Bruno Capacci One-of-a-Kind Coffee Table with Surrealist Figures 1950s (Signed)
Evan Lobel
Spectacular inlaid stone coffee table with ten captivating Surrealist figural motifs on top with black lacquer base by Bruno Capacci, Italy 1950's (Signed “Capacci” on top). Bruno Capacci (1906-1996) is a well known Italian artist found in museums worldwide such as NYC’s Museum of Modern Art. Each of the captivating surrealist motifs is beautifully refined. The amber elements shine like jewels against the white marble. This coffee table is a masterpiece.
Bruno Capacci was born in Venice in 1906 but spent his youth in Florence. In 1930 he settled in Paris where he became a member of "Les Italiens de Paris" together with Chirico, Severini, Magni, Magnelli and Léonor Fini.
He was friends with surrealist poets Paul Eluard, Paul Colinet, Marcel Lecomte, Louis Scutenaire and Henri Bauchau and with André Breton, Marcel Duchamp, Jean Cocteau, Louise de Vilmorin, Federico Fellini, Jean Paulhan, actor Louis Jouvet and many others.
W: 48 inches
D: 23 inches
H: 17 inches
Condition: Excellent
$18,000
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