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bronze sculpture by Claudio Capotondi _ Sferaperta

$7,964.97
£5,902.48
€6,650
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"Sferaperta" is part of a series of bronzes, 2 out of 8 made in 2003 the diameter of the bronze is 10 cm Placed on a black Belgium base measuring 8x8x4h cm The total height on base is therefore 14 cm Claudio Capotondi, One of the great Italian sculptors still living. Born in the ancient Etruscan city of Tarquinia, Italy, in 1937, after living and working in Rome , New York and Pietrasanta he has been back in his hometown of Tarquinia since 2023. To date, he has created 19 public artworks in Italy, the United States, Japan and Libya, and held solo exhibitions in Rome, Florence, Turin, Carrara, Bari, New York, Paris, Finland and group exhibitions in numerous cities around the world. In 2000 he received the coveted Michelangelo Award from the city of Carrara. His sculptures can be found in several public and private collections. PERSONAL SHOWS: 2019 Florence Frascione Art 2019 Florence Limonaia Boboli - Trajan's Column 2017 Pietrasanta Cloister S.Agostino "Drawings" 2008 Rome Clock Gallery "Preliminaries" 2007 Pietrasanta Museum S.Agostino 2006 Florence Gallery FYR 2005 Seravezza Medici Palace 2002 Tarquinia Municipal Gallery Spoleto Spazio Opra and Via Minervio 1997 Turin Gallery Lucco Foundation 1996 Carrara Gallery L'Atelier 1995 Paris Galerie La Decouverte 1993 S.Quirico d'Orcia Horti Leonini - "Forme nel Verde" 1992 Rome Cà d'Oro Gallery 1988 Viterbo Albornoz Fortress Museum 1987 Rome Eurogarden 1984 New York Vorpal Gallery 1981 Brescia Ferrari Gallery 1980 Yvaskyla Finland Alvar Aalto Museum Bari Duchamp Gallery Expo Art Bern Galerie Marbach 1979 Bari Gallery Cultural Experiences Vicenza Palladio Gallery 1976 Rome Two Worlds Gallery 1971 Rome Two Worlds Gallery 1965 Rome Gallery Il Girasole 1963 Rome Third World Bookstore AWARDS: 2008 Mondadori catalog (pp. 198-199) 2006 Mondadori catalog (pp. 142-143) 2000 Michelangelo Prize City of Carrara 1984 Reported by Fortunato Bellonzi in Catalogue No. 8 "Bolaffi Scultori Italiani" 1979 Reported by Giorgio Di Genova in Catalogue No. 3 "Bolaffi Scultori Italiani" 1972 Reported by Giuseppe Marchiori in the Catalog "Bolaffi Italian Sculptors" 1969 Invited to the Lindabrunn Sculpture Symposium Austria 1968 Scholarship - Salzburg Austria International Academy 1958 1st Prize of Drawing Acli Viterbo PUBLIC and PRIVATE COLLECTIONS: 2010 RomeSpinaceto Training Center PS Fontanastele marble/travertine cm.340x350x350h Rome New Court of Appeal Comefiore resin-bronze cm.120x200x330h Frosinone New Police Headquarters Tensosphere resin-marble cm.160x160x250h 2000 FianoRoman Highway A1RomeNorth Portaaroma marble/travertine ml.15.00×2.00×7.00h 1999 USA / NC Charlotte Latin School Crater marble cm.200x200x190h 1998 USA / NC Wingate University Spherosphalted 3 (1977) travertine gold cm.74x118x68h 1996 USA / SC Clinton Presbyterian College To Aphrodite (1987) marble cm.110x110x180h Dadentro (1990) marble cm.120x140x150h Jointsphere (1996) marble cm.130x140x220h Japan Ooya Utsonomiya Museum Turza marble cm.280x100x350h 1995 USA / NC Charlotte Latin School Torsionsphere red marble cm.150x150x220h USA / NC UNCC Charlotte University Androgynous (1988) travertine 60x220x250h cm 1994 La Spezia New Police Headquarters Torsiocolumn marble cm. 50x50x120h 1993 Siena San Quirico d'Orcia Big-Bang travertine cm. 150x130x220h 1992 Viterbo Piazzale Murialdo Fontanasphere peperino and granite ml. 20.00×20.00×4.00h 1991 Tivoli Bagni Hotel Gran Duca D'Este Geocranium (1988) travertine cm 140x140x140h Of Nature (1987) travertine cm 140x140x220h 1990 Rome Lazio Regional Council Torsiotension bronze cm.150x200x450h 1983 Rome Eurogarden Terme di Caracalla Spherosnode marble cm 140x140x220h 1981 Libya Benghazi Zoogarden Dissertant 3 (1975) statuary marble cm.108x156x132h Spherical welded 2 (1976) travertine cm.100x200x125h 1980 Finland Yvaskyla Museum Alvar Aalto Spherical welded 1 bronze cm.36x17x23h 1975 Modena Carducci Middle School Stone Flower travertine cm.450x750x300h Rome Lucrezio Caro High School Disruptive iron cm.100x150x350h 1969 Austria Lindabrunn Steinbruch Park Transmutant stone cm.120x150x250h 1968 Piacenza Carducci Middle School Chrysalis bronze cm.120x150x200h Pontassieve Middle School Via Rosano Icarus concrete cm.120x150x 250h
  • Creator:
    Claudio Capotondi (Artist)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 3.94 in (10 cm)Diameter: 3.94 in (10 cm)
  • Style:
    Modern (In the Style Of)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    2003
  • Production Type:
    New & Custom(Limited Edition)
  • Estimated Production Time:
    Available Now
  • Condition:
  • Seller Location:
    Tarquinia, IT
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU9536245798802

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