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 151

TANCREDI PARMEGGIANI 1927-1964
Untitled
Mixed media on canvas
39.37 x 27.56 in.
Artwork being archived at the Association for the Protection of Twentieth Century Trinveneta Art, Venice.

Estimate : € 18.000 - 25.000

Lot 152

CLAUDIO VERNA 1937
Verde acrilico 1968
Acrilico su tela.
39.37 x 39.37 in.
Signed, titled and dated on reverse on the canvas, on the stretcher label/card Galleria Martano, Turin.

Estimate : € 3.500 - 6.000 | Sold for : € 3.000

Lot 153

MARCO REGGIANI 1897-1980
Untitled 1970
Tempera on cardboard.
27.56 x 19.68 in.
Signed lower right recto, dedication on the left: 'A Oscar Signorini', on the reverse stamp of the Il Pozzo art gallery, Citta di Castello and, in the centre, handwritten: 'I declare that the artwork is by my father Mauro Reggiani read all

Estimate : € 1.000 - 2.000 | Sold for : € 800

Lot 154

ROBERTO CRIPPA 1921-1972
Soleil 1970-1971
Mixed technique, collage, cork on board.
28.74 x 36.22 in.
Signed, titled and authenticated verso on plate.
Artwork accompanied by authentication on photograph signed by the artist's son. Archive 0/X/10/08.

Estimate : € 2.000 - 4.000 | Sold for : € 2.000

Lot 155

SALVATORE EMBLEMA 1929-2006
Untitled 1976
Cotton threads on dyed and de-threaded burlap.
38.98 x 36.81 in.
Signed and dated on reverse on three sides of the stretcher.
Artwork restored by the Museo Emblema, Naples 2021.

Estimate : € 3.000 - 6.000 | Sold for : € 3.800

Lot 156

SALVATORE EMBLEMA 1929-2006
Untitled 1974
Cotton threads on dyed and de-threaded burlap.
42.52 x 34.06 in.
Signed and dated on the reverse on one side of the frame.
Artwork restored by the Museo Emblema, Naples 2021.

Estimate : € 3.000 - 6.000 | Sold for : € 7.500

Lot 157

SALVATORE EMBLEMA 1929-2006
Untitled
Colored earth on jute.
23.62 x 15.75 in.
Work accompanied by authentication on a photograph of the artist's wife and archived with the following number GA 62.

Estimate : € 1.000 - 2.000 | Sold for : € 1.700

Lot 158

SANDRO LUPORINI 1930
Lot of two paintings: Nocturnal and Dock 1971-1975
Nocturnal: mixed technique on paper, 16.93 x 21.65 in.
Dock: mixed technique on canvas, 11.42 x 15.35 in.
11.42 x 15.35 in.
The first signed and dated lower right recto.

Estimate : € 1.000 - 2.000

Lot 159

ANTONIO CARENA 1925-2010
Untitled
oil on canvas.
24.41 x 18.90 in.
Signed lower right recto.

Estimate : € 1.500 - 2.500 | Sold for : € 1.000

Lot 160

ENNIO MORLOTTI 1910-1992
Untitled 1986
Ink on paper.
3.82 x 6.06 in.
Signed lower right recto, handwritten by the artist on reverse: "per authentication E.Morlotti, Milano 9-1-1986".

Estimate : € 350 - 700

Lot 161

ENNIO MORLOTTI 1910-1992
Rocce 1982
Pastel on paper.
10.83 x 12.80 in.
Signed lower center recto.
Artwork accompanied by authentication by the artist on photograph.
Acqui Terme 1982.

Estimate : € 1.000 - 2.000 | Sold for : € 1.300

Lot 162

ENNIO MORLOTTI 1910-1992
Nudo 1978
Pastello su carta. 
9.25 x 14.37 in.
Signed recto lower right.
Artwork accompanied by two authentications by the artist on photographs from 1978 and 1978.

Estimate : € 800 - 1.500 | Sold for : € 700

Lot 163

JERZY KUJAWSKI 1921-1998
Untitled 1955
Oil on paper.
12.20 x 17.72 in.
Signed lower right recto.

Estimate : € 1.000 - 2.000 | Sold for : € 800

Lot 164

UMBERTO MASTROIANNI 1910-1998
Untitled
Bronze.
9.84 x 9.84 x 2.76 in.
Engraved name on top side.

Estimate : € 1.000 - 2.000 | Sold for : € 1.200

Lot 165

GIANNI DOVA 1925-1991
Umbria incantata 1988
Oil on canvas. 
14.57 x 10.63 in.
Signed lower recto in the center, signed, titled and dated on the canvas on the reverse, label/card Galleria Cafisio, Milan and on the stretcher label Galleria La Bussola, Turin.

Estimate : € 1.500 - 3.000 | Sold for : € 1.500

Lot 166

MARIO GIACOMELLI 1925-2000
Awareness of nature. 70s
Vintage, gelatin silver print.
11.42 x 15.35 in.
Authentication with signature of Mario Giacomelli heirs on the reverse.

