This is a modern brutalist metal art sculpture by Italian artist Marcello Fantoni. It is in the abstract form of a sailboat. The base, or boat body, is cut from a train rail and the sails are cut from five individual sheets of a heavy metal and welded on. The entire piece has a marvelous patina- the rail oxidized as would be expected and the sails are covered with verdigris and reddish accents. It is signed on the base "Fantoni, Firenze, Italy, 1959". Condition is perfect. Measurements are: 26" h x 17"l x 5"d