Igor Mitoraj (1944-2014) - Centurion II (con base in travertino)

Igor Mitoraj - "Centurion II"

Year: 1987;

Technique: Green-blue patinated bronze sculpture (very rare);
Quadrangular plinth in travertine marble;

Total dimensions: 29x15x10 cm;

Dimensions of the only bronze work: 18.5x14x10 cm;

Travertine base dimensions: 10x15x8 cm;

Specimen: HC 1256/1500;

Print run: It was produced in a limited and numbered edition of 1500 units, as well as 180 artist's proofs (EA);

Signed bottom left, on the front;

Printed run along the base;

Work accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from art gallery;

Bibliography: Claudio Malberti, "Igor Mitoraj Sculpture 1976-1986";

Present in publications:
- Claudio Malberti, Igor Mitoraj: Sculptures 1976-1986: It is the fundamental reference publication that officially included the Centurion II and its print run of 1500 copies in the artist's official corpus;
- Hélène Pinet, Igor Mitoraj: Sculptures, Éditions Cercle d'Art: Monograph and catalogue documenting numbered bronze editions, including variants with antique green patina and the rare shaded blue patina.
- "Contini General Catalogues": The work appears historically recorded in the monographic catalogues distributed by the Contini Art Gallery, the main point of reference for the artist's works;

Exhibitions:
- Galerie Bayart (Paris): This historic French contemporary art gallery has repeatedly exhibited multiples of the Centurion II marked with a print run of 1500, presenting them both at its headquarters and at major European art salons;
- Contini Art Gallery (Venice / Cortina d'Ampezzo): Main exhibition point for Mitoraj's collectibles and small bronzes in Italy, where the lots from the 1500 series have been exhibited in group and solo exhibitions focused on the artist's intimate sculptures;
- Joan Gaspar Gallery (Barcelona): Known for working with masters such as Picasso and Miró, it has hosted important exhibitions in which the Centurion series represented the backbone of modern mythological sculpture;
- Zoumboulakis Galleries (Athens): One of the oldest and most prestigious galleries in Greece, where Mitoraj's work and his reflection on the "fragment of ancient Greece" have found a natural continental exhibition cradle;
- Die Galerie (Frankfurt): Renowned German gallery focused on 20th-century avant-garde and figurative art, which promoted multiples of the Centurion II series on the Northern European market through dedicated exhibitions and institutional art fairs;
- Oblong Contemporary Gallery (Dubai / Forte dei Marmi): Gallery specializing in high-level international sculpture that regularly includes this series in exhibitions celebrating Mitoraj's classical work and legacy;

Original work with certified provenance;

Excellent condition!

The bronze is treated with a rich dark blue patina with blue-green reflections (chemically induced oxidation). The coloration is uneven: the concave parts and slits retain darker, bluish hues, while the exposed, smooth surfaces of the face reveal warm metallic glows and greenish hues, emphasizing the play of light and shadow.
The figure of the Centurion represents the fallen classical hero. Through the wounds, bandages, and mutilations of bronze, Mitoraj describes not a destruction, but the vulnerability and fragility of human beings, questioning the idea of perfection and immortality associated with classical art.

This wonderful and rare limited edition patinated bronze sculpture by Master Igor Mitoraj will be shipped with insurance worldwide.