Issue No. 22 - Pullman Gallery

The Magnificent Zurini
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Track star: the impressive profile of Emmanuel Zurini's undisputed masterpiece Night Train. The stealth black-patinated
bronze, futuristically contoured, is set on a grey granite plinth and measures a formidable 63’’ (160cm) in length. One of
only five surviving examples (the maquette was destroyed - before the remaining three examples could be cast) and
absolutely in a class of its own. Ref 2700
Emmanuel Zurini, born in France in 1942, and better known as “Manou”, trained as an artist and photographer. He
transformed the look of Formula One in the 1960s and his compelling photographs formed the backdrop for countless
Grand Prix and Le Mans 24 Hour race posters of the period. In 1975, his energies expanded to include sculpture, working
in bronze or stone. His surpremely stylistic automotive sculptures created over the past three decades are his most
important legacy.
An innovative approach to styling has led to major commissions from the world of Formula One and for the Pebble Beach
Concours d’elegance. The prestigious Car of the Year Trophy was designed by Zurini in 2004. He favours very limited
edition casts - usually of eight pieces - and Michael Schumacher, Jacques Villeneuve and Flavio Briatore, among others,
are devotees of his seductively sculpted bronzes.
Name dropping: a rare collection of Zurini’s most significant automotive sculptures - nominally inspired by the principal
of minimum drag and drawing on the rich heritage of international competition. All signed by the artist, all mounted on
original plinths, and all presented with a fitted carrying case hand-crafted by Zurini. Size 21’’- 30’’ (54 x 76cm).
Ref 2673 Ref 2671
GT40: (far left) Zurini's celebrates the classic 1964 Ford GT40 track
car in futuristic form. Black patina finish to the bronze. Numbered
1/8, dated 2002. Ref 2673
XJ13: (left) stylised version in bronze of Jaguar's efforts to construct
a high performance, mid-engined competition car in 1968.
Numbered 3/8, dated 1989. Ref 2671
REIMS: (above) homage in bronze to the fabled 1955 Grand Prix
Mercedes Benz W196, widely known as the "Streamliner".
Numbered 2/8, dated 2004, Ref 2672
DUNCAN: (above right) bronze rendering of the one and only "D"
Type Jaguar campaigned by Britsh privateer Duncan Hamilton.
Finished in black. Numbered 1/8, dated 2004, Ref 2698
CARACCIOLA: (right) a striking silvered bronze commemorating
Rudi Caracciola's all-conquering 1937 Grand Prix Mercedes W154.
Numbered 1/8, dated 2001, Ref 2699
Ref 2672 Ref 2698
Ref 2699
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