Sculpture, Coppia di pinguini modernisti - 52 cm - Ceramic

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Pair of large modernist ceramic penguin sculptures, glazed in milky white and deep black, 28 × 52 × 30 cm, weight 3 kg, Italy, in excellent condition, unsigned.

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Manifattura Italiana, Pair of modernist ceramic penguins, 1960s/70s.

Pair of large-scale animal sculptures made in glazed slip-cast ceramic. The figures represent two stylized penguins with minimalist elegance, creating a compositional dialogue "parent-child" or couple. The glossy finish, alternating milky white and deep black, enhances the purity of the curved lines, typical of Italian design between the 1960s and 1980s, which reinterpreted in a modern key the naturalistic tradition of the Turin school (Lenci/Ronzan).

The remarkable lightness relative to volume confirms the high technical quality of slip-casting with thin walls.

- Materials: glazed ceramic, hollow structure (probable soft earthenware)
- Dimensions (approx.): large 28 × 52 × 30 cm; small 20 × 37 × 20 cm
- Signature: not present
- Condition: excellent.

Provenance: from a family collection of animal-themed objects.

Manifattura Italiana, Pair of modernist ceramic penguins, 1960s/70s.

Pair of large-scale animal sculptures made in glazed slip-cast ceramic. The figures represent two stylized penguins with minimalist elegance, creating a compositional dialogue "parent-child" or couple. The glossy finish, alternating milky white and deep black, enhances the purity of the curved lines, typical of Italian design between the 1960s and 1980s, which reinterpreted in a modern key the naturalistic tradition of the Turin school (Lenci/Ronzan).

The remarkable lightness relative to volume confirms the high technical quality of slip-casting with thin walls.

- Materials: glazed ceramic, hollow structure (probable soft earthenware)
- Dimensions (approx.): large 28 × 52 × 30 cm; small 20 × 37 × 20 cm
- Signature: not present
- Condition: excellent.

Provenance: from a family collection of animal-themed objects.

Details

Era
1900-2000
Country of Origin
Italy
Material
Ceramic
Title of artwork
Coppia di pinguini modernisti
Signature
Not signed
Condition
Excellent condition
Height
52 cm
Width
28 cm
Depth
30 cm
Weight
3 kg
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