Modern and Contemporary Art
AUCTION
Tuesday 8 November 2022, 4 p.m. | lots 1-192
Turin, Sala Bolaffi, via Cavour 17
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Lot 51
CARLO LEVI 1902-1975
Knitting 1922
Pencil on paper.
19.68 x 12.01 in.
Signed on the lower right recto and dated on the same side above, on the reverse label / card with stamp Galleria Accademia, Turin. Work accompanied by authentication on photograph from the private collection of the author Carlo Levi
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Estimate : € 400 - 800 | Sold for : € 500
Lot 52
JULES PASCIN 1885-1930
Lot of two works on paper: Madeleine 1913
Ink and watercolor on paper.
11.81 x 6.69 in.
Signed on lower left recto, Atelier Pascin stamp on the right. Work accompanied by authentication on photograph by Rosemarie Napoletano, Paris 2004.
The second one: Laure, 1924.
Watercolor and charcoal on paper, 29.7 x 19.
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Estimate : € 400 - 800 | Sold for : € 650
Lot 53
GIGI CHESSA
Anticoli 1920
Ink and tempera on paper.
6.10 x 9.45 in.
Titled and dated on the lower left recto. Artwork accompanied by a certificate of origin and a guarantee of authenticity on photograph by Accademia Gallery, Turin 1979.
Estimate : € 300 - 600 | Sold for : € 1.600
Lot 54
BRUNO SAETTI 1902-1984
Landscape of Ciociaria 1922
Oil on cardboard.
21.65 x 15.75 in.
Signed on the lower right recto and also on the reverse with title and date.
Estimate : € 3.500 - 7.000 | Sold for : € 3.000
Lot 55
FELICE CASORATI 1883-1963
Venetian landscape. Pendice, 22/05/1907, 1907
Oil on cardboard.
6.10 x 10.04 in.
Work accompanied by authentication on photograph of his son Francesco with dry stamps of the La Bussola Gallery, Turin.
Estimate : € 5.000 - 8.000
Lot 56
ERNST LUDWIG KIRCHNER 1880-1938
At the Stafelalp 1924
China on paper.
6.89 x 8.58 in.
On the reverse stamp by the Foundation with the following writing: "F Da/Aa 33", with pen number: "K 4466" and with pencil: "C 5086".
Estimate : € 7.000 - 10.000
Lot 57
OTTONE ROSAI 1895-1957
Landscape 1930
Pencil on paper.
7.87 x 10.63 in.
Writings with color indications on the recto, illegible writing on the reverse.
Estimate : € 800 - 1.500
Lot 58
JEAN DUFY 1877-1953
Untitled 1916
Mixed technique on paper.
10.04 x 7.64 in.
Signed and dated on lower right recto. Work accompanied by authentication from Madame Germaine Dufy, Paris 1972.
Estimate : € 1.500 - 3.000
Lot 59
ALBERTO SAVINIO 1891-1952
The wait of Aeneas 1929
Oil on canvas.
20.87 x 25.20 in.
Signed lower right recto. Artwork accompanied by authentication on photograph from Alberto Savinio Archived, Rome.
Estimate : € 350.000 - 450.000 | Sold for : € 300.000
Lot 60
PIPPO ORIANI 1909-1972
Flight over the gulf, aeropainting, 1936-1938
Aeropainting encaustic painting on chalky cardboard.
19.68 x 23.62 in.
Signed lower right recto. Artwork archived by the Oriani Foundation, Fabiani.
Estimate : € 3.000 - 5.000 | Sold for : € 1.500
Lot 61
PIPPO ORIANI 1909-1972
Il poeta 1934-35
Encaustic graffiti on chalky cardboard.
23.62 x 19.68 in.
Signed, titled and dated on the reverse on the cardboard. Artwork archived and authenticated by the Oriani Foundation.
Estimate : € 5.000 - 7.000
Lot 62
Tetiteatro (sketch for the floating theatre project of the on Tevere river) 1923
Pencil on paper.
13.58 x 19.41 in.
Signed and dated on lower center recto and initials and date on the top right. Sketch of the project executed for Mario and Edita Broglio for Tetiteatro. Artwork accompanied by authentication from Mario De Micheli on photograph, 1991.
Estimate : € 1.500 - 3.000
Lot 63
MINO DELLE SITE 1914-1996
Space structurers 1 1933
Pencil on paper.
11.81 x 16.54 in.
Signed lower left recto. Artwork accompanied by authentication by Mino Delle Site Archive.
Estimate : € 1.500 - 2.500
Lot 64
MINO DELLE SITE 1914-1996
Project for the House of Art - Salon 1933
Watercolor on paper.