Estimate : € 1.500 - 3.000 | Sold for : € 1.000

Lot 167

MARIO GIACOMELLI 1925-2000
Landscape 1971
Gelatin with silver salts.
9.13 x 11.93 in.

Estimate : € 1.500 - 3.000 | Sold for : € 1.500

Lot 168

SERGIO SARRI 1938
L'uomo di mare 1963
Oil on canvas.
15.75 x 19.68 in.
Signed and dated on the lower right recto, signed and dated on the reverse on the canvas, labels / cards by the artist and the Galleria d'Arte Moderna Viotti, Turin.

Estimate : € 700 - 1.000 | Sold for : € 750

Lot 169

LUIGI SPAZZAPAN 1889-1958
Ischia 1954
Tempera on canvas.
26.77 x 31.10 in.
Signed and dedicated lower left recto; bearing label of Galleria La Bussola, Turin, and label and stamp of Galleria Gissi, Turin, on the reverse. 

Estimate : € 900 - 1.800 | Sold for : € 1.100

Lot 170

LUIGI SPAZZAPAN 1889-1958
Santone early 50s
Tempera on canvas paper.
14.96 x 10.83 in.
Signed lower right recto, label with illegible signature on the reverse.

Estimate : € 1.000 - 2.000

Lot 171

RICCARDO LICATA 1929-2014
Raphael
Plaster and mixed media on paper.
19.68 x 27.56 in.
Signed recto right side.

Estimate : € 300 - 500 | Sold for : € 200

Lot 172

GIULIO TURCATO 1912-1995
Untitled
Pastels on paper.
9.45 x 12.40 in.
Signed lower right recto with dedication: 'to Piero Pigafetta'.

Estimate : € 250 - 500

Lot 173

VALENTINO VAGO 1931-2018
Untitled 1966
Tecnica mista su carta.
19.29 x 13.39 in.
Signed and dated lower right recto.

Estimate : € 350 - 800 | Sold for : € 300

Lot 174

PIERO DORAZIO 1927-2005
Untitled 1967
Mixed media on paper.
12.80 x 18.90 in.
Signed and dated lower left recto.

Estimate : € 1.000 - 2.000 | Sold for : € 1.700

Lot 175

GIORGIO GRIFFA 1936
Untitled 2003
Acrylic on canvas, signed and dated upper on the reverse. 
20.47 x 5.91 in.

Estimate : € 700 - 1.200 | Sold for : € 3.200

Lot 176

UMBERTO MASTROIANNI 1910-1998
Untitled
Bronze.
15.35 x 14.76 x 3.94 in.
Firmato a destra in basso. 

Estimate : € 2.500 - 3.500

Lot 177

RICCARDO LICATA 1929-2014
Opera II 1963
Oil painting on canvas.
13.78 x 19.68 in.
Signed and dated lower right recto.
Artwork authenticated on photograph by the artist.

Estimate : € 1.000 - 2.000 | Sold for : € 1.500

Lot 178

PIERO RUGGERI 1930-2009
Landscape 2006
Oil on cardboard
13.66 x 9.72 in.
Signed lower left recto, signed, titled and dated on the reverse.

Estimate : € 400 - 800 | Sold for : € 550

Lot 179

PIERO RUGGERI 1930-2009
Black figure Early 70s
Oil on canvas.
31.50 x 23.62 in.
Signed and titled on the reverse on the canvas.

Estimate : € 1.000 - 2.000 | Sold for : € 950

Lot 180

PIERO RUGGERI 1930-2009
Composition Early 80s
Oil on paper laid on board.
27.56 x 19.29 in.
Signed lower right recto, label/card Galleria La Bussola, Turin on the reverse.
Work accompanied by a certificate of origin and a guarantee of authenticity on a photograph by the Galleria La Nuova Bussola, Turin 1993.

Estimate : € 600 - 1.200 | Sold for : € 1.200

Lot 181

SANDRO CHERCHI 1911-1998
Figure 1956
Bronze.
19.29 x 5.91 x 5.91 in.
Signed and dated on the side base.

Estimate : € 1.500 - 2.500 | Sold for : € 4.600

Lot 182

JIŘÍ KOLÁŘ 1914
Collage 1974
Collages on paper.
11.81 x 7.87 in.
Signed lower right recto, label/card with stamps and signature Galleria Altair, Turin on reverse.

Estimate : € 1.500 - 3.000 | Sold for : € 1.000

Lot 183

MARIO SURBONE 1932
Engraved GR 23 (rain) 1975
Tempera on cardboard.
28.35 x 28.35 in.
Signed on the reverse.

