MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART
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Lot 1
GUSTAV KLIMT 1862-1918
Ver Sacrum 1898
Print on paper.
20.39 x 14.17 in.
Magazine poster printed by Verlag von Gerlach von Schenk, Vienna.
The magazine Ver Sacrum (Sacred Spring) was the official organ of the Vereinigung Bildender Kunstler Oesterreichs, the group responsible for the Vienna Secession. It
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Estimate : € 13.000 - 16.000 | Sold for : € 10.000 Ordinary vat
Lot 2
THEO VAN DOESBURG (1883/1931) E KURT SCHWITTERS (1887-1948)
Kleine Dada Soirée 1922
Offset lithograph on paper.
11.81 x 11.81 in.
In 1922, Kurt Schwitters and Theo van Doesburg went on tour to spread the "Gospel of Dada". Their chaotic campaign of lectures and performances took Holland by storm, and this poster was their official merch. Like a
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Estimate : € 8.000 - 12.000
Lot 3
PABLO PICASSO 1881-1973
Galleria Beyeler 1970
Offset printing.
37.80 x 25.59 in.
Signed lower recto with colored pencils.
Affiche of the personal exhibition at the Beyeler Gallery, Basel, 1970.
Work accompanied by a letter issued by the Bayeler Gallery as authenticity.
Estimate : € 700 - 900 | Sold for : € 4.600
Lot 4
MARCEL DUCHAMP (RROSE SÉLAVY) 1887-1968
International Armory Show 50th Anniversary 1913 1963
Offset printing on paper.
43.70 x 26.77 in.
Signed and dated (1913 + 50) in the center, Arturo Schwarz's signature in pencil next to the numbering: 11/30.
Estimate : € 400 - 800 | Sold for : € 475
Lot 5
GIUSEPPE CAPOGROSSI 1900-1972
Galleria del Naviglio 1968
Offset printing on paper.
18.90 x 23.62 in.
Signed, dedicated and posting stamp on the recto.
Estimate : € 600 - 800 | Sold for : € 400
Lot 6
ALBERTO BURRI 1915-1995
Burri: Galleria "La Tartaruga 1967
Offset printing on paper.
39.37 x 27.56 in.
Signed recto.
Printed by ALI, Roma.
Estimate : € 400 - 600 | Sold for : € 300
Lot 7
ALEXANDER CALDER 1898-1976
McGovern 1968
Color lithograph on paper, ed. EA.
39.37 x 27.56 in.
Signed lower right recto.
Printed by Styria Studio LTD.
Estimate : € 600 - 800 | Sold for : € 750
Lot 8
ROY LICHTENSTEIN 1923-1997
Blonde Waiting 1995
Offset on paper.
33.07 x 23.23 in.
Signed right recto.
Estimate : € 800 - 1.000 | Sold for : € 850
Lot 9
ANDY WARHOL 1928-1987
Palazzo dei Diamanti 1975
Offset printing on paper.
39.37 x 27.56 in.
Signed and dedicated lower recto.
Poster of the famous exhibition in Ferrara where the folder containing ten serigraphs entitled "Ladies and Gentlemen", also known as "Drag Queen Painting", was presented for the first time.
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Estimate : € 400 - 600 | Sold for : € 1.500
Lot 10
ANDY WARHOL 1928-1987
Interview Aretha Franklin 1986
Magazine, 1986.
16.02 x 10.83 in.
Signed on the cover. Dicember 1986 issue of the famous magazine created by Warhol.
Estimate : € 500 - 1.000 | Sold for : € 550
Lot 11
ANDY WARHOL 1928-1987
Kestner-Gesellschaft 1981
Stampa offset su carta.
33.07 x 23.23 in.
Signed lower recto.
Poster for Andy Warhol's exhibition at the Kestner-Gesellschaft in Hannover, Germany featuring the iconic portrait of actress Greta Garbo created in the same year.
Printed by Th. Schäfer, Hannover.
Work
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Estimate : € 1.500 - 2.500 | Sold for : € 1.000
Lot 12
ROY LICHTENSTEIN 1923-1997
The Melody Haunts My Reverie 1990
Color screen printing
26.97 x 23.03 in.
Signed lower left recto.
On the recto evident scratches on the blue part of the right side.
Estimate : € 1.500 - 3.000 | Sold for : € 800
Lot 13
FRANK STELLA 1936
Whitney Museum 1983
Offset printing on paper.
74.80 x 51.97 in.
Signed and dated, with double date '83 and '85, lower right recto.
Printed by Tyler Graphics LTD.
