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 1
GEORGES BRAQUE 1882-1863
Pitcher and bird 1955
Etching, colored aquatint, ed. 17/100.
21.65 x 29.53 in.
Signed and numbered recto.
Estimate : € 500 - 700
Lot 2
SONIA TERK DELAUNAY 1885-1979
Rythme couleurs 1966
Lithograph, ed. 15/20.
21.10 x 15.12 in.
Signed twice on the recto, on both sides, on the reverse label/file and stamps of Galleria La Polena, Genoa and stamp of Galleria Regis, Finale Ligure.
Estimate : € 700 - 1.500 | Sold for : € 1.200
Lot 3
MARC CHAGALL 1887-1985
Le cheval brun 1952
Colored lithograph.
14.96 x 22.05 in.
Signed lower right recto, dry stamp Galerie Maeght, Paris. Copy with illegible numbering.
Lithograph, limited to 200 copies, published by the Galleria Maeght and printed by Mourlot, Paris.
Estimate : € 1.500 - 3.000 | Sold for : € 1.000
Lot 4
MASSIMO CAMPIGLI 1895-1971
Il trampolino (Non è lecito il pianto) 1954
Lithograph, ed. 169/200.
22.83 x 18.90 in.
Signed, dated and numbered lower recto, embossed publisher's stamp on the left.
Lithograph in colors ocher, blue, and black; edition of 200 numbered, signed and dated copies and some partially signed proofs. Publisher L'Oeuvre
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Estimate : € 600 - 1.200 | Sold for : € 800
Lot 5
FELICE CASORATI 1883-1963
L'addio 1966
Engraving on plaster board.
18.58 x 12.60 in.
This engraving printed in 60 copies is part of the 1966 Edition made by Luigi De Tullio from an unpublished plate (24.8x16).
The artwork is accompanied by a guarantee filed at the Edizioni G.A. Salamon of Turin n ° 002602.
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Estimate : € 200 - 400 | Sold for : € 150
Lot 6
FELICE CASORATI 1883-1963
Seated woman
Etching, ed. 50/60.
19.21 x 13.39 in.
Signed with monogram and numbered lower recto.
Signs of mold.
Estimate : € 150 - 300 | Sold for : € 125
Lot 7
ANDRÉ MASSON 1896-1987
Composition 1971
Colored lithograph, ed. V/XXX.
29.53 x 21.85 in.
Signed and numbered lower recto.
Estimate : € 150 - 300 | Sold for : € 350
Lot 8
JOAN MIRÓ 1893-1983
El Pi de Formentor: Galeria Cuatro Gats 1976
Color lithograph on Guarro paper, ed. 42/150.
32.01 x 20.47 in.
Signed and numbered lower recto.
Estimate : € 3.000 - 4.000 | Sold for : € 2.500
Lot 9
GINO SEVERINI 1883-1966
Harlequin 1964
Etching, aquatint, ed. 30/102.
9.65 x 7.68 in.
Signed and numbered lower recto.
Estimate : € 400 - 800 | Sold for : € 375
Lot 10
GINO SEVERINI 1883-1966
Le concert 1955
Color lithograph, ed. 62/200.
17.72 x 21.65 in.
Signed and numbered lower recto.
Plate 39 x 50.5 cm on BFK Rives paper, printed by Michael Cassé for L'Oeuvre Gravée, Paris.
Estimate : € 800 - 1.500 | Sold for : € 1.500
Lot 11
GINO SEVERINI 1883-1966
Composition 1955
Lithograph, ed. P.A.
21.26 x 14.37 in.
Signed, with dedication to the sculptor Mazzei dated 1956, lower right recto.
Edition of 220 copies on BFK Rives paper.
Estimate : € 1.200 - 2.400 | Sold for : € 1.000
Lot 12
MARINO MARINI 1901-1980
Cavallo 1948
Lithograph, ed. 25/30.
9.65 x 6.69 in.
Signed and numbered recto,
Lithograph appeared in the luxury edition of the magazine: "L'Immagine n° 5", Rome 1948 (quoted by Toninelli).
Estimate : € 1.000 - 2.000
Lot 13
MARINO MARINI 1901-1980
Cheval et cavalier (LN) 1963
Lithograph, ed. 15/50.
17.24 x 12.91 in.
Signed and numbered lower recto, label/card with stamp of the Galleria Viotti, Turin on the reverse.
Excerpt from XX Siècle N.21 edited by Gualtieri di San Lazzaro, printed by F. Mourlot, Paris.
