Alighiero Boetti *
(Turin 1940–1994 Rome)
Nove quadrati, 1979, 9 elements, each signed and numbered Alighiero Boetti, 18/40, watercolours on handmade paper, c. 19.5 x 19.5 cm (each), 58.5 x 58.5 (overall dimension), framed separately, Edition of 40 examples + 5 p. a, each one is a unique piece
Photo certificate:
Archivio Alighiero Boetti, Rome, archive no. 6410, 18 February 2010
Provenance:
Franco Stellini Collection, Verona
European Private Collection
Literature:
Jean-Christophe Ammann, Alighiero Boetti. Catalogo generale, Milan 2012, vol. II, p. 364, no. 1160
Note:
Nove quadrati, 1979, was created for the Milanese gallery Plura, owned by Roberto Airoli. The nine sentences in every single work were coloured by hand, therefore rendering every square unique.
Although the whole work consists of nine squares, they each show individual sentences: these were possibly initial studies of complete sentences, or elements that were later separated.
A project in felt-tip pen, and a very early artist’s proof in watercolour are also part of this edition.
22.11.2016 - 18:00
- Realized price: **
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EUR 37,500.-
- Estimate:
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EUR 35,000.- to EUR 45,000.-
Alighiero Boetti *
(Turin 1940–1994 Rome)
Nove quadrati, 1979, 9 elements, each signed and numbered Alighiero Boetti, 18/40, watercolours on handmade paper, c. 19.5 x 19.5 cm (each), 58.5 x 58.5 (overall dimension), framed separately, Edition of 40 examples + 5 p. a, each one is a unique piece
Photo certificate:
Archivio Alighiero Boetti, Rome, archive no. 6410, 18 February 2010
Provenance:
Franco Stellini Collection, Verona
European Private Collection
Literature:
Jean-Christophe Ammann, Alighiero Boetti. Catalogo generale, Milan 2012, vol. II, p. 364, no. 1160
Note:
Nove quadrati, 1979, was created for the Milanese gallery Plura, owned by Roberto Airoli. The nine sentences in every single work were coloured by hand, therefore rendering every square unique.
Although the whole work consists of nine squares, they each show individual sentences: these were possibly initial studies of complete sentences, or elements that were later separated.
A project in felt-tip pen, and a very early artist’s proof in watercolour are also part of this edition.
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Auction: | Contemporary Art Part I |
Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
Date: | 22.11.2016 - 18:00 |
Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
Exhibition: | 12.11. - 22.11.2016 |
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