Description:
Mirko Basaldella (Italian, 1910-1969)
Canto Fermo
Initialed "M" within a circle near the base, identified on a label from the XXVII Esposizione Biennale Internazionale d'Arte di Venezia, 1954, affixed to the underside of the plinth.
Bronze with a green patina, height 19 1/2 in. (49.5 cm),on a porphyry plinth.
Condition: Scattered inconsistencies to the patina, dust and dirt to the interstices.
Provenance: Purchased from the Biennale di Venezia, 1954, by Francis M. Bator; property from the estate of Francis M. Bator, Massachusetts.
Provenance: Property from the estate of Francis M. Bator.
Estimate $2,000-3,000
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