Estimate : € 250 - 500 | Sold for : € 225
Lot 14
MARINO MARINI 1901-1980
Cavallo 1953
Color lithograph, ed. P.A. VI/XV.
22.13 x 15.08 in.
Signed lower right recto, numbered on the left and the inscription "Epreuve d'Artiste", on the reverse label/tab Galleria Guastalla, Livorno and certificate of authenticity Artetivù, Venice.
Made in 50 copies on
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Estimate : € 300 - 600 | Sold for : € 700
Lot 15
MARINO MARINI 1901-1980
Le Cavalier Noir 1969
Colour lithography, ed. 10/50.
21.65 x 16.73 in.
Signed and numbered lower right recto.
Estimate : € 1.200 - 2.500
Lot 16
MARINO MARINI 1901-1980
La sorpresa 1973
Lithograph in black and white on Arches paper, ed. XXIII/XXV.
39.17 x 27.56 in.
Signed and numbered lower recto.
Printed by Jobin, Paris, published by Vertice Editoriale d'Arte, Livorno in ninety copies.
Estimate : € 250 - 500 | Sold for : € 300
Lot 17
MARINO MARINI 1901-1980
Cavallo 1974
Etching, aquatint (9.57 x 15.35 in.), ed. 55/75.
15.79 x 27.36 in.
Signed and numbered lower recto, dry stamp of Stamperia d'Arte Il Cigno, Rome.
Printed in seventy-five copies on Magnani paper for Albra, Turin.
Estimate : € 100 - 200 | Sold for : € 225
Lot 18
GIORGIO DE CHIRICO 1888-1978
Il trovatore solitario 1994
Color lithograph, ed. 55/99.
27.56 x 19.68 in.
Signed, titled and numbered lower recto and dry stamp of the artist.
Artwork accompanied by a certificate of guarantee from the Istituto Poligrafico Arte Moderna, Rome.
Estimate : € 200 - 400 | Sold for : € 1.000
Lot 19
GIORGIO DE CHIRICO 1888-1978
Horse on the beach
Polychrome lithograph, ed. 56/99.
28.35 x 20.87 in.
Signed and numbered lower recto and dry stamp of the artist.
Artwork accompanied by certificate of authenticity by Istituto Poligrafico d'Arte Italiano, Rome.
Estimate : € 200 - 400 | Sold for : € 900
Lot 20
GIORGIO DE CHIRICO 1888-1978
Il ritorno del guerriero 1972
Etching, ed. 1/95.
25.59 x 19.68 in.
Signed and numbered lower recto and dry stamp by the printer Caprini, Rome, on reverse label/card.
Estimate : € 350 - 600 | Sold for : € 425
Lot 21
GIORGIO DE CHIRICO 1888-1978
Oreste and Pilade 1963
Hand colored etching, ed. 1/60.
23.62 x 19.68 in.
Signed, titled and numbered lower recto, inscription by the artist in the center between the brackets: "colored by hand by the artist".
Estimate : € 700 - 1.500 | Sold for : € 2.000
Lot 22
GIORGIO DE CHIRICO 1888-1978
Castore e il suo cavallo 1970
Hand colored etching, ed. P.A.
20.08 x 28.15 in.
Signed, numbered and titled lower recto and dry stamp by the printer Caprini, Rome, on reverse label/card.
Estimate : € 500 - 800 | Sold for : € 1.400
Lot 23
SALVADOR DALÍ 1904-1989
The mermaid 1974
Color lithograph, ed. 77/195.
27.17 x 20.47 in.
Hand-signed recto by the artist, signed in the plate, stamped by the estate of the artist and embossed stamp by the publisher.
Sheet from L'Odyssey, Publisher les Heures Claires, Paris.
Estimate : € 500 - 1.000 | Sold for : € 600
Lot 24
SALVADOR DALÍ 1904-1989
Le train du Roi 1071
Puntasecca, ed. 35/200.
21.26 x 14.17 in.
Signed and numbered lower right recto.
Sheet from the series: "Cantique des Cantiques" printed by Jacques David, Jacomet, Paris for the publisher Léon Amiel, New York.
Estimate : € 80 - 150 | Sold for : € 325
Lot 25
SALVADOR DALÍ 1904-1989
The Tritone Alato 1982
Solid silver 1000, ed. 11/49.
6.50 x 6.10 in.
Signed on the outside of the left thigh.
Sculpture cast in lost wax in solid silver (approx. 650 g) made in the Jorge Pesarrodona Art Foundry, Barcelona.
