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Armani
Starry Night-Retired
632C |
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$478.00
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Armani
Starry Night-Retired
632F |
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$216.00
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Armani
Starlight-Retired Le 1500
150C |
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$2,394.00
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Armani
Star Bright So Ret 04
1505C |
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$432.00
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Armani
Star Bright So Ret 04
1505F |
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$288.00
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Armani
St. Joseph Le 1000 Retire 2002
1021C |
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$990.00
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Armani
St. Joseph Ltd 3000 Ret 04
1187C |
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$1,800.00
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Armani
Spring-Retired-May Time
761C |
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$720.00
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Armani
Spring-Retired-May Time
761F |
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$494.00
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Armani
Spring-Lady With Flower Basket-Retire 2002
181F |
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$252.00
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Armani
Spring Rose Ltd 3000 Ret 04
1334C |
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$990.00
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Armani
Spring Iris-Ltd 3000 Ret 04
1336C |
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$900.00
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Armani
Spring Rose Ret 04
1334F |
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$674.00
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Armani
Spring Enchantment Retire 2002
1174F |
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$450.00
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Armani
Spring Daisy - Ltd 3000 Ret 04
1335C |
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$990.00
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Armani
Spring Iris Ret 04
1336F |
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$630.00
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Armani
Spring Daisy Ret 04
1335F |
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$630.00
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Armani
Spring Bluebell Ltd 3000 Ret 04
1333C |
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$990.00
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Armani
Spring Bluebell Ret 04
1333F |
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$674.00
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Armani
Spring Blossoms-Ltd 5000 Ret 2002
1323C |
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$720.00
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Armani
Spring Blossoms Retire 2002
1323F |
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$450.00
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Armani
Sophia-Retired Via Veneto
636C |
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$792.00
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Armani
Sophia-Retired Via Veneto
636F |
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$504.00
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Armani
Songs With Love-Retired
885F |
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$414.00
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Armani
Sof Kiss Ret 02
470C |
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$540.00
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Armani
So Sweet Ret 04
1675C |
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$408.00
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Armani
So Sweet Ret 04
1675F |
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$308.00
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Armani
So Soft Retire 2002
1182C |
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$450.00
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Armani
So Pretty-Retired Le 3000 Avantgarde
1170C |
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$854.00
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Armani
So Pretty-Retired Avantgarde
1170F |
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$584.00
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Armani
So Good-Retire 2002
1370C |
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$306.00
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Armani
So Good-Retire 2002
1370F |
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$152.00
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| Artist Bio: Giuseppe Armani was born in Calci, Italy, in 1935. From the moment young 'Bebe' could pick up a pencil, he drew. He drew everything he saw. He drew everyone he knew. He drew all day long. Armani's parents were amazed at Giuseppe's prodigious output and they recognized that their little boy's sketches were more than just the whimsical drawings of most children. Uncanny realism and attention to detail revealed Giuseppe's true talent. He had The Gift.
Giuseppe's teachers decided that Armani should attend the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence. Unfortunately, as the arrangements were being made, his father died unexpectedly. The family needed Giuseppe now. Art school was forgotten. But the Art was not.
Giuseppe Armani's natural talent was finally recognized when a local priest organized an exhibition of young artists; Giuseppe entered a sculpture of a classically inspired male torso. The work was greatly admired for its extraordinary anatomical precision. When the torso was taken to the Art Gallery in Pisa -- located across the street from the famous Leaning Tower -- Giuseppe Armani's talent was rewarded with the offer of a permanent job there.
In Pisa, Armani's dream of studying art was finally realized. He immersed himself in the great masterpieces of the Renaissance that he had only read about in books. He travelled to Siena and Florence and began to hone his personal style; Giuseppe drew heavily on the style of 16th Century Florentine Renaissance. Sculpture, Armani realized, allowed him to work in three dimensions. He infused life, character and even soul into his works. Giuseppe experimented in wood, clay, alabaster and marble and his reputation grew with each breathtaking creation. Art admirers soon started flocking to the gallery to see Armani's latest efforts.
In 1975, the Florence Sculture d'Arte, recognizing Armani's genius, offered him the opportunity to work exclusively for them. He would be encouraged to give free rein to his artistic muse. Giuseppe Armani accepted.
For more than 20 years Armani has created masterpieces ranging from traditional Capodimonte style to more daring, contemporary, sometimes whimsical sculptures. Always, Giuseppe infused his figurines with breathtaking realism -- with a spark of life. This continues to amaze even his many admirers the world over. Giuseppe Armani describes his credo this way: "Although I consider myself a direct descendant of the Renaissance heritage, I believe that an artist has to follow his own evolution and not solely be a ruminant of the past, as glorious as it may have been. An artist conducts a search that may lead him far out in exploring new areas of interest. I continually search to discover new and better means of expression.
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