GIORGIO DE CHIRICO

Il Gladiatore. Bronze multiple, 1970. 310 mm; 12 1/4 inches (height), including base. Incised with the artist's name and title on the base. Numbered 60/100 and with the name of the foundry "Fonderia f.illi Bonvicini, Verona," verso on the base. Published by the Fondazione Giorgio and Isa De Chirico and Alessandro Zodo, Milan. With a certificate of authenticity from the foundry and the De Chirico Foundation. With the original blue presentation box. De Chirico executed the maquette for this small sculpture in 1971; the cast and edition was made posthumously.