The sculpture is on an Almeria marble base.
Artwork accompanied by a
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Estimate : € 2.000 - 3.000 | Sold for : € 1.700
Lot 26
SALVADOR DALÍ 1904-1989
Carmen la Crotalos
Yellow Gold 18k, ed. 39/100.
23.62 in.
Signature and numbering engraved on the clasp.
Necklace convertible into choker and bracelet (both signed and numbered) in yellow gold with floral motifs alternating with links, with large pendant, made with lost wax, depicting
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Estimate : € 3.000 - 4.000 | Sold for : € 2.000
Lot 27
SALVADOR DALÍ 1904-1989
Christo de San Juan de la Cruz pendant
Yellow Gold, Ed. 176/1000
24.02 in.
Signature and numbering engraved on the clasp.
Necklace convertible into choker and bracelet (both signed and numbered) in yellow gold with nails alternating with links with large central pendant made by lost wax casting in 18k gold
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Estimate : € 3.000 - 5.000 | Sold for : € 3.200
Lot 28
SALVADOR DALÍ 1904-1989
Femme en flamme 1980
Gold patina bronze, ed. 138/350.
33.46 x 11.81 x 9.84 in.
Signed with Camblest 1981 founder's stamp and Venturi Arte persa Bologna.
Artwork accompanied by authentication by the publisher Cablest ltd, London, Fonderie Venutri
Estimate : € 5.000 - 8.000 | Sold for : € 6.500
Lot 29
ALBERTO MAGNELLI 1888-1971
Composition 1964
Soft varnish etching, ed. 30/102.
92.52 x 8.07 in.
Signed and numbered lower recto.
Editions Il Bisonte, Florence.
Estimate : € 250 - 500 | Sold for : € 275
Lot 30
GIUSEPPE CAPOGROSSI 1900-1972
Untitled 1965
Colored lithograph, ed. P.A.
35.43 x 24.80 in.
Signed recto lower right.
Edition of 60 copies printed on BFK Rives paper cream.
Estimate : € 400 - 800 | Sold for : € 850
Lot 31
AFRO (AFRO BASALDELLA) 1912-1975
Untitled
Woodcut.
7.68 x 5.71 in.
Signed upper left recto, artist's certificate on reverse.
Estimate : € 1.000 - 2.000 | Sold for : € 800
Lot 32
PIERO DORAZIO 1927-2005
Untitled 1970
Lithograph, ed. 30/40.
19.29 x 25.59 in.
Signed, dated and numbered lower recto, dry printer's stamp on the left.
Estimate : € 150 - 300 | Sold for : € 325
Lot 33
PIERO DORAZIO 1927-2005
Untitled 1969
Lithograph, ed. P.A.
18.50 x 22.05 in.
Signed, dated and dedicated lower recto.
Estimate : € 150 - 300 | Sold for : € 100
Lot 34
ASGER JORN 1914-1973
Untitled 1970
Etching, aquatint, ed. 17/80.
11.02 x 10.08 in.
Signed, dated and numbered lower center recto.
Estimate : € 250 - 500 | Sold for : € 400
Lot 35
GRAHAM VIVIAN SUTHERLAND 1903-1980
Lot of two etchings: The Sirens 1979
Etching, aquatint, ed. 65/75.
24.80 x 33.07 in.
Both signed and numbered lower recto.
The first: Malborough edition, London, printed on Magnani paper by 2RC, Rome.
The second: Rock form 1976, lithograph, ed. HC / XXX, 29.33 x 21.26 in.
Estimate : € 300 - 600 | Sold for : € 600
Lot 36
GRAHAM VIVIAN SUTHERLAND 1903-1980
Swan like form 1971
Etching, ed. XXXI/L.
29.53 x 20.87 in.
Signed and numbered lower recto.
Estimate : € 150 - 300 | Sold for : € 300
Lot 37
ENRICO BAJ 1924-2003
Two etchings for Marziale 1967
Etchings, ed. V/X.
13.39 x 9.84 in.
Both signed and numbered lower recto, collected in the Corubolo&Castiglioni folder, Verona, 1967.
Estimate : € 200 - 400 | Sold for : € 450
Lot 38
ROBERT SEBASTIAN MATTA 1911-2002
Les Oh! Tomobiles 1972
Ten etchings colored aquatint, ed. 30/100.
19.88 x 25.98 in.
Each sheet signed and numbered lower recto.
