'Pulcinella' tile mural, 1940 (Design) – Gio Ponti (after)

Lot: 67

Gio Ponti (after)
'Pulcinella' tile mural, 1940 (Design)

Four designs. Each 20 x 20 cm. Total: H. 82 x 22 x 2 cm.
Bardelli Ceramica, Milan, 1980s.
Faience, polychrome glaze on white; in a walnut frame.

In 1940, Gio Ponti designed the set and costumes for the ballet 'Pulcinella', which was created in collaboration with composer Igor Stravinsky, ballet impresario Sergei Pavlovich Diaghilev, and artist Pablo Picasso.

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Estimate: 1,200 € - 1,600 €

183A - Design
13. October 2026 at 3:00 PM CEST

Literature:

Cf. Bouilhet-Dumas/Forest/Licitra, Gio Ponti: Architect-Designer, Paris 2018, pp. 124.

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'Pulcinella' tile mural, 1940 (Design)