Lot No. 270


Luigi Ontani *


(born in Grizzana Morandi near Vergato in 1943)
Lord Byron Eat Shelley (Auroboruserpentine), 2009/2010, signed, titled and dated on the underside, oil and gold on paper-mâché, 63 x 49 x 56 cm

This work is accompanied by a photo-certificate of authenticity
signed by the artist.

Provenance:
European Private Collection

Exhibited:
London, Serpentine Gallery, Map Marathon AuroboruSerpentine,
16 – 17 October 2010

I worked with il maestro Signor Ontani on the costumes for this performance piece. It took the form of a procession from the Serpentine Gallery to an oboe-accompanied tableau vivant at the Royal Geographical Society. The papier maché masks were hand-made in Italy. Each masked character represented a literary or art historical figure such as Aubrey Beardsley, Virginia Woolf, Francis Bacon, Reynolds via Gainsborough portraits.. references to references.

Olivia Hegarty, www.oliviahegarty.com/luigi-ontani-serpentine-marathon-2010 /

Specialist: Alessandro Rizzi Alessandro Rizzi
+39-02-303 52 41

alessandro.rizzi@dorotheum.it

23.06.2021 - 16:00

Estimate:
EUR 20,000.- to EUR 30,000.-

Luigi Ontani *


(born in Grizzana Morandi near Vergato in 1943)
Lord Byron Eat Shelley (Auroboruserpentine), 2009/2010, signed, titled and dated on the underside, oil and gold on paper-mâché, 63 x 49 x 56 cm

This work is accompanied by a photo-certificate of authenticity
signed by the artist.

Provenance:
European Private Collection

Exhibited:
London, Serpentine Gallery, Map Marathon AuroboruSerpentine,
16 – 17 October 2010

I worked with il maestro Signor Ontani on the costumes for this performance piece. It took the form of a procession from the Serpentine Gallery to an oboe-accompanied tableau vivant at the Royal Geographical Society. The papier maché masks were hand-made in Italy. Each masked character represented a literary or art historical figure such as Aubrey Beardsley, Virginia Woolf, Francis Bacon, Reynolds via Gainsborough portraits.. references to references.

Olivia Hegarty, www.oliviahegarty.com/luigi-ontani-serpentine-marathon-2010 /

Specialist: Alessandro Rizzi Alessandro Rizzi
+39-02-303 52 41

alessandro.rizzi@dorotheum.it


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Auction: Contemporary Art I
Auction type: Saleroom auction with Live Bidding
Date: 23.06.2021 - 16:00
Location: Vienna | Palais Dorotheum
Exhibition: 17.06. - 23.06.2021

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