Modern and Contemporary Art
AUCTION
Thursday 11 May 2023
Sala Bolaffi, via Cavour 17, Turin
3.30 p.m.
VIEWING
Sala Bolaffi Torino, via Cavour 17
from Thursday 4 to Thursday 11 May 2023 (Sunday excluded)
10 a.m.-7 p.m.
Lot 51
ENRICO CASTELLANI 1930-2017
Untitled 1985
Relief printing, ed. 65/100.
20.87 x 24.80 in.
Signed and numbered lower recto.
Estimate : € 1.500 - 3.000 | Sold for : € 2.000
Lot 52
GIULIO PAOLINI 1940
Una poesia 1967
Serigraph on canvas, ed. 5/50.
9.84 x 7.87 in.
Signed, titled, dated and numbered on the reverse on the stretcher.
The nine characters that make up the title are screen printed, in nine different colors, each example is a unique combination in the color of the letters.
Estimate : € 8.000 - 12.000 | Sold for : € 9.000
Lot 53
TINO STEFANONI 1937-2017
Tables 70's
Colored lithograph on Arches paper, ed. 18/99.
27.56 x 19.68 in.
Signed and numbered lower recto, dry stamp of Il Torchio di Porta Romana, Rome.
Estimate : € 150 - 300 | Sold for : € 100
Lot 54
RENATO GUTTUSO 1911-1987
The zodiac signs: Aquarius 1977
Polychrome lithograph, ed. P.A.
27.56 x 19.68 in.
Signed and numbered lower recto with dry stamp of Sigart by Sandro Cioppi, Rome.
Artwork accompanied by a certificate of authenticity and guarantee from the Italian Polygraphic Institute of Art, Rome.
Estimate : € 200 - 400 | Sold for : € 400
Lot 55
RENATO GUTTUSO 1911-1987
The zodiac signs: Virgo 1977
Polychrome silkscreen, ed. PA.
19.68 x 27.56 in.
Signed and numbered lower recto.
Artwork accompanied by a certificate of authenticity and guarantee from the Italian Polygraphic Institute of Art, Rome.
Estimate : € 200 - 400 | Sold for : € 500
Lot 56
KARL PLATTNER 1919-1986
Untitled
Lithography, ed. 71/100
27.56 x 19.68 in.
Signed and numbered lower recto.
Estimate : € 200 - 400 | Sold for : € 250
Lot 57
ENRICO BAJ 1924-2003
New lady 1986
Serigraphy with collage and flocking, ed. 84/150
42.91 x 32.28 in.
Signed and numbered lower recto, labels/cards on reverse of Galleria La Rocca, Turin.
Printed for the Mastrogiacomo gallery editions, Pordenone 1986. Artwork accompanied by authentication of origin from
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Estimate : € 400 - 800 | Sold for : € 1.100
Lot 58
PIERRE KLOSSOWSKI 1905-2001
L'humiliation préalable 1972
Colored lithograph, ed. 15/120.
29.72 x 21.85 in.
Signed and numbered lower recto with printer's stamp.
Estimate : € 500 - 1.000 | Sold for : € 450
Lot 59
ANDY WARHOL 1928-1987
Ladies and Gentleman 1975
Screenprint on Arches paper, ed. P.A.
39.33 x 27.52 in.
Signed lower recto with dedication "To Giancarlo".
Artist's proof published by Jabik and Colophon editori for Mazzotta Edizioni, Milan, gift to the gallery owner Giancarlo Salzano on the occasion of the artist's
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Estimate : € 12.000 - 18.000 | Sold for : € 11.000
Lot 60
ANDY WARHOL 1928-1987
Ladies and Gentleman 1975
Color screenprint on Arches paper, ed. 74/125.
43.58 x 28.94 in.
Signed, dated, and numbered on the reverse with inscription "© awe".
Printed by Alexander Heinrici, New York for the editions of Luciano Anselmino, Milan.
Estimate : € 8.000 - 14.000 | Sold for : € 14.000
Lot 61
MICHELANGELO PISTOLETTO 1933
Pericolo di morte 1971
Screen-printing decal on steel, ed. 70/300.
39.37 x 27.56 in.
Signed and numbered on the reverse on the edition cartouche.
The screen-printed decal measuring 31.5 x 42.5 cm was printed by L'Atelier for the Galleria Sperone, Turin 1971.
Estimate : € 8.000 - 15.000 | Sold for : € 6.600
Lot 62
MICHELANGELO PISTOLETTO 1933
Specchio nello specchio 1974
Screen printing on mirror polished steel, ed. 116/450.
39.37 x 27.56 in.
Signed and numbered on verso.
