Live Auction 12304Modern British and Irish Art
Enzo Plazzotta (1921-1981)
Lot 68

Enzo Plazzotta (1921-1981)

Nureyev

Closed14 July 2016

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GBP 3,750

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Enzo Plazzotta (1921-1981)
Nureyev
signed and numbered with the artist's stamp 'PLAZZOTTA/1.9' (on the reverse of the neck)
bronze with a dark brown patina, unique
9 ¼ in. (23.5 cm.) high, excluding marble base
Conceived in 1972.

Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner, 1979.

Specialist note

Private correspondence between the artist and the present owner confirms that although this was to be originally cast in an edition of nine only one work was cast due to a fire, therefore the present work is unique.