Modern and Contemporary Art
AUCTION
Tuesday 13 May 2025
From 3.30 p.m. (lots 1-169)
Sala Bolaffi, via Cavour 17, Torino
Wednesday 13 May 2025
From 3.30 p.m. (lots 170-346)
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Sala Bolaffi, via Cavour 17, Torino
Lot 1
PAUL CÉZANNE 1839-1906
Portrait de Cézanne par lui-même 1898
Lithograph on Arches Ingres MBM paper.
25.00 x 18.50 in.
Original lithograph of the Vollard edition printed by Auguste Clot, in grey, in an edition of about one hundred copies in 1920.
Dry stamp of the Libreria Prandi, Reggio Emilia.
Estimate : € 600 - 1.200
Lot 2
MARC CHAGALL 1887-1985
La fille 1952
Etching.
16.34 x 13.19 in.
Signed on the plate lower left recto and by hand on the lower right, with the book plate number on the left.
Plate nr. 74 from ‘Les fables de La Fontaine’ Tèriade editions, Paris 1953.
From the print run of 100 albums containing 100 etchings
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Estimate : € 1.000 - 1.500
Lot 3
MARC CHAGALL 1887-1985
La chene et le roseau 1926-1929
Etching, ed. 67/100.
16.54 x 13.19 in.
Signed and numbered lower recto.
Sheet taken from the one hundred engravings made to illustrate The Fables of La Fontaine. The plates were engraved between 1927 and 1930 but were printed only in 1952 by Tériade in Paris, in an
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Estimate : € 600 - 1.000
Lot 4
UMBERTO BOCCIONI 1882-1916
Gisella, the mother at the table with scissors 1910
Etching on paper.
(5.28 x 4.41 in. plate)
10.24 x 7.28 in.
Hand-signed lower right recto and dry stamp of Libreria Prandi, Reggio Emilia. Signed, dated and inscribed ‘gennaio’ on the plate.
Made in 1907 in 12 copies.
Estimate : € 2.500 - 4.000
Lot 5
PABLO PICASSO 1881-1973
Lot of three volume covers Fernand Mourlot, Picasso Lithographe 1964
Lithography.
12.40 x 19.88 in.
Cover of the volume Fernand Mourlot, Picasso Lithographe I 1919-1947, published in 1964.
Together: Cover of the volume Fernand Mourlot, Picasso Lithographe IV, 1956-1963, lithograph, 1964, 12.40 x 19.88 in.
Lot completed by: Cover of the
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Estimate : € 400 - 700
Lot 6
MARC CHAGALL 1887-1985
Circus Pirouette 1961
Color lithograph on Arches paper, ed. 30/50.
29.33 x 22.76 in.
Signed and numbered lower recto and dry stamp of Libreria Prandi, Reggio Emilia.
Estimate : € 1.500 - 2.500
Lot 7
PABLO PICASSO 1881-1973
Bouquet à la pomme 1956
White terracotta ceramic plate with colored engobe and glaze.
9.84 x 9.84 x 0.79 in.
Dated lower recto ‘22.1.56’, on the reverse stamp ‘Madoura Plein Feu/Empreinte Originale de Picasso’.
400 copies.
Estimate : € 3.000 - 5.000
Lot 8
PABLO PICASSO 1881-1973
Joueur de flûte et chèvre 1956
Partially glazed and painted white terracotta majolica.
10.04 x 10.63 x 0.98 in.
On the reverse stamp 'Madoura Plein Feu/Empreinte Originale de Picasso'.
450 copies.
Estimate : € 2.500 - 4.000
Lot 9
PABLO PICASSO 1881-1973
Peintre et modèle en robe tricotée, suite 156 1971
Etching, drypoint on Rives BFK paper, ed. 36/50.
9.06 x 12.20 in.
Signed lower right recto on the plate, numbered on the left.
In plate at top left ‘5-7.3.71’.
