MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART
AUCTION
Tuesday 5 November 2024, from 3.30 p.m. (lots 1-255)
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Lot 26
ROBERT SEBASTIAN MATTA 1911-2002
Composition
Color lithograph, ed. 27/30.
15.75 x 11.81 in.
Signed and numbered lower left recto.
The work has been inspected only framed.
Estimate : € 300 - 500 | Sold for : € 250
Lot 27
ASGER JORN 1914-1973
Das offene Versteck 1970
Color lithograph, ed. P.A.
40.16 x 55.91 in.
Signed and written "per Pugno" on the lower right recto.
Printed by Fratelli Pozzo, Turin in 85 copies for Van De Loo editions, Monaco.
Estimate : € 3.500 - 6.000 | Sold for : € 4.000
Lot 28
FRANCIS BACON 1909-1992
L'Homme au lavabo 1977
Etching, colored aquatint on Arches paper, XV/XXV ed.
26.46 x 20.47 in.
Signed and numbered lower recto.
Sheet from the folder "Requiem pour la Fin des Temps", printed by Editions Georges Visat et Cie, Paris, 1978.
Estimate : € 5.000 - 8.000 | Sold for : € 4.200
Lot 29
FRANCESCO MENZIO 1899-1979
In the study
Etching, ed. 34/100.
19.88 x 13.78 in.
Signed on plate lower right recto, signed and numbered in pencil below.
Estimate : € 80 - 150 | Sold for : € 75
Lot 30
RENATO GUTTUSO 1911-1987
Plate with doves 1954
Ceramic
5.91 x 5.51 in.
Signed and dated on the recto, on the reverse inscription of the manufacture "Tre Felci, Salerno Italy".
Estimate : € 150 - 250 | Sold for : € 300
Lot 31
RENATO GUTTUSO 1911-1987
Lot of three lithographs: Chestnut leaf and hedgehog
Lithograph, ed. 25/75.
21.46 x 15.94 in.
Together: Pannocchia, lithograph, ed. 29/75, 21.46 x 15.94 in.
Lot completed by Still life, lithograph, ed. 145/200, 19.68 x 27.36 in.
All signed and numbered lower recto.(3)
Estimate : € 250 - 350 | Sold for : € 325
Lot 32
FRANCESCO MENZIO 1899-1979
Lot of four screenprints: Untitled
Lot of four serigraphs, ed. 43.75.
26.77 x 18.90 in.
Each signed and numbered on the lower recto.(4)
Estimate : € 300 - 500
Lot 33
RENATO GUTTUSO 1911-1987
Box of ten artist's proofs
Ten color lithographs, ed. P.A.
11.81 x 9.45 x 7.09 in.
Series composed of ten color lithographs, artist's proofs, of different subjects each 9.45 x 7.28 in., all signed. In wooden case and each in wooden frame.(10)
Estimate : € 1.000 - 2.000 | Sold for : € 2.000
Lot 34
KARL PLATTNER 1919-1986
Terrasse am Garasee 1978
Etching, aquatint, ed. 62/100.
27.56 x 19.68 in.
Signed, dated and numbered on the recto below.
Estimate : € 800 - 1.500 | Sold for : € 950
Lot 35
KARL PLATTNER 1919-1986
Dormiente 1978
Etching, aquatint, ed. 62/100.
27.56 x 19.68 in.
Signed, dated and numbered on the recto below.
Work accompanied by a certificate of authenticity by the Galleria Ornella Elter, Artenovecento, Turin.
Estimate : € 500 - 1.000 | Sold for : € 600
Lot 36
PIERRE KLOSSOWSKI 1905-2001
L'humiliation préalable 1972
Colored lithograph, ed. X/XX.
29.72 x 21.85 in.
Signed and numbered lower recto with printer's stamp.
Estimate : € 500 - 1.000 | Sold for : € 450
Lot 37
CAROL RAMA 1918-2015
Poster for anthological exhibition with intervention 1985
Canvas poster with marker pen interventions.
40.35 x 28.74 in.
Signed and dedicated on the lower left recto.
Estimate : € 1.000 - 2.000
Lot 38
CAROL RAMA 1918-2015
Man Ray 1974-1985
Marker on silkscreen on cardboard, ed. 18/100.
18.50 x 12.60 in.
Signed twice, once with the date 1974 and once with the date of the intervention in marker, 1985 and dedicated on the recto, on the reverse signed, dated and numbered.
Estimate : € 500 - 1.000 | Sold for : € 425
Lot 39
MIMMO ROTELLA 1918-2006
Natural Wonder 1973
Plexiglass box with magazine clippings, ed. 13/100.
