Nicola Biondani

Nicola Biondani "Leonardo" Unique Piece Ceramic Contemporary Art Sculpture

2017

Xawery Wolski Vestido de Oro I (Gold Dress I), 2015 Terracotta, gold glaze 67" x 60" x 3" Polish-born sculptor Xawery Wolski works in a variety of materials: bronze, terracotta, w...

Irmgard Biernath (1905 Waldheim in Saxony - 1998 Mainz), Hommage à Kahnweiler, 1984. Terracotta relief, burnished red body, 43.5 x 38 cm, mounted on support plate, in wooden frame 57 x 49.5 cm, monogrammed "IB" at lower right. - Isolated patina losses, but overall good condition, frame slightly bumped. - The Appearance of Genius- This homage to Daniel-Henry Kahnweiler shows the gallerist and art theorist as Pablo Picasso portrayed him in his lithographic portrait of 1957. As an innovative Parisian gallery owner, Kahnweiler had exclusively represented Picasso since 1911, while Picasso had painted his famous portrait of Kahnweiler the previous year as a major work of Cubism. And it is Picasso who appears at the centre of Irmgard Biernath's image. Here, his face echoes the features of the self-portrait he painted in 1907 in the Prague National Gallery. His eyes are wide open as he gazes into the distance, surrounded by the works of his artistic vision that have already taken shape. On the right is the bronze "Man with Sheep...

Additional Information: Petite portrait has painted eyes, circlet and necklace in blue and gold. Provenance: Private Collection New York, from a collector of many petite works by the...

Additional Information: Provenance: Private Collection New York, from a collector of many petite works by the artist. Marking(s); notes: signed Country of origin; materials: unknow...

Earthenware and glaze "Flat Pot XVIII" (2019) Glazed earthenware flat goblet wall sculpture Hanging system on back side Earth tones, cream and brown on terracotta clay Certificate o...

"Flat Pot XVI" (2019) Glazed earthenware flat vessel shaped wall sculpture Hanging system on back side Pastel tones, light minty sea foam green blue on te...