From the series ‘156 gravures’ made between 1968 and 1972.
Work accompanied by a certificate of authenticity
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Estimate : € 800 - 1.500
Lot 10
GEORGES BRAQUE 1882-1963
Bord de mer Circa 1960
Lithograph, ed. 129/300.
18.31 x 29.53 in.
Signed and numbered lower right recto and dry stamp by Maeght Editeur, Paris.
Estimate : € 1.000 - 2.000
Lot 11
PABLO PICASSO 1881-1973
Hibou mat 1955
White terracotta ceramic dish, partially incised, with coloured engobe and glaze.
14.96 x 12.20 x 1.38 in.
On the reverse stamp ‘Edition Picasso/Madoura Plein Feu/Edition Picasso/Madoura’.
150 copies.
Estimate : € 12.000 - 16.000
Lot 12
GEORGES BRAQUE 1882-1963
Deux fleurs violettes 1963
Color lithograph on Rives paper, ed. II/XV.
14.96 x 11.02 in.
Signed and numbered lower recto, on the reverse label/card from Galleria dell'Incisione, Milan.
Sheet from the edition of René Char's 'Lettera amorosa', printed by Mourlot in 75 copies in Arabic numerals and
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Estimate : € 1.000 - 2.000
Lot 13
GIORGIO DE CHIRICO 1888-1978
Untitled 1948
Etching, ed. 40/89.
12.60 x 9.45 in.
Signed and numbered lower recto.
Lithograph from the rare edition: "La loterie clandestine avec trois lithographies de Giorgio de Chirico, Mino Maccari, Alberto Savinio". Editions de l’Hommage, Rome 1948.
Estimate : € 800 - 1.500
Lot 14
JOAN MIRÓ 1893-1983
L’oiseau dressé 1960
Color lithograph on BFK Rives paper, ed. 63/90.
12.40 x 17.72 in.
Signed and numbered lower recto.
Estimate : € 800 - 1.500
Lot 15
JOAN MIRÓ 1893-1983
L’oiseau destructeur 1969
Etching, aquatint and carborundum on cardboard, ed. 71/75.
28.54 x 37.01 in.
Signed and numbered lower recto.
Publisher Maeght, Paris.
Work accompanied by a certificate of authenticity of PICMA, Arte Grafica d’Autore, Verona.
Estimate : € 8.000 - 14.000
Lot 16
JOAN MIRÓ 1893-1983
Maravillas Con Variaciones Acrósticas En El Jardín de Miró 1975
Nineteen color lithographs on Vélin d'Arches paper, ed. 45/75.
29.53 x 20.87 in.
Signed by the artist and the author on the colophon.
Book of nineteen lithographs + colophon created by Miró to illustrate Rafael Alberti’s book, enclosed in its original case.
Printed by
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Estimate : € 4.000 - 7.000
Lot 17
SALVADOR DALÍ 1904-1989
Madonna di Port Lligat
18K yellow gold, ed. A-284/1000.
23.62 x 1.18 x 1.57 in.
Signature and numbering engraved on the clasp, with the original box.
Long necklace convertible into a choker and bracelet (both signed and numbered on the clasps).
Overall weight gr. 84.46.
Estimate : € 5.000 - 8.000
Lot 18
SALVADOR DALÍ 1904-1989
La corte del Léon 1974
Pochoir colored drypoint, ed. XVI/LXII.
30.71 x 22.83 in.
Signed and numbered lower recto, illegible signature on the reverse.
This engraving is part of the series “Le Bestiaire de La Fontaine” published in 1974 by Robert Mouret, printed by Atelier Rigal, Paris, in an
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Estimate : € 500 - 800
Lot 19
SALVADOR DALÍ 1904-1989
The Curse Conquered (After 50 years of surrealism) 1974
Drypoint etching with stencil on Arches paper, ed. AEA
25.79 x 19.88 in.
Signed lower right recto.
Edizioni Transworld Art, Fribourg Switzerland.
