Arnaldo Pomodoro
Italian · 1926–2025 · Sculptor, Illustrator
Arnaldo Pomodoro was an Italian sculptor based in Milan. His signature works are Sphere Within Sphere, bronze spheres with smooth exterior and broken interiors. They are… (Wikipedia)
3 works by Arnaldo Pomodoro with an auction history (offered more than once) →
Record prices
SferaPhillips · £315,000≈ $354,596≈ €364,098Sign up to see
(Italian b.1926)Bonhams · $337,250≈ £177,837≈ €264,303Sign up to see
ColonnaPhillips · $152,400≈ £122,262≈ €140,228Sign up to see
Arnaldo Pomodoro’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
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- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €100–200
- Box for Cariplo, 1981Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €1,000–1,500
- Untitled, 1982Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €400–600
- 25 Years Tecno Medal, 1979Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €500–800
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €800–1,500
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €2,500–4,000
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €30–40
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €10,000–15,000
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €7,000–10,000
- Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. €500–800
Also offered, result not published (78)
Lots by Arnaldo Pomodoro that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.
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Arnaldo Pomodoro signature
49 catalogued lots by Arnaldo Pomodoro record a signature line. The most common placement is on the base (60% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.
Placement
Form
Incised with the artist's signature, number and date 'Arnaldo Pomodoro, 83 - 4/9' on the lower edge
— Asse del movimento, I (Axis of movement, I), Phillips, Apr 16, 2026Signed and numbered "A. Pomodoro, 3/12" lower left
— Bozzetto per Tavola quarta, Phillips, Dec 2, 2025Incised with the artist's signature, number and date “Arnaldo Pomodoro p.a 1983” lower edge
— Asse del Movimento I (Axis of Movement), Phillips, Mar 12, 2024
About Arnaldo Pomodoro
Arnaldo Pomodoro was an Italian sculptor based in Milan. His signature works are Sphere Within Sphere, bronze spheres with smooth exterior and broken interiors. They are displayed in public spaces such as the United Nations Headquarters, the University of California, Berkeley, Trinity College Dublin, the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C., Tel Aviv University in Israel and at the Vatican Museums.
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