Property from the Collection of Gaetano Pesce
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Gaetano Pesce
Unique "Tramonto a New York" sofa
- Estimate
- $20,000 - 30,000
$25,000
Lot Details
Fabric, painted wood, painted metal, casters.
designed 1979, produced 2012
46 1/2 x 120 x 44 in. (118.1 x 304.8 x 111.8 cm)
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Catalogue Essay
Gaetano Pesce ordered the present unique sofa for his personal collection. It is 10% larger than the earlier examples.
Tramonto a New York
"When I came to New York for the first time, I found the city full of energy. But on a subsequent visit, I felt that its vitality was less strong. I thought that the lack of it was the sign of decadence of this city. Sometime later I saw that the energy was back and New York was still the capital of twentieth century. Anyway I wanted to mark this impression with an object and so I made the "Sunset of New York" that at the time of the production was titled "Sunset in New York." Gaetano Pesce
Tramonto a New York
"When I came to New York for the first time, I found the city full of energy. But on a subsequent visit, I felt that its vitality was less strong. I thought that the lack of it was the sign of decadence of this city. Sometime later I saw that the energy was back and New York was still the capital of twentieth century. Anyway I wanted to mark this impression with an object and so I made the "Sunset of New York" that at the time of the production was titled "Sunset in New York." Gaetano Pesce
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