Work accompanied by a certificate of authenticity of PICMA, Arte Grafica d’Autore, Verona.
Estimate : € 500 - 1.000
Lot 20
SERGE POLIAKOFF 1900-1969
Composition brune et rouge XV 1964
Etching aquatint on Arches paper, ed. 1/75.
29.92 x 22.05 in.
Signed and numbered lower recto.
Printed by S. Esmeraldo for the XXe Siécle, Paris.
Estimate : € 2.500 - 4.000
Lot 21
MARINO MARINI 1901-1980
Giocolieri 1982
Drypoint, etching and colour aquatint, XVIII/L edition.
29.92 x 22.24 in.
Signed and numbered lower recto, printer's blind stamp, on the back authentication stamp with signature of daughter Marina Marini (sheet 19.68 x 14.76 in.).
Estimate : € 250 - 500
Lot 22
MARINO MARINI 1901-1980
Marino from Shakespeare II (tav. 1) 1978
Etching, color aquatint on Arches paper on canvas, single edition B. a T.
22.05 x 17.13 in.
Signed lower right recto, with the inscription B.a.T. (Bon à Tirer) on the left.
Estimate : € 450 - 700
Lot 23
VICTOR PASMORE 1908-1998
Point of contact 1978
Etching and color aquatint on paper, edition 38/90
4.80 x 20.16 in.
Signed with monogram, dated and numbered lower recto.
Printed by 2RC, Rome.
Estimate : € 1.000 - 2.000
Lot 24
MASSIMO CAMPIGLI 1895-1971
Quattro teste 1942
Color lithograph, ed. 2/50.
20.67 x 16.73 in.
Signed, dated and numbered lower recto and on the right corner, dry stamp of Libreria Prandi, Reggio Emilia.
Estimate : € 300 - 500
Lot 25
MASSIMO CAMPIGLI 1895-1971
Le baigneuses 1955
Lithograph, ed. P.A.
19.68 x 25.79 in.
Signed and dated lower right recto and dry stamp of the Libreria Prandi, Reggio Emilia, inscription "eprouve d'artiste" on the left.
Estimate : € 600 - 1.000
Lot 26
MASSIMO CAMPIGLI 1895-1971
Le collier 1952
Color lithograph on Arches paper, ed. V/LX.
14.96 x 22.24 in.
Signed and numbered lower recto.
Oeuvre Gravée Editions, Zurich.
Estimate : € 600 - 1.000
Lot 27
FRANCESCO MESSINA 1900-1995
Danzatrice 1969
Bronze with green patina, ed. 37/230.
20.67 x 16.14 x 5.51 in.
Signed and numbered on the base.
Work accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist on a photograph, Milan, 1993.
Estimate : € 1.500 - 2.500
Lot 28
GIORGIO DE CHIRICO 1888-1978
Solitudine dell’uomo politico 1966
Lithograph in colors and pastels, ed. P.A. (hand colored).
25.39 x 19.68 in.
Signed on the plate lower left recto and by hand lower right, inscription on left ‘P.A. (hand colored)’ and publisher's dry stamp.
The work has been inspected only framed.
Estimate : € 600 - 1.000
Lot 29
GIORGIO DE CHIRICO 1888-1978
Cavalli e rovine 1954
Color lithograph, 80/125.
18.90 x 23.62 in.
Signed and numbered lower recto and dry stamp of the Libreria Prandi, Reggio Emilia.
Estimate : € 600 - 1.000
Lot 30
GIORGIO DE CHIRICO 1888-1978
I cavalli mediterranei (Cavalli in riva al Tirreno) 1970
Four color lithograph, ed. 54/80.
27.56 x 21.06 in.
Signed, titled and numberd lower recto, publisher's stamp on the right.
Work accompanied by a certificate of authenticity of PICMA, Arte Grafica d’Autore, Verona.