Estimate : € 1.000 - 2.000

Lot 184

GIACOMO MANZÙ 1908-1991
Testa di Giapponese 1986
Bronze, unique piece, variant of three. 
21.26 x 13.39 x 8.27 in.
Stamp with signature on the reverse.
Artwork accompanied by photo certificate issued by Inge Manzù and artist's credit stamp, and registered at Studio Manzù, Aprilia, under the number 141/2005.  read all

Estimate : € 14.000 - 20.000 | Sold for : € 12.000

Lot 185

SERGIO ROMITI 1928-2000
Composizione 1978
Mixed technique on paper.
19.68 x 27.56 in.
Signed lower left recto.

Estimate : € 700 - 1.400 | Sold for : € 800

Lot 186

PIPPO ORIANI 1909-1972
Conquiste siderali 1960
Mixed technique on canvas.
23.62 x 19.68 in.
Signed lower left recto. On the reverse titled and authenticated by the artist on the canvas.
Artwork authenticated by the Oriani Foundation, Canada, 2023.

Estimate : € 1.000 - 2.000 | Sold for : € 1.000

Lot 187

FRANCESCO MESSINA 1900-1995
Head of a young man 1964
Bronze.
11.22 x 7.48 x 9.06 in.
Signed on the back of the neck.

Estimate : € 1.500 - 3.000 | Sold for : € 6.000

Lot 188

FRANZ BORGHESE 1941-2005
Untitled
Oil on canvas. 
11.81 x 15.75 in.
Signed lower right recto, on the reverse signed on the canvas.

Estimate : € 1.500 - 2.500 | Sold for : € 1.700

Lot 189

FRANZ BORGHESE 1941-2005
Untitled
Oil on canvas.
7.87 x 7.87 in.
Signed lower right recto.

Estimate : € 1.500 - 3.000

Lot 190

FRANZ BORGHESE 1941-2005
Untitled
Oil on canvas.
15.35 x 17.32 in.
Signed recto lower right.
Artwork authenticated on photograph signed by the artist.

Estimate : € 2.500 - 4.000 | Sold for : € 2.000

Lot 191

POMPEO BORRA 1898-1973
Untitled 60's
Oil on canvas. 
31.10 x 23.23 in.
Signed lower right recto, illegible stamp on the canvas on reverse.

Estimate : € 600 - 1.500 | Sold for : € 1.000

Lot 192

RENATO GUTTUSO 1911-1987
Woman 70s
Ink on paper
27.17 x 20.47 in.
Signed lower right recto, label / card on the reverse with stamps and signature S. Erasmo Club d'Arte, Milan 1972.

Estimate : € 1.500 - 2.500 | Sold for : € 3.600

Lot 193

DOMENICO CANTATORE 1906-1998
Odalisca 1965
Oil on cardboard.
17.72 x 25.20 in.
Signed lower left recto, on  reverse label/card of the Galleria Gissi, Turin and signature of Giuseppe Zanini, 1965.
Artork accompanied by a guarantee of authenticity and provenance from the Galleria Sant'Agostino.

Estimate : € 5.000 - 7.000 | Sold for : € 4.200

Lot 194

BRUNO CASSINARI 1912-1992
Enrica 1984
Oil on canvas. 
23.62 x 19.68 in.
Signed recto lower right, titled and dated on the reverse.
Artwork authenticated on photograph by the committee for the general catalog of Bruno Cassinari's opera, 2006, Milan.

Estimate : € 4.000 - 7.000 | Sold for : € 4.200

Lot 195

ENRICO BAJ 1924-2003
Untitled 1981
Mixed media, collage on board.
17.32 x 21.65 in.
Signed lower right recto, stamp and signature of Galleria Soave, Alessandria on reverse.
Artwork authenticated on photograph signed by the artist.

Estimate : € 18.000 - 22.000 | Sold for : € 17.500

Lot 196

ALBERTO SUGHI 1928-2012
L'isola 1974
Oil on canvas.
31.50 x 39.37 in.
Signed lower right recto, on the reverse titled, stamp and signature Galleria La Barcaccia, Chianciano Terme.

Estimate : € 2.000 - 3.000

Lot 197

ENRICO COLOMBOTTO ROSSO 1925-2013
Untitled 1954
Oil on masonite.
25.59 x 15.75 in.
Signed upper left recto, signed, dated and dedicated by the artist on the reverse.

Estimate : € 600 - 1.200 | Sold for : € 600

Lot 198

FRANCESCO MESSINA 1900-1995
Flora 1984
Bronze.
11.81 x 16.14 x 6.10 in.
Signed on the bottom of the back.

Estimate : € 1.000 - 2.000 | Sold for : € 1.100

Lot 199

ALBERTO SUGHI 1928-2012
Character 1986

ALBERTO SUGHI 1928-2012
Character 1986
Oil on paper
12.60 x 4.53 in.
Signed lower right recto, signed, dated and dedicated on the reverse.

Estimate : € 600 - 1.500 | Sold for : € 400

Lot 200

ALIGI SASSU 1912-2000
The pink foals 1988
Oil on canvas.
19.68 x 27.56 in.
Signed lower right recto, on the reverse signed, titled, dated and archive number. 

Estimate : € 2.500 - 4.000

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