Emilio Greco - the Dove of Peace - Original Etching - 1983

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The dove of peace is an original etching artwork realized in 1983 by emilio greco. Hand-signed on the lower right … Read more The dove of peace is an original etching artwork realized in 1983 by emilio greco. Hand-signed on the lower right and dated. Artist's proof, on the lower left in pencil. In very good conditions with folding at the top right on the whitish frame which does not affect the image. The artwork fulfilled on the occasion of the sarajevo winter olympics. It is characterized bu confident and sort strokes, with an impressive feeling of peace demonstrated through symbolic combination of dove and girl. Emilio greco (catania, 11 ottobre 1913 – roma, 5 april 1995) was an italian sculptor, engraver, medallist, writer and poet. He is best known for his monumental bronze sculptures around the world in museums - tate modern (london), hermitage (saint petersburg), puskin museum (moscow), gnam (rome), hirshhorn museum (washington d.c.), hakone open-air museum (japan), museu coleção berardo (lisbon), royal museums of fine arts of belgium (bruxelles), kröller-müller-museum (otterlo), storm king art center (new windsor, ny), hawke's bay museum (new zealand), museo novecento (florence) - and public works of art in london, rome, tokyo, osaka, orvieto, sendai, tarquinia, vatican, antwerp and marl/germany. This piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark and no
official proof of authenticity,
however it is well documented in design history. I take full responsibility for any authenticity



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