FAUSTO MELOTTI Rovereto 1901 - Milan 1986 Sleep, 1978 Brass, rock crystal and bronze, 27 x 6.5 x 9 cm. Signed at top Unique piece The work is registered with the Fausto Melotti Foundation, no. 1978 39 Provenance: Carlo Tognoli Collection, Milan Private collection, Milan Exposures: Fausto Melotti. Sculptures, mixed media and etchings, June 1982, Stevens-Arte Contemporanea, Padua Bibliography: G.Celant, Fausto Melotti. Catalogo generale delle Sculture e Bassorilievi 1973-1986, Milan, 1995, tome II, ill. p. 494

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