ENZO PLAZZOTTA (1921-1981)
Implosion III
signed, numbered and stamped with foundry mark 'PLAZZOTTA/ 2/9' (on the subject's left knee)
bronze with brown patina, on a stone base
60 in. (152 cm.) high, excluding base
Conceived in 1969 and cast in an edition of 6 plus artist's cast by Fonderia D'arte Luigi Tommasi, Peitrasanta.

Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner in July 1970.

Exhibition catalogue, A major exhibition of sculpture by Enzo Plazzotta, Cirencester, Cirencester Park, 1971, n.p., exhibition not numbered, another cast illustrated.
Exhibition catalogue, The 21st King's Lynn 1971 Festival: A one man exhibition of sculpture by Enzo Plazzotta, Norfolk, King's Lynn, 1971, n.p., exhibition not numbered, another cast illustrated.
Exhibition catalogue, Enzo Plazzotta, New York, Aquavella Galleries, n.p., no. 49, another cast illustrated.
C. Plazzotta and R. O'Conor, Enzo Plazzotta: A Catalogue Raisonné, London, 1986, p. 60, no. 110, another cast illustrated.

Buckingham, Stowe School, A wide ranging Exhibition of Sculpture By Enzo Plazzotta, May - June 1969, no. 110, another cast exhibited.
New York, Aquavella Galleries, Enzo Plazzotta, November - December 1969, no. 49, another cast exhibited.
London, Grosvenor Gallery, Enzo Plazzotta, June - July 1970, no. 16.
Cirencester, Cirencester Park, A major exhibition of sculpture by Enzo Plazzotta, June - July 1971, exhibition not numbered, another cast exhibited.
Norfolk, King's Lynn, The 21st King's Lynn 1971 Festival: A one man exhibition of sculpture by Enzo Plazzotta, July - August 1971, exhibition not numbered, another cast exhibited.
London, Marjorie Parr Gallery, Plazzotta: Recent Sculpture, October 1975, no. 110, another cast exhibited.
Buckingham, Stowe School, Plazzotta, May - August 1976, no, 110, another cast exhibited.
Surrey, Cranleigh School, May - July 1977, catalogue not traced.
London, Freeland Gallery, May - June 1985, catalogue not traced.

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