MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART
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Lot 101
CAROL RAMA 1918-2015
Nata n. 18 1941
Charcoal and pencil on paper.
6.30 x 9.37 in.
Signed and dated with initials right recto and titled upper right.
Archived work accompanied by certificate of authenticity issued by the Archivio Carol Rama, Turin, 2015.
Estimate : € 3.000 - 5.000
Lot 102
CAROL RAMA 1918-2015
Untitled 1948
Ink on paper.
10.24 x 8.46 in.
Signed lower left recto.
Archived work accompanied by certificate of authenticity issued by the Archivio Carol Rama, Turin, 2015.
Estimate : € 3.000 - 5.000 | Sold for : € 2.600
Lot 103
ASGER JORN 1914-1973
Untitled 1954
Indian ink on paper
4.88 x 3.54 in.
Signed and dated lower right recto.
The work is registered at the archive of Museum Jorn, Silkeborg.
Estimate : € 3.500 - 6.000
Lot 104
ARSHILE GORKY 1904-1948
Agony, Motif 1946
Ink, pen and wax crayon on paper.
10.08 x 9.06 in.
Work archived at The Arshile Gorky Foundation, New York, under the number D1549.
This drawing is one of nine fragments cut from an untitled composition completed by Gorky in 1946, which was later divided into nine
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Estimate : € 8.000 - 15.000 | Sold for : € 6.500
Lot 105
MARK TOBEY 1890-1976
Composition 1954
Gouache and ink on paper.
7.40 x 10.91 in.
Signed and dated "Tobey '54 Paris" lower right recto, gallery and exhibition labels and stamps on the reverse.
The work is registered at the Mark Tobey Archive (n° MT 218-5-30-17).
Estimate : € 8.000 - 15.000 | Sold for : € 6.000
Lot 106
MARIO TOZZI 1895-1979
Testina 1967
Oil on canvas.
14.17 x 10.63 in.
Signed and dated lower left recto, on the reverse, on the frame, stamp, signature and declaration of authenticity by Galleria d'Arte Spagnoli, Florence, 1979.
Work accompanied by artist’s certificate of authenticity on photograph,
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Estimate : € 6.000 - 9.000 | Sold for : € 8.000
Lot 107
VIRGILIO GUIDI 1891-1984
Figures 1947
Oil on canvas.
23.62 x 19.68 in.
Signed and dated lower recto, on the reverse on the canvas: "authentic, Guidi 1947", on the frame, stamp and signature of the Galleria Mentana, Florence.
Work accompanied by certificate of authenticity on photograph signed by the artist
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Estimate : € 3.000 - 5.000
Lot 108
FRANCESCO MESSINA 1900-1995
Female nude
Gilt bronze on marble base.
11.22 x 3.94 x 3.15 in.
Signature engraved at the base.
The measurements refer only to the sculpture, the base measures 4.53 x 4.72 x 4.72 in.
Estimate : € 1.500 - 3.000 | Sold for : € 1.500
Lot 109
CARLO LEVI 1902-1975
Untitled
Oil on canvas.
19.68 x 27.56 in.
Signed lower left recto, signed and numerical series on the reverse.
It is believed to be the portrait of Italo Calvino.
Estimate : € 2.000 - 3.000 | Sold for : € 1.700
Lot 110
UMBERTO MASTROIANNI 1910-1998
Mask
Bronze, marble base.
12.80 x 6.69 x 3.94 in.
Signed on the right side.
The height measurement includes the base.
Estimate : € 1.500 - 3.000 | Sold for : € 1.000
Lot 111
MASSIMO CAMPIGLI 1895-1971
Sulla spiaggia 1956
Oil on canvas.
12.80 x 11.81 in.
Signed and dated lower right recto, on canvas label/card Galleria d'Arte del Cavallino, Venice, on the frame exhibition label 'VII Nazionale d'Arte figurativa, Imola 1965'.
Estimate : € 12.000 - 16.000 | Sold for : € 12.000
Lot 112
ANTONIO LIGABUE 1899-1965
Canguri 1952-1962
Oil on hardboard.
14.37 x 15.94 in.
Signed lower right recto, inscription for authentication on the reverse (with signatures) by Sergio Negri, Guastalla 1990.
Work belonging to the third period.
Work accompanied by certificate of authenticity on photograph signed by
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Estimate : € 28.000 - 35.000 | Sold for : € 36.000
Lot 113
LUCIO FONTANA 1899-1968
Untitled 1958
Ink on canvas paper.
