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

Igor Mitoraj - "Centurion II"

Anno: 1987;

Tecnica: 青绿蓝色镀青铜雕塑（非常罕见）；
Plinto quadrangolare in marmo di travertino;

尺寸总计：29x15x10 cm;

仅铜雕作品尺寸：18,5x14x10 cm;

基座大理石 travertino 尺寸：10x15x8 cm;

样本：H.C. 1256/1500;

印次：限量且编号为1500件，并另有180件艺术家签名版（E.A.）;

在左下角前面签名；

印次沿基座刻印；

作品附有艺术画廊的真品证书；

目录：Claudio Malberti, "Igor Mitoraj Sculture 1976-1986";

出版物中出现：
- Claudio Malberti, Igor Mitoraj: Sculture 1976-1986：这是基本参考出版物，正式将 Centurion II 与其1500件的印次列入艺术家官方文献库；
- Hélène Pinet, Igor Mitoraj: Sculture, Éditions Cercle d'Art：该专著及目录记录了编号铜版的版本，包括古董绿铜绿化变体与罕见的蓝色渐变色；
- 《Contini General Catalogues》：该作品在 Contini 艺术画廊分发的专著目录中有历史性记录，是艺术家作品的主要参考点；

展览：
- Galerie Bayart（巴黎）：这家历史悠久的法国当代艺术画廊多次展出标注印数为1500的 Centurion II 的 multiples，在其总部及欧洲主要艺术沙龙展出；
- Contini Art Gallery（威尼斯 / Cortina d’Ampezzo）：意大利收藏与小型铜雕的主要展览点，1500系列的作品在聚合展和个人展中展出，聚焦于艺术家的私密雕塑；
- Joan Gaspar Gallery（巴塞罗那）：以与毕加索、米罗等大师合作而知名，举办了重要展览，使 Centurion 系列成为现代神话雕塑的主轴；
- Zoumboulakis Galleries（雅典）：希腊最古老、最有声望的画廊之一，Mitoraj 的作品及其对“古希腊碎片”的思考在这里找到了一个自然的大陆级展陈摇篮；
- Die Galerie（法兰克福）：知名的德国画廊，聚焦二十世纪前卫与具象艺术，通过专门展览在北欧市场推进 Centurion II 的 multiples；
- Oblong Contemporary Gallery（迪拜 / Forte dei Marmi）：专注国际高水平雕塑的画廊，定期在纪念性展览中收录此系列，展示Mitoraj的经典创作及遗产；

原作， provenance 认证；

Condition: 极佳！

青铜部分涂覆有丰富的深蓝色与蓝绿反光（化学诱导氧化）。着色不均匀：凹陷部位和缝隙保持较深的蓝色调，而暴露、表面光滑的脸部区域露出温暖的金属光泽与绿色调，强调光影的变化。
Centurion 的形象代表堕落的古典英雄。通过铜的创伤、绷带和 mutilations，Mitoraj 并未描绘毁灭，而是在揭示人类的脆弱与脆弱性，质疑与古典艺术相关的完美与永恒的观念。

这件精美而罕见的限量青铜雕塑，来自大师 Igor Mitoraj，带有限定版，将随全球保险运输。

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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.