Giacomo Benevelli - Sculpture, Piccola scultura in bronzo - 7 cm - Bronze - 1962

Giacomo Benevelli, bronze sculpture, 1962, signed and numbered 7/300

Small bronze sculpture/paperweight by Giacomo Benevelli (1925–2011), 1962; signed and numbered edition, 7/300; abstract pebble shape with a diagonal cut, dark patina and gilded bronze; approximately 7 cm across; original patina.

A fragment of 1960s Milanese abstract sculpture to hold in your hand. Giacomo Benevelli, a sculptor known for his bronzes from that period and for the Arabesco and Roto sculptural lamps made by Missaglia, encapsulated his exploration of material in this small bronze pebble: a diagonal cut separates a dark, almost mineral-like patinated surface from a brilliantly polished golden one that catches the light like a blade. On the reverse are the signature, the year 1962 and the number 7 out of 300, stamped into the bronze. Perfect as a designer paperweight or a small collectible artwork. The natural patina has oxidation spots and some casting porosity: these are part of the piece and it should not be polished.
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