12.99 x 12.99 x 1.77 in.
Signed and numbered on the top recto.
Multiple by Alviani e Pisani Plura Edizioni, Milan, created for Flotta Lauro in 1973.
Estimate : € 750 - 1.000 | Sold for : € 600
Lot 40
UMBERTO MASTROIANNI 1910-1998
Il segno e l'uomo 1975
Carved metal casket with three aquatint etchings, ed. 93/100.
22.64 x 16.73 x 0.79 in.
Each sheet signed and numbered on the bottom recto.
All the engravings are originals drawn directly on the plates numbered and signed.
The plates were printed by Renzo Romero, Rome
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Estimate : € 300 - 600 | Sold for : € 250
Lot 41
LUIGI VERONESI 1908-1998
Untitled 1977
Color lithograph, ed. 60/60.
17.01 x 13.39 in.
Signed, dated and numbered lower right recto.
Estimate : € 100 - 200 | Sold for : € 100
Lot 42
SALVATORE FIUME 1915-1997
Reclining model
Silkscreen, acetate on brocade, ed. 3/200.
23.62 x 37.40 in.
Signed and numbered lower right recto.
The artist's daughter, Laura Fiume, confirmed in writing the authenticity of these works, Como, 2012.
Estimate : € 200 - 300 | Sold for : € 300
Lot 43
SALVATORE FIUME 1915-1997
Le bagnanti di Agadir
Silver 925.
6.50 x 5.91 in.
Signature engraved on the recto on the right side.
Silver bas-relief (300 gr.) published in 1,000 specimens by the Istituto Arte Mondadori.
The artist's daughter, Laura Fiume, confirmed in writing the authenticity of these works, Como,
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Estimate : € 150 - 300 | Sold for : € 225
Lot 44
ENRICO BAJ 1924-2003
Sade in Italy 1976
Etching, ed. 56/75.
19.29 x 27.56 in.
Signed and numbered lower recto.
Estimate : € 200 - 400 | Sold for : € 200
Lot 45
ANDRÉ BRETON&ENRICO BAJ
Dames et Genéraux 1964
Book with padded cover and slipcase containing ten lithographs on Rives paper, text on Arches paper, and IV/XXV.
13.78 x 10.43 x 1.57 in.
Signed by both authors on the colophon.
Extremely rare copy of the famous 'Dames et Généraux' published in 1964 by Arturo Schwarz
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Estimate : € 2.500 - 4.000 | Sold for : € 2.500
Lot 46
ENRICO BAJ 1924-2003
Marie Touchet, Dame de Belleville 1979
Silkscreen and collage, ed. XV/XXV.
25.59 x 25.59 in.
Signed and numbered on the lower recto, on the reverse label/card and stamps of the Galleria Gissi, Turin.
Multiple made in two hundred copies numbered from 1 to 200 and twenty-five copies numbered by H.C. I to H.C.
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Estimate : € 800 - 1.200 | Sold for : € 950
Lot 47
ENRICO BAJ 1924-2003
Tu quoque, Brute 1979
Screen printing, trimmings, collage on paper, ed. XIIII/L.
27.56 x 39.37 in.
Signed and numbered lower front.
From the "I Generali Parata" series, edition made in 250 copies with Arabic numerals and 50 in Roman numerals.
Estimate : € 500 - 800 | Sold for : € 850
Lot 48
ENRICO BAJ 1924-2003
Parata 1979
Screen printing, trimmings, collage on paper, ed. XVII/L.
27.56 x 39.37 in.
Signed and numbered lower recto.
From the "I Generali Parata" series, edition made in 250 copies with Arabic numerals and 50 in Roman numerals.
Estimate : € 500 - 800 | Sold for : € 900
Lot 49
ENRICO BAJ 1924-2003
General 1979
Screen printing, trimmings, collage on paper, ed. 3/250.
27.56 x 39.37 in.
Signed and numbered on the lower recto.
From the "I Generali Parata" series, edition made in 250 copies with Arabic numerals and 50 in Roman numerals.
Estimate : € 500 - 800 | Sold for : € 600
Lot 50
GIOSETTA FIORONI 1932
Una favola di Alberto Boatto con musiche di Sylvano Bussotti e disegni di Giosetta Fioroni 1974
Portfolio folder, four screenprints Fabriano paper, ed. 72/100.
29.13 x 20.47 in.
Each graphic is signed and numbered by the artist, the colophon is signed by all authors and numbered.
Edizioni Il Segnapassi, Pesaro, 1974.
Estimate : € 400 - 600 | Sold for : € 300