The ten etchings illustrating the text by José Pierre was printed on Arches tissue paper (with watermark) and Japon nacré by Georges Visat and Fequet et Baudier, for
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Estimate : € 3.500 - 5.000 | Sold for : € 5.000
Lot 39
ROBERT SEBASTIAN MATTA 1911-2002
Untitled
Etching, aquatint, ed. 84/95.
24.02 x 16.54 in.
Signed and numbered lower recto.
Estimate : € 250 - 500 | Sold for : € 225
Lot 40
ROBERT SEBASTIAN MATTA 1911-2002
Le Voix 1964
Silkscreen, ed. 88/100.
12.80 x 9.84 in.
Signed with the initials and dated lower right recto.
Engraving extracted from the folder "Voix" by Michel Fardoulis-Lagrange, publisher Georges Visat, 1964.
Estimate : € 100 - 200 | Sold for : € 150
Lot 41
ROBERT SEBASTIAN MATTA 1911-2002
Hom'mere (chaosmos) 1975
Etching, colored aquatint on Arches paper, ed. 30/100.
25.98 x 19.88 in.
Signed and numbered lower recto.
Estimate : € 400 - 700 | Sold for : € 300
Lot 42
PIPPO ORIANI 1909-1972
Lot of 3 etchings: Siderale, 1931 1931
Etching, ed. 5/10.
19.68 x 27.56 in.
Signed, titled, dated and numbered lower recto.
The Siderale lithograph is signed, titled and dated also on the top recto.
The second: Harlequin with guitar, 1929, etching ed. 22/50, cm 69x49.
The third: fruit bowl and mandolin,
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Estimate : € 80 - 150 | Sold for : € 75
Lot 43
UMBERTO MASTROIANNI 1910-1998
Lot of seven material etchings with embossing 70's
From the second to the seventh lithograph: textured etchings with embossing, ed. P.A.
27.36 x 19.68 in.
The first: etching of 1971, ed. 72/100, signed, titled, dated and numbered lower recto, embossed stamp.
The others, all artist proofs, are signed lower right recto
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Estimate : € 350 - 700 | Sold for : € 250
Lot 44
MAN RAY 1890-1976
Lot of seven lithographs taken from the book: The absolute real 1964
Colored lithographs.
9.84 x 12.60 in.
Each signed lower right recto.
The lithographs illustrated, with those of Marcel Duchamp, the book 'The absolute real' by Arturo Schwarz published by the Galleria Scharwz, Milan 1964.
Estimate : € 1.000 - 2.000 | Sold for : € 1.200
Lot 45
MAN RAY 1890-1976
Les Heures Heureuses 1972
Colored phototype retouched with pochoir, ed. P.A.
31.89 x 23.62 in.
Signed with initials. Printed by Jacomet, Paris, publisher Anselmino, Turin.
Estimate : € 200 - 400 | Sold for : € 550
Lot 46
MAN RAY 1890-1976
Ombres sur fond bois 1972
Colored phototype retouched with pochoir, ed. 92/100.
31.89 x 23.62 in.
Signed with initials and numbered lower left recto.
Printed by Jacomet, Paris, Anselmino publisher, Turin.
Estimate : € 300 - 500 | Sold for : € 600
Lot 47
ALBERTO BURRI 1915-1995
Bianchi e neri I-A 1967/68
Etching on Fabriano paper, ed. 54/90.
21.46 x 16.14 in.
Signed and numbered lower recto.
Estimate : € 1.500 - 3.000 | Sold for : € 2.000
Lot 48
CHRISTO 1935-2020
Packed Fountain (project for Festival of two worlds, Spoleto) 1968
Color silkscreen, fabric and stapleswoven polypropilene and nylon rope on Fabriano paper, ed. 89/100.
31.50 x 25.59 in.
Signed, titled and numbered lower recto.
Sheet from the "Spoleto" folder published by Edizioni Multicenter, Milan 1968.
Estimate : € 2.000 - 4.000 | Sold for : € 4.200
Lot 49
LUCIANO FABRO 1936-2007
Vera in oro 1960
18k gold (mm 20, gr 3.30), photograph in leather folder case, ed. 172/250.
11.81 x 9.45 in.
Engraving inside the band: "Fabro '60". Signed and numbered on reverse on case.
Estimate : € 1.500 - 3.000 | Sold for : € 1.400
Lot 50
ENRICO CASTELLANI
Untitled 1968
White pvc multiple.
11.81 x 11.81 in.
Multiple created for the volume: "Enrico Castellani painter", texts by Vincenzo Agnetti, Achille Mauri Editore, Milan, 1968.
Estimate : € 1.000 - 2.000