λ ATTRIBUTED TO EMILE GILIOLI (FRENCH 1911-1977) UNTITLED (PETITE SPHERE) Polished marble Height including small base: 41cm (16 in.)Executed circa late 1960s.Provenance: A gift from the artist to Giuseppe Formai, former CEO of Henraux marble works, Querceta in the late 1960s Thence by descent to the present owner Gilioli was one of the foremost sculptors working in Paris in the post-war years. His abstract sculptures produced in a range of mediums from metal and bronze to marble, all exhibit an understanding of line and form and reflect a passion for modernism that epitomised the era. Gilioli exhibited alongside fellow avant-garde artists such as Serge Poliakoff, Alberto Giacometti and Victor Vasarely as well as drawing immense influence from the likes of Constantin Brancusi, whose studio he visited on numerous occasions, and Henri Laurens. His work has been exhibited widely both during his lifetime and since, including a 1979 retrospective at the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, and his work is held in various international collections including the Tate in London, MoMA in New York and the Museu de Arte Moderna in São Paulo.
λ ATTRIBUTED TO EMILE GILIOLI (FRENCH 1911-1977) UNTITLED (PETITE SPHERE) Polished marble Height including small base: 41cm (16 in.)Executed circa late 1960s.Provenance: A gift from the artist to Giuseppe Formai, former CEO of Henraux marble works, Querceta in the late 1960s Thence by descent to the present owner Gilioli was one of the foremost sculptors working in Paris in the post-war years. His abstract sculptures produced in a range of mediums from metal and bronze to marble, all exhibit an understanding of line and form and reflect a passion for modernism that epitomised the era. Gilioli exhibited alongside fellow avant-garde artists such as Serge Poliakoff, Alberto Giacometti and Victor Vasarely as well as drawing immense influence from the likes of Constantin Brancusi, whose studio he visited on numerous occasions, and Henri Laurens. His work has been exhibited widely both during his lifetime and since, including a 1979 retrospective at the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, and his work is held in various international collections including the Tate in London, MoMA in New York and the Museu de Arte Moderna in São Paulo.
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