Estimate : € 400 - 600
Lot 14
EGON SCHIELE 1890-1918
Egon Schiele 1890 -1918 1990
Ten lithographs with container, ed.338/600.
25.59 x 18.90 in.
Edition containing ten lithographs, published by Siedler, Vienna in collaboration with the Dorotheum Museum of Vienna.
Work accompanied by certificate of authenticity issued by the publisher.
Estimate : € 1.500 - 3.000 | Sold for : € 1.200
Lot 15
PABLO PICASSO 1881-1973
La Mallorquina (costume design for 'Le Tricorne') 1920
Print, edition of 250 copies.
10.04 x 7.20 in.
Dry stamp of the publisher lower right recto, on the reverse label shows 'Les ballets russes de Serge de Diaghilev', Musées de Strasbourg, Ancienne Douane, 1969.
Sheet from the famous edition, printed in 250 copies, of
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Estimate : € 500 - 1.000 | Sold for : € 400
Lot 16
GEORGES BRAQUE 1882-1963
Pitcher and bird 1955
Etching, colored aquatint, ed. 17/100.
21.65 x 29.53 in.
Signed and numbered on the recto of the sheet and signed on the drawing.
Estimate : € 500 - 700 | Sold for : € 850
Lot 17
GEORGES BRAQUE 1882-1963
Quatre Colombe 1970
Tempera on cardboard, ed. 72/75.
14.57 x 10.63 in.
Signed and numbered lower recto.
Estimate : € 1.500 - 2.500 | Sold for : € 1.000
Lot 18
GEORGES ROUAULT 1871-1958
Face à face (plate forty of the Miserere series) 1922
Etching, aquatint on Arches paper.
25.20 x 19.09 in.
Signed lower left recto, on the right inscription by the artist's hand: "eau-forte original planche 40 du 'Miserere face à face'".
Work inspected only framed.
Estimate : € 300 - 500 | Sold for : € 425
Lot 19
MARC CHAGALL 1887-1985
Couple en ocre 1952
Color lithograph on Arches paper, ed. XXIII.
25.79 x 19.68 in.
Signed and dated on plate, signed in pencil on the lower right recto.
Chagall chose this subject for the poster of the exhibitions at the Maeght Gallery "Céramiques et Sculptures" and "Fables de la
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Estimate : € 1.800 - 3.500 | Sold for : € 3.400
Lot 20
JOAN MIRÓ 1893-1983
Quelques fleurs pour des amis 1964
Lithograph, ed. 33/75.
16.14 x 12.80 in.
Signed and numbered lower recto.
From the volume 'Some flowers for friends', printed by Mourlot for the XX Siècle publisher, Paris.
Estimate : € 700 - 1.400 | Sold for : € 650
Lot 21
JOAN MIRÓ 1893-1983
Berenar a les roques 1974
Etching, color aquatint on paper Arches, ed. 20/50.
35.43 x 25.20 in.
Signed in plate and in pencil and numbered lower recto.
One of the five illustrations of Joan Salvat Papasseit's poems contained in the portfolio 'Gravats 5 poemas' published by Gustavo Gili,
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Estimate : € 5.000 - 8.000 | Sold for : € 5.500
Lot 22
SONIA TERK DELAUNAY 1885-1979
Piatto 1968
Ceramic.
9.45 in.
Signed with initials on the recto, inscription on the reverse: "Assiette de Sonia Delaunay a relisé par L. Coppo Barberis, 1968".
Made by L.C. Barberis, Edition Jacques Danase.
Estimate : € 500 - 1.000 | Sold for : € 300
Lot 23
SONIA TERK DELAUNAY 1885-1979
Lot of three plates Circa 1955
Ceramics, ed. A/4/6.
11.81 in.
Signed with initials on the recto, signed and numbered on the reverse.
Made by L.C. Barberis, Jacques Danase Edition.(3)
Estimate : € 2.000 - 3.000 | Sold for : € 2.000
Lot 24
SONIA TERK DELAUNAY 1885-1979
Cinéma 1970
Color lithograph, ed. 64/75
21.65 x 29.53 in.
Signed and numbered lower recto.
Estimate : € 1.000 - 2.000 | Sold for : € 1.600
Lot 25
SONIA TERK DELAUNAY 1885-1979
Contrastes 1971
Color lithograph, ed. E.A.
23.62 x 29.53 in.
Signed and numbered lower recto.
Estimate : € 1.000 - 2.000 | Sold for : € 1.800
Lot 26
SALVADOR DALÍ 1904-1989
Bicéphale (Les Amours de Cassandre) 1967
Etching, ed. 29/50
14.96 x 10.98 in.