Estimate : € 500 - 1.000
Lot 31
GIORGIO DE CHIRICO 1888-1978
Self portrait 1972
Sixteen color lithograph, ed. 83/99
39.37 x 27.56 in.
Signed and numbered lower recto and publisher's dry stamp, on the reverse label/guarantee card Edizioni Bora, Bologna.
Work accompanied by a certificate of authenticity of PICMA, Arte Grafica d’Autore, Verona.
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Estimate : € 800 - 1.500
Lot 32
FRANCIS BACON 1909-1992
Triptych august 1972, parte destra 1979
Color lithograph on paper, ed. 163/180 Edition Lelong, Paris.
35.35 x 24.61 in.
Signed and numbered on passepartout mounted by the artist, on the reverse lower right repertoire number not of the artist.
Estimate : € 6.000 - 10.000
Lot 33
ROBERT SEBASTIAN MATTA 1911-2002
El verbo America 1983
Portfolio of twelve color lithographs, ed. XVII/L.
27.56 x 19.68 in.
Each lithograph is signed and numbered lower recto and housed within a presentation bifolio.
Published by Edizioni della Beluga.
A rare complete edition of the 12 original lithographs.
Prof. Giuliano
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Estimate : € 2.000 - 4.000
Lot 34
PAVEL MANSUROV 1896-1983
1929-1930 1982
Folder containing eight color silkscreens on Japanese Koki paper, ed. 94/125.
13.62 x 10.24 in.
Each sheet is signed and numbered lower recto, with the publisher's dry stamp on the left.
Fausta Squatriti Editore with a text by Giulio Carlo Argan.(8)
Estimate : € 600 - 1.000
Lot 35
ANNI ALBERS 1899-1994
Connections/1925/1983 1984
Cardboard folder with canvas edge containing nine color silkscreen prints on Umbria paper, ed. 2/125.
27.76 x 19.88 in.
Complete portfolio, each sheet is signed, dated and numbered lower recto, with the publisher's dry stamp on the left.
Printed by Samuele Villa, Muggiò
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Estimate : € 5.000 - 8.000
Lot 36
UMBERTO MASTROIANNI 1910-1998
Plate
Painted pottery, ed. VI/XXX
15.94 x 15.94 x 1.77 in.
Signed on the recto and inscription on the reverse "Opera autentica eseguita da Umberto Mastroianni presso L'Antica Deruta".
Estimate : € 250 - 500
Lot 37
CARLA ACCARDI 1924-2014
La ricerca del colore 1998
Etching aquatint, ed.76/100
27.36 x 38.98 in.
Signed and numbered lower recto, on the left dry stamp of the publisher/printer Galleria d'Arte Lombardi, Rome, on the reverse stamp and card of the publisher.
Estimate : € 400 - 800
Lot 38
BEVERLY PEPPER
Untitled (plate 5 from 'Portfolio of six plates') 1966
Color etching, carborundum, ed. VI/XI.
18.46 x 24.80 in.
Signed and numbered lower recto, printer's dry stamp on the left.
Edition Stamperia 2RC and Marlborough, Rome.
Estimate : € 600 - 1.000
Lot 39
ARNALDO POMODORO 1926
Spiral 1990-1991
Gilded bronze, ed. 27/30.
7.48 x 7.09 x 5.91 in.
Signed, dated and numbered on the base.
Lost wax casting, Microfonderia Geccherle, Milan
The edition was created for the Together for Peace Foundation in Rome.
Work registered in the Catalogue Raisonné of Arnaldo
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Estimate : € 5.000 - 8.000
Lot 40
MARIO SCHIFANO 1934-1998
Monochrome (Self Portrait) 1981-1982
Eight silkscreens and enamel, ed. 33/90
39.37 x 27.56 in.
Each signed and numbered on the reverse.
Each sheet features one of the letters that make up the artist's name, Est, Edizioni Serigrafiche Tacconi, Terni.
