni was born in Caldes, Trento, Italy, and wasted no time getting his little hands into all sorts of trouble. Burning himself was just the first of many lessons he would learn while working in his father’s workshop, but in the years that followed, Ivan would come to master the traditions most closely associated with the family name. There is a long history of blacksmithing in the Zanoni family, and many artisans have passed down skills to younger generations, who’ve managed to formulate their own unique approach to their craft.
Today, father and son work together in their shared workshop even as their subjects and methods vary. Luciano’s ideas take shape in his head, and while he may draw the initial outlines of a concept in chalk on the ground before lighting the fire, he usually skips the concepting stage altogether. Ivan, on the other hand, tends to sketch out ideas, make plasticine models and cut sheet metal accordingly before beginning to work with his material. Sometimes a given work can take years to complete.
Ivan is probably best known for the vast range of figurative sculptures he’s created over the years, all of which draw on the wonders of the animal kingdom, while his father specializes in sculpting olive trees and other plant life in iron. Their approaches intersect with a love of nature, each holding a firm belief that remaining rooted to the earth, grounded both emotionally and spiritually, is critical to much more than just their art.
Ivan began to explore sculpture on his own in 1998. He has exhibited his work at the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art of Trento and Rovereto. He created a series of sculptures representing the fables of La Fontaine and has completed multiple feline sculptures inspired by the stories of Italian writer Emilio Salgari. The Salamon Fine Art gallery in Milan represents both Ivan and Luciano Zanoni, and some of their work is held in the gallery’s permanent collection.
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