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Girl/flowers-Retire 2002
131C |
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$478.00
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Gift To Mary Rso Retire 2002
439C |
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$720.00
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Gemini 5/21-6/21 Ret 04 Le 5000
426C |
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$1,170.00
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Gathering Roses Ret 04
1371C |
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$720.00
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Garden Maternity Retire 2002
188C |
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$440.00
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Galloping Horse- Retired
905C |
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$854.00
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Fun Ride-Retired
118C |
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$396.00
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Frances-Retired
521C |
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$494.00
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Fortuna-Ltd 5000 Retire 2002
1322C |
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$0.00
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Folies De Paris So Ret 04
1596C |
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$954.00
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Flowers For Mum So Retire 2002
4122C |
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$450.00
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Flower Wagon-Retire 2002
160C |
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$522.00
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Florence Rso Retire 2002
535C |
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$530.00
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Flamingo Dancer Ret 04
1623C |
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$0.00
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Florist-Retire 2002
696C |
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$0.00
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Flamenco So Ret 04
1595C |
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$540.00
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First Serve Ret 04
1591C |
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$450.00
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Finally Quiet Ret 04
1673C |
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$288.00
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Fascination-Ltd 5000 Retire 2002
192C |
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$1,440.00
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Fascination-Ltd 3000 Ret 04
1412C |
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$1,680.00
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Essence Of Roses Ret 04
1497C |
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$494.00
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Erika L/e 5000-Ret 2002
1192C |
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$854.00
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Encountering Ret 02
472C |
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$900.00
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Enchanted Lake Ret 04
1372C |
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$720.00
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Elegance Retire 2002
1430C |
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$440.00
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Eleanora-Novecento Ret 2002
1163C |
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$0.00
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Eclipse Hand Signed Number 244 of 5000
1458C |
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$1,500.00
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Don't Worry-Retired
688C |
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$476.00
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Donkey Ltd 1000 Retire 2002
1027C |
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$0.00
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Daphne Ltd 4750 Retire 2002
1353C |
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$1,170.00
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Dancing Flowers Ret 2002
1476C |
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$260.00
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Crystal Ice So Ret 04
1508C |
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$432.00
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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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