Ferdinando Codognotto

Technological Pinocchio - Wooden Sculpture by F. Codognotto - 2007/2008

2007/2008

The Key is a wooden sculpture realized Ferdinando Codognotto in 2023. Realized in swiss pine expertly carved in the shape of a key ending with a heart. 10x25 cm. Carved signature...

Painted Terracotta sculture realized by Sirio Pellegrini in 1960s. Good condition. Sirio Pellegrini, born in Rome on March 1, 1922, of Abruzzo origins (Capestrano), spent his child...

The Music - Sculpture is a magnificent artwork realized by the Italian artist Benedetto Robazza (Rome, 1936-2020). Travertine sculpture realized by the fusion of auburn pewter. Limited edition of 15 exemplars. Dimensions: cm 11 x 11 x 3 (base); cm 9 x 5 x 32 (sculpture). Very good conditions. This sculpture is a splendid creation by one of the most appreciated sculptors all over the world. Bendetto Robazza was a great sculptor but also a talented portrait painter, demanded among the politicians, people in finance, the military, ecclesiastical and showbusiness world: he had the honour of being invited to portray American President Regan, whose bust is displayed in in the prestigious Roosevelt room in the White House. He enjoyed portraying big stars of yesterday and today: Rudolf Valentino...

Seahorse is an original decorative object realized in the 2010s by Ferdinando Codognotto. Original wood sculpture realized in swiss pine expert...

I was born in Nice in 1955. In the 80’s, I discovered the world of metal and ornamentation in my father’s workshop where I learnt gold and silver plating and bronze restoration. After many years of practice and technical research dedicated to rehabilitating and re-composing objects, I engaged in an artistic way around 2010. The ornament that is torn from its original support then becomes the very structure of my sculptures. Bronze ornamentations assembled by extremely precise welding are the base material. Weighted with the nobility of the material joined to their own history, they support a fragmented memory and they bring me a precious help as well as a constraint. I got special inspiration from the Renaissance period. Vanitas are one of my favourite themes, typical of classical sceneries...

Italian articulated hand painted wood Pinocchio .

Large carved wood standing figure sculpture assembled from geometric timber elements and expressive hand-carved forms. The Walker transforms the human body into an architectural con...

Carved wood, artist-made robot figure, complete with moveable arms, legs and head. He can even do the splits! Artist signed and dated to bottom of feet. Great folk art piece to pla...