306 - Francesco MARINO DI TEANA (1920–2012)

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€5,000

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€5,000 - 10,000

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30%

Francesco MARINO DI TEANA (1920–2012) Homage to Gilgamesh, circa 1963–64 Oxidized carbon steel, 2015 edition Signed on the base, MDT stamp, limited to 8 copies Papadopoulos, foundry 49.5 x 52 x 35 cm N.B.: Only two copies of this sculpture have been produced to date, one of which is kept in the artist’s studio. Bibliography: Catalogue Raisonné. : MDT.Sc.Gilg.164.Ac.030.08, page 311, no. 807bis A certificate of authenticity by Nicolas Marino di Teana, the artist’s son, dated March 15, 2018, will be provided to the purchaser. Note: Gilgamesh is a hero from an epic of ancient Mesopotamia. It is the oldest example of narrative literature in the world. Discovered in the early 1850s, it begins with five Sumerian poems about Gilgamesh, king of Uruk. Expert: Marc OTTAVI

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Monday, November 23

02:00 PM

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75009 Paris, France

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