GIUSEPPE ARMANI LIMITED EDITION LEDA AND SWAN FIGURINE - FLORENCE 1993

A MASTERFULLY EXECUTED LIMITED EDITION DECORATIVE SCULPTURE DEPICTING THE CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGICAL SUBJECT OF LEDA AND THE SWAN, RENDERED IN FINE RESIN COMPOSITE BY RENOWNED ITALIAN SCULPTOR GIUSEPPE ARMANI.

IDENTIFICATION AND ATTRIBUTION:
- MAKER: GIUSEPPE ARMANI, FLORENCE, ITALY
- TITLE: LEDA AND SWAN (MODEL 1012/T)
- EDITION: LIMITED EDITION 867 OF 1500 PIECES
- YEAR: 1993
- MAKER'S MARK: SIGNED 'GIUSEPPE ARMANI' TO THE BASE WITH IMPRESSED EDITION NUMBER AND COPYRIGHT MARK
- ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTATION: ORIGINAL FLORENCE SCULPTURE D'ARTE CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY IN WOODEN FRAME, HAND-SIGNED BY GIUSEPPE ARMANI

DESCRIPTION:
THE COMPOSITION PRESENTS A DYNAMIC INTERPRETATION OF THE CLASSICAL THEME, WITH THE FEMALE FIGURE RENDERED IN GRACEFUL CONTRAPPOSTO POSE, HER BODY INTERTWINED WITH THE SWAN'S FORM. THE FIGURE'S RAISED ARM EXTENDS UPWARD IN AN ELEGANT GESTURE, WHILST THE SWAN'S WINGS AND NECK CREATE AN INTEGRATED SCULPTURAL COMPOSITION. THE RESIN HAS BEEN FINISHED TO A WARM CREAM TONE WITH SUBTLE GREY-BROWN PATINATION TO THE FEATHERED AND TEXTURED ELEMENTS, CREATING VISUAL DEPTH AND DIMENSIONALITY. THE BASE IS A TURNED WOODEN PLINTH FINISHED IN DEEP BURGUNDY LACQUER, PROVIDING STABLE SUPPORT AND FORMAL PRESENTATION.

DIMENSIONS:
- HEIGHT: APPROXIMATELY 48 CM (INCLUDING BASE)
- BASE DIAMETER: APPROXIMATELY 18 CM

CONDITION: EXCELLENT CONDITION THROUGHOUT. THE RESIN SURFACE IS FREE FROM CHIPS, CRACKS, OR REPAIRS. ALL FINE SCULPTURAL DETAILS REMAIN CRISP AND WELL-DEFINED. THE ORIGINAL PATINA IS INTACT AND CONSISTENT WITH THE ARTIST'S INTENDED FINISH. THE WOODEN BASE SHOWS NO SCRATCHES, MARKS, OR WEAR TO THE LACQUER FINISH. THE PIECE HAS BEEN CAREFULLY PRESERVED AND DISPLAYED.

PROVENANCE: PRIVATE COLLECTION. ACCOMPANIED BY THE ORIGINAL FRAMED CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY SIGNED BY GIUSEPPE ARMANI, CONFIRMING THE EDITION NUMBER AND LIMITED PRODUCTION STATUS.

NOTE: GIUSEPPE ARMANI (1935-2011) WAS A CELEBRATED ITALIAN SCULPTOR RENOWNED FOR HIS LIMITED EDITION FIGURATIVE WORKS PRODUCED BY FLORENCE SCULPTURE D'ARTE. HIS PIECES ARE HIGHLY COLLECTED INTERNATIONALLY, PARTICULARLY THOSE FROM THE 1990S PRODUCTION PERIOD. THE LEDA AND SWAN SUBJECT HAS BEEN A RECURRING THEME IN WESTERN ART SINCE THE RENAISSANCE, AND ARMANI'S INTERPRETATION DEMONSTRATES HIS MASTERY OF CLASSICAL COMPOSITION COMBINED WITH CONTEMPORARY SCULPTURAL TECHNIQUE.

Item Size: Height: 48cm, Width: 20cm, Depth: 20cm, Weight: 8Kg

SOUTH AUSTRALIA
232169+4

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