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Come To Me Ltd 5000 Ret 04
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Close Encounters Ret 2002
258C |
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$288.00
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Claudia L/e 5000-Ret 2002
1193C |
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$694.00
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Chums Retire 2002 So
4113C |
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$674.00
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Charming Dancer So Ret 04
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$990.00
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Celestial Flowers-Retired
1034C |
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Capricorn 12/22-1/19 Ret 04 Le 5000
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$1,170.00
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Capricorn 12/22-1/19 Ret 04
669C |
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$350.00
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Cancer 6/22-7/22 Ltd 5000 Ret 04
1239C |
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$1,300.00
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Caddy Ret 04
1592C |
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$450.00
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Butterfly Dancer Ret 04
1621C |
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$342.00
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Bright Sun So Ret 04
1506C |
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$432.00
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Boy With Sheep Ret 02
467C |
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$342.00
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Boy With Flute-Retired
890C |
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$314.00
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Born To Dance-Retire 2002
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Blossom-Retired 2002
657C |
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$422.00
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Black Orchid Le 5000 Via Ret 04
444C |
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$1,980.00
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Black Maternity-Ret. Le 3000
502C |
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Black & White Angels Ret 2002
771C |
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$396.00
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Bride With Flower Vase- Retired
489C |
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$296.00
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Beloved-Ltd 5000 Ret 04
1319C |
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$1,188.00
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Be My Love Ltd 5000 Retire 2002
1248C |
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$810.00
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Be Good-Retire 2002
1368C |
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$270.00
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Awaiting The Rainbow
1501C |
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$500.00
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Autumn Breeze
319C |
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$574.00
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Aurora-Retired Masterworks Arist Proof
680C |
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At Home-Capodimonte Ret 2002
1263C |
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$540.00
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As Time Goes-Retired By
1194C |
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$360.00
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Art Of Poetry Ret 04
1488C |
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$810.00
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Art Of Music Ret 04
1489C |
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$810.00
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Art Of Dance Ret 04
1487C |
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$854.00
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Aries(3/21-4/19)-Ltd 5000 Ret 04
1554C |
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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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