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Twin Dancers So Ret 04
1594C |
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$594.00
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Tulip-Avantgarde-Retired
748C |
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$810.00
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Together Ret 04
1512C |
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$234.00
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Tia Rso-Retire 02
522C |
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$468.00
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The Swirling Skirt So Ret 04
1598C |
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$494.00
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The Swingers Ret 04
148C |
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$1,080.00
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The Proposal Retire 2002
1285C |
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$810.00
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The Passion Of Christ Ret 04
4124C |
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$720.00
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The Kiss-Retired L/e 7500
815C |
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$1,295.00
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The Game/the Cheats Retire 2002
712C |
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$1,440.00
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The Drive Retire 02
1375C |
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$710.00
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The Dreamer Ret 04
1374C |
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$576.00
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The Deposition Of Christ Le 5000 Ret04
4126C |
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$0.00
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The Defence Ret 04
1251C |
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$540.00
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The Child Ltd 3000 Ret 04
1189C |
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$396.00
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The Brief Ret 04
1253C |
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$630.00
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The Annunciation Ltd 3000 Ret 04
1502C |
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$2,394.00
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Thank You God So Retire 2002 So
4119C |
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$396.00
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Tennis Star Rso Retire 2002
1311C |
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$494.00
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The Advocate Ret 04
1252C |
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$612.00
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Tennis Ret 04
1493c |
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$432.00
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Tenderly Ltd 5000 Retire 2002
1318C |
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$1,124.00
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Tender Touch-Retire 2002
1255C |
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$1,484.00
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Tender Gifts-Retire 2002
263C |
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$450.00
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Taurus 4/20-5/20 Ret 04 Le 5000 Artist Signed
170C |
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$1,300.00
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Swing-Retire 2002
1120C |
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$1,326.00
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Sweet Water Ret 04
1373C |
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$576.00
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Sweet Symphony So Ret 04
1509C |
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$360.00
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Sweet Milk Ret 04
1674C |
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$288.00
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Sweet Innocence Ret 2002 So
4114C |
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$0.00
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Surfer Retire 2002
1310C |
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$540.00
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Sunshine Dreams Retire 2002
629C |
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$342.00
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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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