7.87 x 9.65 in.
Signed and dated three times on the recto, under each drawing.
Archived work accompanied by photografic certificate of authenticity issued by Fondazione Lucio Fontana, Milan, 2023
Estimate : € 4.000 - 7.000 | Sold for : € 3.000
Lot 114
LUCIO FONTANA 1899-1968
Study of an equestrian monument 1940-1945
Charcoal on paper.
24.80 x 18.90 in.
Signed lower left recto (signature and date are very faded), on the reverse label/card, stamps and illegible signature.
Work archived under nr. 628/21 bt Fondazione Lucio Fontana, Milan and published in the Catalog Raisonné with
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Estimate : € 3.000 - 5.000 | Sold for : € 2.600
Lot 115
LUCIO FONTANA 1899-1968
Lot of three works on paper: Study for a decorative panel 1952
Indian ink, watercolor on paper.
11.22 x 8.66 in.
Archived works accompanied by photografics certificates of authenticity issued by Fondazione Lucio Fontana, Milan. (3)
Estimate : € 8.000 - 12.000 | Sold for : € 6.000
Lot 116
FAUSTO MELOTTI 1901-1986
Untitled 1978
Pencil on paper.
12.20 x 9.06 in.
Signed lower right recto.
Archived work accompanied by certificate of authenticity issued by the Archivio Fausto Melotti, Milan.
Estimate : € 1.000 - 2.000
Lot 117
FAUSTO MELOTTI 1901-1986
Untitled 1981
Mixed media on paper.
12.60 x 9.45 in.
Signed lower right recto.
Archived work accompanied by certificate of authenticity issued by the Archivio Fausto Melotti, Milan.
Estimate : € 1.500 - 2.500 | Sold for : € 1.000
Lot 118
LUCIO FONTANA 1899-1968
Untitled
Pen on artist's headed paper.
10.91 x 8.62 in.
Signed lower recto on the artist's headed paper.
Archived work accompanied by photografic certificate of authenticity issued by Fondazione Lucio Fontana, Milan, 2023.
Estimate : € 4.000 - 7.000 | Sold for : € 5.000
Lot 119
PINOT GALLIZIO 1902-1964
Untitled 1961
Indian ink on sketch paper.
19.57 x 27.56 in.
Signed, dated and dedicated lower right recto, on the left dedicated "to Guasco".
Estimate : € 3.000 - 4.500 | Sold for : € 3.400
Lot 120
MIRKO BASALDELLA 1910-1969
Chimera 1955
Bronze.
9.65 x 2.36 x 9.25 in.
Signed under the tail.
Purchased directly from the artist by the current owner.
Estimate : € 3.000 - 5.000 | Sold for : € 2.600
Lot 121
LADISLAS KIJNO 1921-2012
Composition 1961
Oil on canvas.
39.37 x 25.59 in.
Signed and dated on the top recto.
Estimate : € 7.000 - 10.000 | Sold for : € 13.000
Lot 122
EMILIO SCANAVINO 1922-1986
Lot of ten works on paper: Untitled 1954
Indian ink on paper.
11.02 x 8.66 in.
Signed lower right recto.
Together with: 'The Destroyed Cathedral', 1955, ink on cardboard, 12.99 x 18.90 in., signed, titled and dated lower recto and signed and dated on the reverse on the cardboard.
Together with: 'Untitled',
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Estimate : € 2.500 - 5.000 | Sold for : € 1.840
Lot 123
EMILIO SCANAVINO 1922-1986
Vase 1967
Enameled ceramic.
10.24 x 7.09 x 7.09 in.
Signed and dated under the base.
The work has been viewed and archived by Archivio Emilio Scanavino, Milan.
Estimate : € 1.000 - 2.000
Lot 124
EMILIO SCANAVINO 1922-1986
La grata 1963
Tempera on cardboard.
13.58 x 9.84 in.
Signed lower right recto, signed on the cardboard on the reverse.
The work was viewed and archived by Archivio
Emilio Scanavino, Milan.
Estimate : € 1.500 - 2.500 | Sold for : € 1.000
Lot 125
CORRADO CAGLI 1910-1976
Samarkanda 1961-1962
Bronze, ed. 35/50.
20.28 x 14.96 x 6.30 in.
Numbered on the reverse at the end of the helmet.
Estimate : € 1.500 - 2.500