11.81 x 16.54 in.
Signed lower left recto. Artwork accompanied by authentication by Mino Delle Site Archive.
Estimate : € 1.000 - 2.000
Lot 65
GINO SEVERINI 1883-1966
Harlequin 50's
Painted and glazed ceramic, ed. 1/5.
13.98 x 6.30 x 6.30 in.
Signed on lawer recto on damaged label.
Estimate : € 7.000 - 10.000 | Sold for : € 6.000
Lot 66
OSVALDO PERUZZI 1907-2004
Azzurra 1984
Oil on board.
19.68 x 19.68 in.
Signed lower right recto, signed and titled on the reverse.
Estimate : € 1.500 - 2.500 | Sold for : € 1.300
Lot 67
KURT SCHWITTERS 1887-1948
Untitled 1936
Oil on canvas.
19.68 x 23.62 in.
Signed with monogram and dated on the lower right recto. Work archived by Dtenblatt Kurt Schwitters Archive, Sprengel Museum, Hannover.
Estimate : € 8.000 - 12.000 | Sold for : € 13.000
Lot 68
KURT SCHWITTERS 1887-1948
Untitled (Dameundertoj) 1936
Collage on paper.
5.31 x 4.13 in.
Signed lower left recto. Artwork accompanied by authentication from Dtenblatt Kurt Schwitters Archive, Sprengel Museum, Hannover.
Estimate : € 30.000 - 40.000
Lot 69
PAOLO TROUBETZKOY 1866-1938
Rodeo '30s
Bronze.
15.75 x 14.57 x 7.87 in.
Signed on the base.
Estimate : € 3.500 - 7.000
Lot 70
ENRICO PRAMPOLINI 1894-1956
Cassandra 1948
Oil on cardboard.
7.87 x 9.84 in.
Signed on lower left recto, on the reverse, by artist's handmade: 'To my dear friend, Joseph Jarema, best wishes for a long fraternal friendship for the year 1948, Enrico Prampolini, Rome 31.12.1947'. On the frame labels / cards Galleria
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Estimate : € 7.000 - 10.000
Lot 71
FRANCESCO MESSINA 1900-1995
Boxer on his knees 30's
Bronze.
11.42 x 11.81 x 7.87 in.
Signed under the foot.
Estimate : € 3.000 - 5.000 | Sold for : € 7.000
Lot 72
CARLO LEVI 1902-1975
Ritratto di Carlo 1931
Oil on board.
19.29 x 26.77 in.
Signed on lower right recto, on the panel verso: "This painting is in my opinion of Carlo Levi, Enrico Paulucci 25/1/88" stamps of the Studio d'Arte 56, Alba of the Art Gallery Vinciana, Turin, on the passpartout label of the Studio d'Arte
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Estimate : € 6.000 - 8.000 | Sold for : € 5.000
Lot 73
CARLO CARRÀ 1881-1966
Soldier drawing 1934
Pencil on paper.
10.04 x 7.48 in.
Signed and dated on lower left recto.
Estimate : € 800 - 1.500 | Sold for : € 900
Lot 74
FELICE CASORATI 1883-1963
Naked in the study 1938
Pencil and gouache on paper.
12.60 x 18.90 in.
Signed lower right recto. Artwork accompanied by authentication of his son Francesco on photograph, 1980.
Estimate : € 3.000 - 5.000
Lot 75
FRANCESCO MENZIO 1899-1979
Figura femminile 1933
Ink on paper.
6.57 x 5.12 in.
Signed on the lower right recto, on the reverse label / card Galleria Accademia, Turin. Artwork accompanied by authentication of the artist on photograph with stamps and signature by Galleria Accademia, Turin 1978.
Estimate : € 300 - 600 | Sold for : € 325
Lot 76
FELICE CASORATI 1883-1963
Nudino (or lying nude) 1932
Lean oil on paper applied on cardboard.
17.72 x 25.20 in.
Signed on the lower right recto, on the reverse label/card Galleria Caver, Turin. Work accompanied by a certificate of origin and a guarantee of authenticity by La Bussola Gallery, Turin 1997.
Artwork registered
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Estimate : € 2.500 - 5.000 | Sold for : € 4.200
Lot 77
ANTONIO LIGABUE 1899-1965
Pasture 1939
Oil on plywood board.
23.86 x 17.20 in.
Signed lower right recto, on the reverse a female figure painted by Giovanni Miglioli in 1941. Artwork accompanied by authentication on photograph and declaration on the verso painted by Sergio Negri, archived with n ° 217 / PH.
