Study for Sculpture
Artist
Ezio Martinelli
(American, 1913 - 1980)
Date1963
MediumWatercolor and rust-colored ink on paper
DimensionsSheet: 12 1/2 × 21 in. (31.8 × 53.3 cm)
Matt (Window): 13 × 21 1/2 in. (33 × 54.6 cm)
Frame: 22 × 28 in. (55.9 × 71.1 cm)
Matt (Window): 13 × 21 1/2 in. (33 × 54.6 cm)
Frame: 22 × 28 in. (55.9 × 71.1 cm)
ClassificationsPaintings
Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. David P. Wollowick, 1968
Object numberSN766
Martinelli trained in Italy and New York in both sculpture and painting, and is best known for his semi-abstract sculptures in welded metal. He came to Sarasota in 1964 for a one-month residency at The Ringling, sponsored by the Ford Foundation. In this study, presumably for a sculpture in metal, he develops two female poses: one seated, and the other standing, rotated at three different angles. Watercolor wash is his primary means of outlining and modeling the forms, while the agitated rust- colored pen lines indicate further thoughts about surface texture.
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