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Tuesday 5 November 2024, from 3.30 p.m. (lots 1-255)
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FÉLICIEN ROPS 1833
Satan semant l'ivraie 1906
Engraving, colored aquatint (au réperage) ed. 3/100.
12.13 x 8.43 in.
Signed and numbered lower recto.
Printed by A. Bertrand for the G. Pellet editions, Paris, 1906.
Bibliografia/Literature
N. Exsteens, L'Oeuvre gravé et
Estimate : € 1.000 - 2.000 | Sold for : € 800
PABLO PICASSO 1881-1973
La dans des faunes 1957
Lithograph on Arches paper.
18.58 x 24.68 in.
Signature printed on the lower right recto, dated on the plate.
Mourlot Editions, Paris.
Bibliografia/Literature
G. Bloch, Pablo Picasso Catalogue de l'oeuvre gravé et
Estimate : € 2.000 - 3.000 | Sold for : € 1.500
CARLO CARRÀ 1881-1966
La casa dell'amore II 1924
Etching, ed. 11/25.
19.68 x 13.78 in.
Signed, dated and numbered on the lower recto.
The artist's son, Luca Carrà, confirmed in writing the authenticity of these works, 2012.
Estimate : € 400 - 700 | Sold for : € 950
GIORGIO DE CHIRICO 1888-1978
Metaphysical interior with lago
Etching, ed. 24/75.
33.07 x 24.41 in.
Signed, numbered and titled lower recto.
The work has been inspected only framed.
Estimate : € 600 - 1.000 | Sold for : € 1.200
GIORGIO DE CHIRICO 1888-1978
Le maschere
Silver pendant or brooch (43.80 gr), ed. 26/150.
2.44 x 1.97 in.
Signed and numbered at the base of the neck.
Estimate : € 1.500 - 2.500 | Sold for : € 2.600
GIACOMO BALLA 1871-1958
Moving butterflies and futuristic flowers, (Balfiore) 1924/1925
Two panels silkscreen on canvas ed. 34/60.
81.50 x 31.50 in.
Signed lower recto, numbered on reverse. The measurements refer to a single panel.
Post-mortem edition authorized by Luce and Elica Balla and performed at the beginning of the 1980s for Milesia S.r.l.(2)
Estimate : € 10.000 - 15.000 | Sold for : € 26.000
JEAN FAUTRIER 1898-1964
Petit nu H 1941
Original etching on vergé d'Auvergne paper, ed. 3/50.
9.45 x 12.80 in.
Signed and numbered on the bottom recto, on the reverse label/card from the Ciranna Gallery, Milan.
Estimate : € 150 - 300 | Sold for : € 100
SALVADOR DALÍ 1904-1989
Les Magiciens (Paysage) 1968
Etching, hand-colored drypoint printed on Japanese paper, ed. 36/100.
14.65 x 11.22 in.
Signed and numbered lower recto, artist's dry stamp.
Sheet from the famous 'Petits' portfolio Nus - Ronsard'. Series of eight illustrations that accompanied the book "Les Amours de
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Estimate : € 500 - 1.000 | Sold for : € 450
SALVADOR DALÍ 1904-1989
Self-portrait Sundial 1966
Color lithograph on BFK Rives paper, ed. 92/150 (Sheet 45.00 x 55.00 cm).
17.72 x 21.65 in.
Signed and numbered on lower recto, certificate of authenticity by John Barton Associates, Inc. on the reverse. Plate dimensions 13.98 x 17.32 in.
Published by Mourlot, Paris.
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Estimate : € 1.000 - 1.500 | Sold for : € 800
SALVADOR DALÍ 1904-1989
Coeur, Couronne et Miroir, 1967
Etching, hand-colored drypoint printed on Japanese paper, ed. 19/95.
15.20 x 11.42 in.
Signed and numbered lower recto, artist's dry stamp. Sheet from the famous 'Petits' portfolio
Nus - Ronsard'. Series of eight illustrations that accompanied the book "Les Amours de
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Estimate : € 500 - 1.000 | Sold for : € 400
SALVADOR DALÍ 1904-1989
Les Magiciens (Paysage) 1968
Etching, hand-colored drypoint printed on Japanese paper, ed. 19/95.
15.08 x 11.02 in.
Signed and numbered lower recto, artist's dry stamp.