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Estimate : € 160.000 - 200.000
Lot 78
GIACOMO MANZÙ 1908-1991
Girl playing 1943
Grease pencil on paper.
8.23 x 7.13 in.
Signed lower right recto in pencil, ink sketch of an easel painter on reverse.
Estimate : € 800 - 1.500
Lot 79
FELICE CASORATI 1883-1963
Female figure 1946
Chalk on paper.
15.35 x 11.42 in.
Signed on the lower right recto, on the reverse label Galleria Le Immagini, Turin. Work accompanied by authentication from the Galleria Le Immagini, Turin 1976.
Estimate : € 1.500 - 3.000 | Sold for : € 1.200
Lot 80
LUIGI SPAZZAPAN 1889-1958
Mazzo di fiori di campo. 1935
Tempera on paper applied on masonite.
27.56 x 19.68 in.
Work accompanied by authentication on photograph by Sandro Alberti, Bra 1994.
Estimate : € 1.000 - 2.000 | Sold for : € 1.600
Lot 81
Back nude 1944
Ink on paper.
11.02 x 7.87 in.
Signed on the lower right recto, dated on the left, on the reverse label Galleria Le Immages, Turin. Artwork accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the Le Immagine gallery, Turin 1976.
Estimate : € 150 - 300
Lot 82
FILIPPO DE PISIS 1896-1956
Back nude
Colored crayons and pencil on paper.
22.05 x 17.72 in.
Signed on the bottom recto, on the reverse label Galleria Le Immagini, Turin. Work accompanied by authentication from the Galleria Le Immagini, Turin 1982.
Estimate : € 600 - 1.500 | Sold for : € 1.700
Lot 83
FILIPPO DE PISIS 1896-1956
Male figure
Brown pencil on paper.
15.75 x 11.02 in.
Work accompanied by authentication from the Galleria Le Immagini, Turin 1978.
Estimate : € 600 - 1.500 | Sold for : € 1.000
Lot 84
FILIPPO DE PISIS 1896-1956
Nello (veiled face) 1937
Oil pencil on paper.
10.63 x 8.27 in.
Signed and dated on the lower right recto with a dedication: "al caro bel Nello .... Popolino al mare, auguri", on the reverse label/card La Bussola Art Gallery, Turin. Artwork accompanied by a guarantee of authenticity on
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Estimate : € 1.000 - 2.000 | Sold for : € 600
Lot 85
FILIPPO DE PISIS 1896-1956
Seated boy 1945
Brown pencil on paper.
16.34 x 9.84 in.
Signed and dated on the lower recto. Work accompanied by authentication from the Galleria Le Immagini, Turin 1978.
Estimate : € 600 - 1.500 | Sold for : € 650
Lot 86
MARINO MARINI 1901-1980
Knight 1944
Ink on paper.
13.78 x 9.84 in.
Signed and dated on lower right recto. Work accompanied by authentication by Marina Marini on 1981 photograph (with customs stamp of the Gran San Bernardo tunnel). Marino Marini Foundation Archive 02/22/2017, n° 761.
Estimate : € 5.000 - 10.000 | Sold for : € 4.800
Lot 87
SALVADOR DALÍ 1904-1989
Que font ces gens (illustration pour le labyrinthe de Maurice Sandoz) 1945
Ink on paper.
6.10 x 3.74 in.
Signed and dated on the lower right recto. Work accompanied by authentication of Robert P. Descharnes, Paris 2003, reference archive: D-3461.
Original drawing made for the illustrations of "The Labyrinth" by Maurice Sandoz, published in
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Estimate : € 23.000 - 30.000 | Sold for : € 20.000
Lot 88
SALVADOR DALÍ 1904-1989
Devant le chateau un carrosse passait (Illustration pour le labyrinthe de Maurice Sandoz) 1945
Ink on paper
6.14 x 3.86 in.
Signed and dated on the lower right recto. Work accompanied by authentication of Robert P. Descharnes, Paris 2003. Archive reference D-3463.
Original drawing made for the illustrations of "The Labyrinth" by Maurice Sandoz, published in 1945.
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Estimate : € 18.000 - 23.000 | Sold for : € 24.000
Lot 89
ALIGI SASSU 1912-2000
The mirror 1938
Watercolor on paper.
18.50 x 13.58 in.
Signed lower left recto, stamp and number on the right corner, label/card Galleria I Portici, Turin on the reverse. Work accompanied by a certificate of origin and a guarantee of authenticity from Galleria I Portici, Turin 1974.