Estimate : € 12.000 - 15.000 | Sold for : € 10.000
Lot 63
MICHELANGELO PISTOLETTO 1933
Untitled 1991
Serigraphy, ed. P.A.
38.98 x 27.56 in.
Signed and dated lower right recto, left, in the artist's hand: "from the year one".
Estimate : € 2.500 - 5.000 | Sold for : € 3.400
Lot 64
ENRICO BAJ 1924-2003
La favorita del presidente 1992
Polychrome glazed pottery, multiple.
14.96 x 10.83 x 3.94 in.
On reverse terracotta stamp with signature, made by Bottega Gatti, Faenza 1992. Edition edited by Giorgio Marconi, Studio Marconi, Milan.
Estimate : € 600 - 1.000 | Sold for : € 1.000
Lot 65
ALIGHIERO BOETTI 1940-1994
Diptych: La natura una faccenda ottusa "Monkeys" 1991
Two colored screenprints, ed. 1/1.
23.62 x 23.62 in.
Each work is signed and numbered lower recto and accompanied by a guarantee certificate by Studio Fornaresio, Turin.
Edition of 75 copies + 1/1.
Estimate : € 2.500 - 4.000 | Sold for : € 3.600
Lot 66
SALVO 1947-2015
September 2002
Lithograph, ed. P.A.
27.56 x 31.50 in.
Signed on the front, stamped with signature on the reverse by Archivio Salvo, Turin.
Estimate : € 300 - 600 | Sold for : € 200
Lot 67
SALVO 1947-2015
Night with snow
Lithograph, ed. n / z.
19.68 x 13.78 in.
Signed on the front, stamp with signature of Archivio Salvo, Turin on the reverse.
Estimate : € 200 - 400 | Sold for : € 550
Lot 68
ANTONIO BUENO 1918-1984
Portrait
Aquatint etching, ed. 50/100.
27.56 x 19.68 in.
Signed and numbered lower recto.
Estimate : € 150 - 300 | Sold for : € 125
Lot 69
PIERO RUGGERI 1930-2009
Lot of two lithographs
Colored lithographs, ed. 91/150 and ed. 116/150.
39.37 x 27.56 in.
Signed and numbered lower recto.
The second ed. 116/150.
Artworks accompanied by authentications by Archivio Michelangelo, Turin, 2023.
Estimate : € 150 - 300 | Sold for : € 125
Lot 70
BEVERLY PEPPER
Untitled 2009
Weathering steel.
9.45 x 6.30 x 2.36 in.
It is an edition of 20 specimens that the artist had created as a Christmas present for friends and relatives. The stone base is not part of the work, the artist had not included the base
Estimate : € 500 - 1.000 | Sold for : € 600
Lot 71
EMILIO SCANAVINO 1922-1986
Untitled (Blue)
Lithographic print on cardboard on woodboard retouched by artist's hand, ed. 7/100.
27.56 x 39.37 in.
Signed on the reverse and publisher's stamp.
Estimate : € 200 - 400 | Sold for : € 650
Lot 72
GIULIO PAOLINI 1940
Les Fausses Confidences 1983
Lot of nine lithographs, ed. 96/100.
18.70 x 13.27 in.
Each lithograph is numbered and signed in pencil lower right recto. Signed and numbered in the colophon.
Four lithographs are framed. The other six are in the artist's original portfolio.
Estimate : € 1.500 - 3.000 | Sold for : € 900
Lot 73
MIMMO PALADINO 1948
Geometric 2008
Etching, aquatint in 5 colors, ed. 17/60.
33.46 x 29.92 in.
Signed, dated and numbered lower recto.
Printed by Laboratorio di Arte Grafica, Modena, published by Papiro Art, Venice. Framed.
Estimate : € 300 - 600 | Sold for : € 400
Lot 74
MIMMO PALADINO 1948
Pinocchio 2005
Edition in wooden case containing book and fourteen prints with various engraving techniques, ed. 48/100.
23.62 x 19.68 in.
All plates are numbered, one also signed.
The wooden case (cm 67.5x52.5x6.5). Complete edition with preface by E. Di Martino, publisher Papiro
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Estimate : € 700 - 1.500 | Sold for : € 1.100
Lot 75
MIMMO PALADINO 1948
Lot of four lithographs from the 'Matematico' folder 2001
Color etching and aquatint on Arches paper, ed. X/XXV.
22.05 x 29.92 in.
Each signed and numbered lower recto. One with a different numbering: XVIII/XXV.
Four (sheets 2,3,4,5) of the six plates in the "Mathematical" folder published by Art of this Century, New York,
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Estimate : € 600 - 1.200 | Sold for : € 1.700