Sheet from the famous 'Petits' portfolio Nus - Ronsard'. Series of eight illustrations that accompanied the book "Les Amours de
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Estimate : € 500 - 1.000 | Sold for : € 400
MAN RAY 1890-1976
Untitled
Litografia, ed. 96/99.
19.68 x 27.56 in.
Signed and numbered lower recto.
Estimate : € 600 - 1.000 | Sold for : € 1.400
VICTOR BRAUNER 1903-1966
Ce qui état, revient, imitant à nouveau les premiers 1962
Etching, ed. 17/60.
25.59 x 19.68 in.
Signed, dated and numbered lower recto.
Sheet from the portfolio of seven etchings "Codex d'un visage series" printed by Lacouriere&Frelat for Point Cardinal editions, Paris.
Estimate : € 1.000 - 2.000 | Sold for : € 1.300
ROY LICHTENSTEIN 1923-1997
Turkey Shopping Bag 1964
Screen printing on paper bag.
23.23 x 16.54 in.
Signed lower right recto below the image. Turkey Shopping Bag is an original signed silkscreen on a paper shopping bag commissioned for the iconic "American Supermarket" exhibition at the Bianchini Gallery in New York in
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Estimate : € 2.500 - 4.000 | Sold for : € 2.800
MARIO SCHIFANO 1934-1998
Untitled 1963
Lithograph on Fabriano paper.
14.45 x 13.66 in.
The copy has been cut, it does not have the signature nor the edition number.
Work viewed by the Mario Schifano Archive which confirmed the authenticity of the work, Rome, 2015.
Estimate : € 300 - 500 | Sold for : € 550
JIM DINE 1935
The picture of Dorian Gray 1968
Green velvet binding with the title stamped in silver on the top cover, text and lithographs, ed. 2/200.
17.72 x 12.60 x 0.79 in.
Signed on the colophon by the artist.
Complete book of twelve illustrations, one with collage and one with acetate covering, for Oscar
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Estimate : € 1.500 - 2.500
JAMES ROSENQUIST 1933-2017
Short Schedule 1972
Lithograph, ed. 96/99.
22.05 x 29.53 in.
Signed, dated, titled and numbered lower recto.
Estimate : € 1.500 - 2.500 | Sold for : € 1.000
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, 150 copies numbered by hand.
The exhibition at
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Estimate : € 8.000 - 12.000 | Sold for : € 8.000
ANDY WARHOL 1928-1987
Ladies and Gentleman 1975
Color screenprint on Arches paper, ed. 74/125.
43.58 x 28.94 in.
Signed, dated, and numbered on the reverse with inscription "© awe".
Printed by Alexander Heinrici, New York for the editions of Luciano Anselmino, Milan.
Estimate : € 8.000 - 12.000 | Sold for : € 9.500
ANDY WARHOL 1928-1987
Ladies and Gentleman Face 1975
Color screenprint on Arches paper, ed. 74/125.
43.58 x 28.94 in.
Signed, dated, and numbered on the reverse with inscription "@ awe".
Printed by Alexander Heinrici, New York for the editions of Luciano Anselmino, Milan.
Estimate : € 8.000 - 12.000 | Sold for : € 14.000
ROBERT RAUSCHENBERG 1925-2008
Star Quarters I - IV 1971
Color screenprint on mirrored plexiglass mounted on a wooden support, four modules each measuring 47.24 x 47.24 in, ed. 3/45.
47.24 x 188.98 in.
Each panel is signed, numbered and dated lower recto, artist's stamp on the reverse with title and numbering.
Printed in
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Estimate : € 14.000 - 18.000 | Sold for : € 30.000
ASGER JORN 1914-1973
Die Zwei Elemente 1970
Color lithograph glued on canvas, ed. P.A.
81.89 x 55.12 in.
Printed by Fratelli Pozzo, Turin in 85 copies for Van De Loo editions, Monaco.
Estimate : € 3.000 - 5.000 | Sold for : € 2.700
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 : € 450
ASGER JORN 1914-1973
Untitled 1970
Color lithograph.
16.93 x 24.21 in.
Signed and dedicated on the lower recto.
The lithograph is framed with the two ends folded inwards.
Estimate : € 500 - 800 | Sold for : € 400
EMILIO SCANAVINO 1922-1986
Untitled
Color lithograph, ed. 10/15.
24.29 x 19.76 in.
Signed and numbered lower recto.
Estimate : € 350 - 500 | Sold for : € 400
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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