ARNALDO POMODORO (BORN 1926) Torso I1983patinated bronze, with facsimile signature 'Arnaldo Pomodoro', foundry mark 'FONDERIA TESCONI PIETRASANTA', and numbered '6/9'height 15 3/4in (40cm); width 14in (35.5cm); depth 5in (12.7cm)ARNALDO POMODORO (BORN 1926)Torso I1983patinated bronze, with facsimile signature 'Arnaldo Pomodoro', foundry mark 'FONDERIA TESCONI PIETRASANTA', and numbered '6/9'height 15 3/4in (40cm); width 14in (35.5cm); depth 5in (12.7cm)In 1982, Arnaldo Pomodoro created the set and costume design for Gioachino Rossini's opera, Semiramide. Originally created in a much lighter material and later cast in bronze, five different Torsos were worn by several of the cast members in this thrilling production.ProvenanceStephen Wirtz Gallery, San FranciscoPrivate Collection, California (acquired directly from the above)ExhibitedFlorence, Forte di Belvedere, 'Arnaldo Pomodoro. Luoghi Fondamentali', July 7 - October 28, 1984, (another example or the same)San Francisco, Stephen Wirtz Gallery, 'Arnaldo Pomodoro. Intimations of Egypt', April 25 - June 12, 1985, p. 10 (another example or the same)LiteratureG. Chigotti, Oltre l'Arno erano case a torre, Milan, no. 178, October 1986, p. 154 (another example illustrated)S. Hunter, Arnaldo Pomodoro, Fratelli Fabbri Editori, Milan, 1995, p. 177 (another example illustrated)F. Gualdoni, Arnaldo Pomodoro. Catalogo ragionato della scultura, Skira editore, Milan, 2007, p. 636, no. 726 (another example illustrated)F. Gualdoni, Arnaldo Pomodoro. La bellezza possibile, in catalogue of the solo exhibition, Galleria d'arte L'Incontro, Chiari, 2006, p. 12This work is number 6 from an edition of 9 and is listed in the Archivio Arnaldo Pomodoro, Milan, under number 726.