Lot No. 4


A chest of drawers in the form of a man,


A chest of drawers in the form of a man, - Design

designed by Marcello Mariotti on the basis of a work by Luca Cambiaso, 1982, manufactured by Vittorio Di Giovanni, 1984, Tanganyika walnut, beech, height 180 cm, width 70 cm, depth 93 cm. (DR)

No. 3 from the limited edition of 9.

The sculptor Marcello Mariotti drew his inspirations for his two pieces of anthropomorphic furniture in the shape of a man and a woman from the Italian painter Luca Cambiaso (1527-1585). Among Cambiaso’s late works there are sketches showing groups of figures reduced to basic geometric forms. They are referred to as drawings in a cubist manner ("la maniera cubica"), since they anticipate formal aspects of Cubism. These two pieces of furniture were a gift to the famous Italian movie actress Rosella Falk for her wedding with an Italian industrialist in 1982. In 1984, a limited series of nine pieces each was produced.

Specialist: Dr. Gerti Draxler Dr. Gerti Draxler
+43-1-515 60-226

gerti.draxler@dorotheum.at

27.11.2012 - 17:00

Realized price: **
EUR 14,940.-
Estimate:
EUR 12,000.- to EUR 16,000.-

A chest of drawers in the form of a man,


designed by Marcello Mariotti on the basis of a work by Luca Cambiaso, 1982, manufactured by Vittorio Di Giovanni, 1984, Tanganyika walnut, beech, height 180 cm, width 70 cm, depth 93 cm. (DR)

No. 3 from the limited edition of 9.

The sculptor Marcello Mariotti drew his inspirations for his two pieces of anthropomorphic furniture in the shape of a man and a woman from the Italian painter Luca Cambiaso (1527-1585). Among Cambiaso’s late works there are sketches showing groups of figures reduced to basic geometric forms. They are referred to as drawings in a cubist manner ("la maniera cubica"), since they anticipate formal aspects of Cubism. These two pieces of furniture were a gift to the famous Italian movie actress Rosella Falk for her wedding with an Italian industrialist in 1982. In 1984, a limited series of nine pieces each was produced.

Specialist: Dr. Gerti Draxler Dr. Gerti Draxler
+43-1-515 60-226

gerti.draxler@dorotheum.at


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Auction: Design
Auction type: Saleroom auction
Date: 27.11.2012 - 17:00
Location: Vienna | Palais Dorotheum
Exhibition: 17.11. - 27.11.2012


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