The original case, which is missing in this instance,
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Estimate : € 6.000 - 10.000
Lot 41
MIMMO PALADINO 1948
Six framed etchings from the series: Carte Siciliane 1 1998
Etching, eight colors on three sheets, insects engraved on magnesium plate, ed. A.P. 7/11.
(40.94 x 16.34 in. and 16.34 x 12.40 in.)
46.46 x 32.68 in.
Together: Carte Siciliane 4, 1998, etching, silkscreen, watercolor, insects engraved on magnesium plate, ed. A.P. 1/3,
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Estimate : € 2.000 - 4.000
Lot 42
MIMMO PALADINO 1948
Mathematica 2001
Six etchings, colored aquatint on Arches paper, ed. 3/100.
22.05 x 29.92 in.
Complete portfolio of six engravings (31.10 x 23.82 in.), each signed and numbered on the lower recto, published by Art of this Century, New York, 2001.
Estimate : € 1.000 - 2.000
Lot 43
MARKUS LÜPERTZ
Halbfigur mit roter Pyramide 1991
Polychrome enamels on majolica ceramics, ed. 250.
11.81 x 11.81 x 3.54 in.
Signed with engraved initials on the recto on the left arm, signed and numbered on the reverse and label of the Karlsruhe Statel majolica factory.
Estimate : € 1.000 - 2.000
Lot 44
MIMMO PALADINO 1948
Aenigma 1992
Silkscreen, etching, carborundum, chine collè, ed. P.S. 2/2 in frame (42.13 x 54.72 in.).
38.98 x 51.57 in.
Signed and numbered lower recto.
Printed on Duchéne paper in 40 copies by Arte 3 Milano, published by Waddington Graphics, London.
Estimate : € 400 - 800
Lot 45
DAMIEN HIRST 1965
Skull for the love of God 2009
Color silkscreen and diamond dust, ed. 317/1000.
12.60 x 9.45 in.
Signed and numbered lower recto.
Estimate : € 1.800 - 3.500
Lot 46
LORENZO VIANI 1882-1936
Lot of two works on paper: Via del Fabbretto ora via Puccini (Viani con la figlia Ornella) 1969
Indian ink on paper.
12.60 x 8.66 in.
Titled lower right recto, on the reverse of the frame label/card with stamps of the Galleria Dantesca, Fratelli Fogola, Turin.
Lot completed by: Woman taking communion, 1969, ink on paper, 12.60 x 8.66 in., signed lower left recto,
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Estimate : € 400 - 800
Lot 47
FRANCESCO MENZIO 1899-1979
Self portrait 1928
Pencil on paper.
10.63 x 8.27 in.
Signed lower right recto, on the reverse of the frame label/card from Galleria La Bussola, Turin.
Estimate : € 150 - 300
Lot 48
ALIGI SASSU 1912-2000
Self portrait 1934
Pencil on paper.
12.80 x 9.72 in.
Signed lower right recto, signed, dated and titled on the reverse and stamp of Libreria Prandi, Reggio Emilia.
Dr. Carlos Sassu Suarez confirmed in writing the authenticity of these works and will issue certificates of authenticity to
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Estimate : € 250 - 500
Lot 49
NICOLAS DIULGHEROFF 1901-1982
Self portrait 1924
Indian ink on glazed paper.
15.75 x 10.31 in.
Signed and dated lower right recto, under the inscription: "This work serves as an authentication" with a double signature dated 1967 on both the drawing and the passepartout.
Radoslav Diulgheroff confirmed in writing the
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Estimate : € 1.000 - 2.000
Lot 50
ENRICO PRAMPOLINI 1894-1956
Self portrait 1941
Indian ink on paper.
11.22 x 8.86 in.
Signed with monogram lower right recto, description of the drawing on the upper reverse, stamp of the Studio of Enrico Prampolini at the bottom and inscription "I certify its authenticity. Faithfully Alessandro Prampolini, 6/1/1966".
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Estimate : € 1.500 - 2.500