Signed and numbered lower recto.
On the passepartout label/card by the Galleria La Bussola, Turin.
Estimate : € 1.000 - 2.000 | Sold for : € 800
Lot 27
SALVADOR DALÍ 1904-1989
La bataille de Tétouan 1971
Color lithograph on artist's headed paper, ed. 98/145.
21.26 x 23.82 in.
Signed and numbered lower recto.
Éditions d'Art Les Heures Claires.
Estimate : € 500 - 1.000 | Sold for : € 1.400
Lot 28
MAX ERNST 1891-1976
Invitation pour l'Orangerie des Tuileries, Paris 1971
Two-color lithograph.
6.10 x 4.17 in.
Signed lower right recto.
Printed by Pierre Chave, Vence, in 1971 and sent as an invitation card for the Max Ernst exhibition at the Orangerie des Tuileries in Paris.
Estimate : € 150 - 300 | Sold for : € 125
Lot 29
MAN RAY 1890-1976
Catalogue published byAlexandre Iolas 1972
Volume in 8°, with hard cover covered in blue velvet with green closing ribbon, on the cover applied the original multiple "Pain peint (Blue Bred)" in painted plaster, including 18 silk-screen prints joined (accordion book).
9.45 x 6.69 in.
Rare copy of the catalogue
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Estimate : € 1.600 - 2.500 | Sold for : € 2.400
Lot 30
MAN RAY 1890-1976
Per Eluard 1971
Silkscreen, ed. C.A.
31.50 x 23.62 in.
Signed with a monogram and numbered lower recto.
Estimate : € 500 - 800 | Sold for : € 850
Lot 31
MAN RAY 1890-1976
La montagna di ghiaccio 1970
Color lithograph, ed. 53/70
27.32 x 19.68 in.
Signed and numbered lower recto, on the reverse label card by Torcular Edizioni d'Arte, Milan.
Estimate : € 400 - 600 | Sold for : € 520
Lot 32
MAN RAY 1890-1976
Le Tour 1981
Wood, foam rubber and glass, ed. 52/99.
15.35 x 3.94 x 3.94 in.
Signed, titled and numbered on the base.
Estimate : € 600 - 1.000 | Sold for : € 850
Lot 33
MARINO MARINI 1901-1980
Lot of two lithographs for Stravinsky: La caduta dell'Angelo, da Marino per Stravinsky 1972
Etching, aquatint, ed. 27/75.
27.56 x 19.68 in.
Signed and numbered lower recto, dry stamp by Il Cigno Stamperia d'Arte.
Together: Il Grido da Marino per Stravinsky, 1972, etching, aquatint, 27.56 x 19.68 in., ed. 27/75, signed and numbered lower recto, dry stamp by Il
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Estimate : € 700 - 1.400 | Sold for : € 600
Lot 34
MARINO MARINI 1901-1980
Il Cavaliere 1956-1976
Etching, color aquatint on Magnani paper, ed. IV/XV.
27.56 x 19.68 in.
Signed, titled and numbered lower recto, dry stamp Graphis Arte, Livorno.
Table II of the folder "Tre epoche e tre tecniche", printed by S. Geloch Gjokaj, Rome for Vertice Editoriale d'Arte, Livorno,
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Estimate : € 300 - 600 | Sold for : € 700
Lot 35
KAREL APPEL 1921-2006
Abstract face 1969
Serigrafia, ed. 28/122.
28.74 x 21.26 in.
Signed and numbered lower recto
Estimate : € 600 - 1.000 | Sold for : € 550
Lot 36
ALEXANDER CALDER 1898-1976
Taches de rousseur (da La Mémoire Eléméntaire) 1976
Color lithograph on Arches paper, ed. 49/100.
20.51 x 28.39 in.
Signed and numbered lower recto.
Sheet no. 2 of the famous portfolio printed by Arts-Litho for Editions de la Différences, Paris.
Work accompanied by certificate of authenticity of the Galleria d'Arte
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Estimate : € 2.500 - 4.000 | Sold for : € 3.400
Lot 37
LUCIO FONTANA 1899-1968
Concetto spaziale (da L'épée dans l'eau, Dix eaux-fortes) 1962
Aquatint etching on Fabriano paper, ed. IV/XXV.
8.07 x 6.89 in.
Signed and numbered lower recto.
From Alain Jouffroy's book 'L'épée dans l'eau: Lucio Fontana: 'Dix eaux-fortes' containing 10 etchings aquatint (two in colour), each signed in pencil and numbered, printed
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Estimate : € 800 - 1.500 | Sold for : € 1.700
Lot 38
LUCIO FONTANA 1899-1968
Untitled 1967
Offset lithograph.
