Gino Sarfatti - Design New York Thursday, June 12, 2008 | Phillips

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  • Exhibited

     

  • Literature

    Giuliana Gramigna, Repertorio 1950/1980, Milan, 1985, p. 165 for the two-bulb version

  • Artist Biography

    Gino Sarfatti

    Italian • 1912 - 1985

    Rising above the devastation of World War II, post-war Italian design reached new heights of productivity and ingenuity, particularly in the realm of lighting. Gino Sarfatti is among the most celebrated lighting designers from this fruitful period. Before founding his company Arteluce in 1939, Sarfatti studied aeronautical engineering. He brought the inventiveness of a self-taught outsider to the field of lighting design, while his mechanical background lent lightness and ingenuity of construction. Poetic underpinnings are also evident in lamps such as model no. 1034 (sometimes referred to as the "Vine" lamp), which features a nearly 8' twisting brass stem graced with nine delicate, articulating white shades like buds on a flower.

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Ceiling light, model no. 2042/9

ca. 1960
Painted metal, frosted glass, chrome-plated metal.
17 1/2 in. (44.5 cm) drop
Manufactured by Arteluce, Italy.  Side of base with decal “AL ARTELUCE/MILANO.”

Estimate
$5,000 - 7,000 

Sold for $13,750

Design

12 June 2008, 2pm
New York