
Arnaldo Pomodoro b. 1926
Arnaldo was born in 1926 in Morciano, Emilia Romagna, Italy, and he first worked as a restorer on public buildings. Giò was born in 1930 in Orciano di Pesaro, Italy, and he initially trained to become a land surveyor. They both trained in goldsmithing, but Arnaldo left the craft to work as a set designer before entering the world of sculpture. This experience introduced Arnaldo to concepts of “ideology, myth and form,” leading to an emotional sense of baroque drama in his sculptures. Arnaldo honed his craft in metalwork exclusively, while Giò explored multiple mediums including fiberglass, colored marbles, clay, and wood in his sculptures. In 1956, Giò was invited to exhibit at the Venice Biennale, and in 1959 his work was on display at Kassel in Germany. Three years after Giò, Arnaldo was invited to exhibit at the Venice Biennale in 1962. Moving to the United States in 1966, Arnaldo became a professor of sculpture, teaching first at Stanford University and later at University of California, Berkeley. The work of both brothers is held in the permanent collections of museums across the world. Giò’s sculptural creations are on view at the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington D.C., the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Museo d’Arte Moderna in Mexico. Arnaldo’s works are on display at the Guggenheim Museum in New York, the Milwaukee Museum of Art, and Princeton University Art Gallery, among many others.
Auction Results Arnaldo Pomodoro

Arnaldo Pomodoro
Lettera
estimate: $20,000–30,000
result: $25,200

Arnaldo Pomodoro
Rhomboid
estimate: $15,000–20,000
result: $16,250

Arnaldo Pomodoro
headboard
estimate: $9,000–12,000
result: $13,200

Giò Pomodoro
Untitled
estimate: $7,000–9,000
result: $10,240

Arnaldo Pomodoro
bed
estimate: $8,000–10,000
result: $9,000

Arnaldo Pomodoro
Brooch
estimate: $7,000–9,000
result: $7,500

Giò Pomodoro
Untitled
estimate: $5,000–7,000
result: $5,625

Giò Pomodoro
Untitled
estimate: $5,000–7,000
result: $5,625

Gio Pomodoro
Dal Libro Degli Incontri
estimate: $9,000–12,000
result: $5,313

Arnaldo Pomodoro
necklace
estimate: $3,000–4,000
result: $5,310

Giò Pomodoro
necklace
estimate: $4,000–6,000
result: $4,375

Arnaldo Pomodoro
Disco
estimate: $3,000–5,000
result: $4,063

Arnaldo Pomodoro
necklace
estimate: $4,000–5,000
result: $3,600

Giò Pomodoro
necklace
estimate: $4,000–5,000
result: $3,360

Arnaldo Pomodoro
Wall Star
estimate: $2,000–3,000
result: $2,400

Arnaldo Pomodoro
Untitled
estimate: $2,000–3,000
result: $2,125

Giò Pomodoro
untitled
estimate: $2,000–3,000
result: $1,750

Arnaldo Pomodoro
Untitled
estimate: $300–500
result: $406

Arnaldo Pomodoro
untitled
estimate: $1,000–1,500
result: $188

Giò Pomodoro
Necklace
estimate: $15,000–20,000

Giò Pomodoro
Earrings, pair
estimate: $7,000–9,000

Giò Pomodoro
Brooch
estimate: $7,000–9,000

Arnaldo Pomodoro
box
estimate: $3,000–4,000

Arnaldo Pomodoro
Le Coffret
estimate: $5,000–7,000