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Estimate : € 400 - 800
Lot 90
ALIGI SASSU 1912-2000
Retaliation 1940s
Mixed media on paper.
18.50 x 25.20 in.
Signed lower right recto. Artwork accompanied by authentication of the artist on photograph, 1996 and by declaration of authenticity on photograph with stamp and signature of L'incontro Gallery, Chiari (BS).
Estimate : € 400 - 800 | Sold for : € 1.000
Lot 91
MARIO SIRONI 1885-1961
Mountains Mid 1950s
Oil on framed cardboard.
14.96 x 17.72 in.
Signed lower left recto, on the reverse stamp and signature Galleria Milano, Milano and label / card Galleria La Bussola, Turin.
Work accompanied by authentication of Professor Francesco Meloni, Milan 1990.
Estimate : € 6.000 - 12.000 | Sold for : € 9.000
Lot 92
MARIO SIRONI 1885-1961
Standing man figure 1942-43
Black bitumen and pencil on paper.
16.14 x 10.83 in.
Artwork authenticated and archived on photograph by Professor L. Cavallo, Milan 1981.
Drawing from Variati collection, part of a artworks' group left personally by Sironi to the Variati Family.
Estimate : € 1.500 - 3.000 | Sold for : € 2.400
Lot 93
MARIO SIRONI 1885-1961
Composition mid 1940s
Tempera and ink on framed paper.
15.35 x 19.45 in.
Signed on center right recto, on the reverse label/card Galleria La Bussola, Turin. Artwork authenticated on photograph by Professor Francesco Meloni, Milan 1992.
Estimate : € 7.000 - 12.000 | Sold for : € 6.000
Lot 94
MARIO SIRONI 1885-1961
Composition with white horse ca. 1955
Oil on canvas.
15.75 x 19.49 in.
Signed on the right side of the recto, on the reverse signed and titled on the upper side of the canvas, in the center the initials W.M. (Willy Macchiati). Artwork authenticated on photograph by Professor Francesco Meloni , Milano 1995
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Estimate : € 10.000 - 15.000 | Sold for : € 8.000
Lot 95
LORENZO VIANI 1882-1936
Annibaletto the philosopher (or sailor figure) 1939
Ink on paper.
6.69 x 4.72 in.
On the reverse, by hand: "authentic 'touch in pen' by Lorenzo Viani reproducing 'Annibaletto the philosopher' well known to the Vàgeri group: study of the homonymous painting by Lorenzo Viani himself. Pescia 1966" signature not identified
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Estimate : € 400 - 800 | Sold for : € 325
Lot 96
LORENZO VIANI 1882-1936
The evicted 1909
Ink on paper.
9.45 x 12.60 in.
On the reverse labels / cards of the Galleria La Navicella, Viareggio and of the Galleria La Bussola, Turin and handwritten label: 'published on the monograph October 1965 Galleria Brera at Codebò'. Artwork accompanied by a certificate of
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Estimate : € 500 - 1.000 | Sold for : € 400
Lot 97
CARLO CARRÀ 1881-1966
Still life with fish 1963
Greasy pencil on paper.
10.83 x 16.34 in.
Signed and dated lower right recto, titled left. Authentication on photograph issued by Catalogo Generale delle Opere di Carrà.
Estimate : € 3.000 - 5.000 | Sold for : € 3.000
Lot 98
FELICE CASORATI 1883-1963
Nude in the fields (or study for shadows) 1951
Pencil on paper.
17.91 x 23.62 in.
Signed lower left recto, La Bussola Gallery label/card on the reverse, Turin. Artwork accompanied by certificate of origin and guarantee of authenticity on photograph with dry stamps and signature of the La Bussola Gallry archive, Turin
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Estimate : € 2.500 - 5.000 | Sold for : € 3.400
Lot 99
FELICE CASORATI 1883-1963
Head of a boy 1950
Sanguine and pencil on wrapping paper.
18.90 x 12.60 in.
Signed lower right recto. Work accompanied by authentication on photograph of the artist's son, Francesco Casorati Pavarolo, Turin 1994.
Estimate : € 1.500 - 2.500 | Sold for : € 1.200
Lot 100
FELICE CASORATI 1883-1963
Concertino 1959
Pencil on paper.
13.39 x 9.25 in.
Signed lower right recto, La Bussola Gallery labels / cards on the reverse, Turin and the exhibition 'Casorati i Disegni', Palazzo Opesso, Chieri and Palazzo Bricherasio Foundation, Turin. Work accompanied by a certificate of origin and
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Estimate : € 2.000 - 3.000 | Sold for : € 2.400