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Luca Maria Patella and Rosa Foschi – Ceramic plate, 1988

Decorated ceramic plate, made by Luca Maria Patella and Rosa Foschi in 1988.

The work, with a diameter of about 25 cm, features a figurative and symbolic composition accompanied, along the edge, by a quotation from the Greek philosopher Heraclitus: “God is day and night, winter and summer, war and peace, hunger and satiety.”

The piece testifies to the interest in language, philosophy, and the symbolic dimension that characterizes Luca Maria Patella's artistic research.

Signed and dated January 30, 1988, with inscriptions on the front and back.

Provenance: private collection, Rome, later donated to the current owner in 2026.

Technique: decorated ceramic.

Dimensions: diameter about 25 cm.

Year: 1988.

Conditions: good overall state of preservation, as shown in photographs.

Luca Maria Patella e Rosa Foschi – Piatto in ceramica, 1988

Piatto in ceramica decorata, realizzato da Luca Maria Patella e Rosa Foschi nel 1988.

L'opera, del diametro di circa 25 cm, presenta una composizione figurativa e simbolica accompagnata, lungo il bordo, da una citazione del filosofo greco Eraclito: «Il Dio è giorno e notte, inverno e estate, guerra pace sazietà fame».

Il lavoro testimonia l'interesse per il linguaggio, la filosofia e la dimensione simbolica che caratterizza la ricerca artistica di Luca Maria Patella.

Firmato e datato 30 gennaio 1988, con iscrizioni sul fronte e sul retro.

Provenienza: collezione privata, Roma, successivamente donato all'attuale proprietario nel 2026.

Tecnica: ceramica decorata.

Dimensioni: diametro circa 25 cm.

Anno: 1988.

Condizioni: buono stato di conservazione generale, come da fotografie.

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Luca Patella, Rosa Foschi - Dish - Ceramic

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This 25 cm decorated ceramic plate by Luca Patella and Rosa Foschi was made in 1988, is signed and dated, and is in good used condition with minor signs of age.

Luca Patella, Rosa Foschi - Dish - Ceramic

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This 25 cm decorated ceramic plate by Luca Patella and Rosa Foschi was made in 1988, is signed and dated, and is in good used condition with minor signs of age.

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