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

Igor Mitoraj - "Centurion II"

Anno: 1987;

Tecnica: 青绿色蓝色铜青铜雕塑（极为罕见）；
Plinto-quadrangolare 在大理石Travertine上的基座；

Dimensioni totali: 29x15x10 cm;

Dimensioni della sola opera in bronzo: 18,5x14x10 cm;

Dimensioni della base in travertino: 10x15x8 cm;

Esemplare: H.C. 1256/1500;

Tiratura: 已以限量编号的版本生产，共1500件，以及180件艺术家证明（E.A.）；

Firmato in basso a sinistra, sul fronte;

Tiratura incisa lungo la base;

Opera corredata di certificato di autenticità di galleria d'arte;

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

Presente nelle pubblicazioni:
- Claudio Malberti, Igor Mitoraj: Sculture 1976-1986: 这是官方基本参考出版物，正式将 Centurion II 及其 1500 件的版次纳入艺术家官方典藏；
- Hélène Pinet, Igor Mitoraj: Sculture, Éditions Cercle d'Art: 专著与目录，记录编号铜版雕版次，包括青铜古绿色和罕见的蓝色渐变铜绿颜色变体；
- "Cataloghi Generali Contini": 此作品在 Contini 画廊分发的专著目录中有历史记录，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 Centurion II 的1500版次 multiples，在其总部及欧洲主要艺术沙龙展出；
- Galleria d'Arte Contini (威尼斯 / Cortina d'Ampezzo): 在意大利收藏品与小型铜像的主要展览据点，1500 系列的近期在综合展览与聚焦艺术家亲密雕塑的个人展览中展出；
- Galleria Joan Gaspar (巴塞罗那): 以与毕加索、米罗等大师合作而著名，曾举办重要展览，Centurion 系列成为现代神话雕塑的核心；
- Zoumboulakis Galleries (雅典): 希腊最古老且最具声望的画廊之一，Mitoraj 的作品及其对“古希腊碎片”的思考在此找到在欧洲大陆的自然展陈场域；
- Die Galerie (法兰克福): 著名德国家具先锋与20世纪前卫及具象艺术的画廊，通过专门展览在北欧市场推广 Centurion II 的 multiples；
- Oblong Contemporary Gallery (迪拜 / Forte dei Marmi): 专门从事国际高水平雕塑的画廊，常在庆祝Mitoraj 古典创作与遗产的展览中呈现此系列；

原作， provenance 认证；

极佳状态！

铜材通过深蓝色铜绿的丰富包浆处理（化学诱导氧化）。着色不均匀：内腔与裂隙保持更深、偏蓝的色调，而暴露与打磨过的面部表面则透出温暖的金属光泽与绿褐色调，突出光影的博弈。
Centurion 的身姿代表堕落的古典英雄。通过铜材的伤痕、绷带与残肢，Mitoraj 并非在描绘毁灭，而是在呈现人的脆弱和脆弱性，质疑与古典艺术相关的完美与不朽之想。

这件珍贵稀有的铜铸青铜雕塑，限量版，由大师 Igor Mitoraj 创作，将以全球保价运输并投保。


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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.