Afro Basaldella *
(Udine 1912–1976 Zurich)
Nero piccolo, 1964, signed and dated Afro 64, dated and titled on the reverse, oil and mixed media on canvas laid down on wood, 45 x 52 cm, framed
Provenance:
Private Collection, Rome
Galleria Toninelli, Milan (certificate available)
Galleria Seno, Milan, no. 378 (stamp authenticated by Afro on the reverse and certificate available)
Galleria Moretto Arte Moderna, Brescia (stamp on the reverse)
European Private Collection
Exhibited:
Darmstadt, Afro, Kunsthalle, 1969
Berlin, Afro, Nationalgalerie, 1969
Ferrara, Afro, Palazzo dei Diamanti, 1969–70
Literature:
V. Saviantoni, Afro, “AL2”, Rome, March-April 1968 with ill.
C. Brandi, Afro, Editalia (ed.), Rome 1977, p. 77 with ill.
M. Graziani (ed.), Catalogo Generale Ragionato dai documenti dell’Archivio Afro, Dataars, Rome 1997, p. 249, no. 543 with ill.
[…] Whites which are drowned in shadow, in fog, in mist; and are engulfed in listless obscurity, in hazy night. Blacks which crack the light, and embed themselves in the flare which assaults them all around. This is what the white and black of Afro would become.
F. D’Amico
31.05.2017 - 19:00
- Realized price: **
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EUR 112,500.-
- Estimate:
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EUR 65,000.- to EUR 95,000.-
Afro Basaldella *
(Udine 1912–1976 Zurich)
Nero piccolo, 1964, signed and dated Afro 64, dated and titled on the reverse, oil and mixed media on canvas laid down on wood, 45 x 52 cm, framed
Provenance:
Private Collection, Rome
Galleria Toninelli, Milan (certificate available)
Galleria Seno, Milan, no. 378 (stamp authenticated by Afro on the reverse and certificate available)
Galleria Moretto Arte Moderna, Brescia (stamp on the reverse)
European Private Collection
Exhibited:
Darmstadt, Afro, Kunsthalle, 1969
Berlin, Afro, Nationalgalerie, 1969
Ferrara, Afro, Palazzo dei Diamanti, 1969–70
Literature:
V. Saviantoni, Afro, “AL2”, Rome, March-April 1968 with ill.
C. Brandi, Afro, Editalia (ed.), Rome 1977, p. 77 with ill.
M. Graziani (ed.), Catalogo Generale Ragionato dai documenti dell’Archivio Afro, Dataars, Rome 1997, p. 249, no. 543 with ill.
[…] Whites which are drowned in shadow, in fog, in mist; and are engulfed in listless obscurity, in hazy night. Blacks which crack the light, and embed themselves in the flare which assaults them all around. This is what the white and black of Afro would become.
F. D’Amico
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| Auction: | Contemporary Art I |
| Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
| Date: | 31.05.2017 - 19:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 20.05. - 31.05.2017 |
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