8.58 x 12.99 in.
Signed on plate.
Work accompanied by an original copy of the magazine to which it was attached.
Work inspected only framed.
Estimate : € 600 - 1.000 | Sold for : € 600
Lot 39
HENRY MOORE 1898-1986
Three motives 1970
Etching, aquatint, ed. 165/200.
19.49 x 14.76 in.
Signed and numbered lower recto, printer's embossed stamp.
European Graphic Circle edition, Utrecht.
Estimate : € 300 - 500 | Sold for : € 200
Lot 40
RENATO GUTTUSO 1911-1987
Edicole 1965
Color screen printing on aluminium, ed. 98/100.
61.02 x 29.53 in.
Signed lower center recto, numbered on the reverse.
Estimate : € 1.500 - 2.500 | Sold for : € 1.600
Lot 41
CARLA ACCARDI 1924-2014
Pieno giorno 1985
Two-colour linoleum on paper, ed. 68/100.
9.25 x 64.96 in.
Signed and numbered on the recto.
The work was born from the artist's book co-written with Andrea Zanzotto, with the text "Docile/Reluctant".
Printed and published by Noire Editore, 1985.
Estimate : € 1.000 - 2.000 | Sold for : € 850
Lot 42
VICTOR VASARELY 1906-1997
Stri-dio (o 'Per il Cile') 1978
Silkscreen, ed. P.A.
27.17 x 19.29 in.
Signed lower right recto
Edition limited to 100 copies.
Work accompanied by certificate of authenticity issued by Galleria D'Arte Internazionale, Mestre.
Estimate : € 600 - 1.000 | Sold for : € 500
Lot 43
CARLA ACCARDI 1924-2014
Untitled 1985
Linoleum on paper card, ed. 21/40.
26.57 x 38.39 in.
Signed, numbered and dated lower recto.
Estimate : € 1.000 - 2.000 | Sold for : € 4.400
Lot 44
ARNALDO POMODORO 1926
Plate
Ceramics, ed. 49/90.
15.75 x 15.75 in.
Signed and numbered on the reverse and label/card of Ceramica Rossicone, Milan.
Estimate : € 1.000 - 2.000 | Sold for : € 800
Lot 45
TOMONORI TOYOFUKU 1925-2019
Incontro boreale 1994-1995
Bronze, ed. 275/300.
7.48 x 3.46 x 4.53 in.
Signed, numbered and logo on the base.
Estimate : € 1.000 - 2.000 | Sold for : € 1.500
Lot 46
ARNALDO POMODORO 1926
Verso il 2080 1980
Bronze
9.25 x 8.66 x 7.48 in.
Signed at the base.
Created for the centenary of Banca di Roma in 100 copies. Preserved in its original packaging, it is accompanied by the book published for the occasion with a text by G.C. Argan.
Estimate : € 6.000 - 10.000 | Sold for : € 8.000
Lot 47
ANDY WARHOL 1928-1987
Ladies and Gentlemen 1975
Silkscreen on paper, ed. 204/250.
37.48 x 25.51 in.
Signed, dated and numbered on the reverse.
Edition by Gabriele Mazzotta Editore, Milan, 1975.
Work accompanied by certificate of authenticity issued by the publisher.
Estimate : € 8.000 - 12.000 | Sold for : € 7.500
Lot 48
ANDY WARHOL 1928-1987
Ladies and gentlemen 1975
Silkscreen, ed. 146/150.
39.25 x 27.48 in.
Signed with initials lower right recto, stamp on the reverse with the inscription: "Andy Warhol from the poster for the 'Diamanti' exhibition in Ferrara 1975 - special edition. Edition of 150 copies and numbered by hand.
The
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Estimate : € 8.000 - 12.000
Lot 49
ANDY WARHOL 1928-1987
Man Ray 1974
Color screenprint on Strathmore Bristol paper, ed. XIX/XXX.
31.26 x 31.26 in.
Signed, dated and numbered on the reverse on the paper.
Printed in 100 copies by Il Fauno Edizioni, Turin Milan.
Estimate : € 6.000 - 10.000 | Sold for : € 7.000
Lot 50
TOM WESSELMANN 1931-2004
Bedroom Blonde, 1987
Ceramics, ed. 97/100.
13.58 x 17.52 x 1.38 in.
Signed lower right recto.
Produced by Rosenthal in limited series, with original wooden box.
Estimate : € 2.000 - 3.000 | Sold for : € 5.000