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Italian Modernism: Balla to Boetti

Past exhibition
3 November - 22 December 2006
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  • Lucio Fontana Concetto Spaziale, 1964-1965 Watercolor on paper 18 x 26 in; 45.7 x 66 cm Framed dimensions: 27 3/4 x 35 7/8 inches (70.5 x 91.1 cm) Signed lower right: L. Fontana
    Lucio Fontana
    Concetto Spaziale, 1964-1965
    Watercolor on paper
    18 x 26 in; 45.7 x 66 cm
    Framed dimensions: 27 3/4 x 35 7/8 inches (70.5 x 91.1 cm)
    Signed lower right: L. Fontana
  • Fausto Melotti Scultura G, c. 1962 Brass 13 3/4 x 5 9/10 x 3 3/4 in; 35 x 15 x 9.5 cm
    Fausto Melotti
    Scultura G, c. 1962
    Brass
    13 3/4 x 5 9/10 x 3 3/4 in; 35 x 15 x 9.5 cm
  • Fausto Melotti Anfibio, 1977 Brass and painted cloth 25 5/8 x 13 3/8 x 4 1/3 in; 65 x 34 x 11 cm
    Fausto Melotti
    Anfibio, 1977
    Brass and painted cloth
    25 5/8 x 13 3/8 x 4 1/3 in; 65 x 34 x 11 cm
  • Fausto Melotti Tema e variazioni III. Variazione n. 6, 1969 (1984) Brass 17 3/4 x 7 x 4 1/3 in; 45 x 18 x 11 cm Artist's proof for edition of 20
    Fausto Melotti
    Tema e variazioni III. Variazione n. 6, 1969 (1984)
    Brass
    17 3/4 x 7 x 4 1/3 in; 45 x 18 x 11 cm
    Artist's proof for edition of 20
  • Giacomo Balla Vortice, 1913-1914 Pencil on paper 17 1/4 x 22 7/8 in; 44 x 58 cm Framed dimensions: 25 3/4 x 31 1/4 inches; 65.5 x 79.5 cm
    Giacomo Balla
    Vortice, 1913-1914
    Pencil on paper
    17 1/4 x 22 7/8 in; 44 x 58 cm
    Framed dimensions: 25 3/4 x 31 1/4 inches; 65.5 x 79.5 cm
  • Giacomo Balla Fiore Futurista, 1917-1918 Oil on wood Height: 11 13/16 in; 30.5 cm Signed "Balla" carved under the base
    Giacomo Balla
    Fiore Futurista, 1917-1918
    Oil on wood
    Height: 11 13/16 in; 30.5 cm
    Signed "Balla" carved under the base
  • Enrico Castellani Superficie argento, 1975 Acrylic on shaped canvas 27 1/2 x 35 7/16 in; 70 x 90 cm Signed, dated and titled on the reverse
    Enrico Castellani
    Superficie argento, 1975
    Acrylic on shaped canvas
    27 1/2 x 35 7/16 in; 70 x 90 cm
    Signed, dated and titled on the reverse
  • Alighiero Boetti (i) Per nuovi desideri (For new wishes); (ii) Ammazzare il tempo (To kill time); (iii)Non parto non resto (I am not leaving; I am not staying); (iv) Pisciarsi in bocca (To pee in your own mouth); (v) Il dolce far niente (Doing sweet nothing); (vi) Il certo e l'incerto (The certain and the uncertain); (vii) Udire tra le parole (To read between the lines {to hear between the words}); (viii) Immaginando tutto (Imagining everything); (ix) Segno e disegno (Sign and drawing), 1979 Watercolor and pencil on paper, nine sheets (i) 7 1/2 x 7 3/4 in. (19 x 18.7 cm); (ii) 7 3/8 x 7 1/4 in. (18.7 x 18.4 cm); (iii) 7 3/4 x 7 3/4 in. (19.7 x 19.7 cm); (iv) 7 3/8 x 7 1/4 in. (18.7 x 18.4 cm); (v) 7 5/8 x 7 3/4 in. (19.4 x 19.7 cm); (vi) 7 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (19 x 19 cm); (vii) 7 1/4 x 7 1/2 in. (18.4 x 19 cm); (viii) 7 3/4 x 7 3/4 in. (19.7 x 19.7 cm); (ix) 7 5/8 x 7 1/2 in. (19.4 x 19 cm); Each signed with the artist's initials and inscribed "AEB HC". Each work is registered individually in the Archivio Alighiero Boetti Rome under numbers: 3503, 3504, 3505, 3506, 3507, 3508, 3509, 3510, 3511. Each framed: 8 5/8 x 8 5/8 inches (21.9 x 21.9 cm)
    Alighiero Boetti
    (i) Per nuovi desideri (For new wishes); (ii) Ammazzare il tempo (To kill time); (iii)Non parto non resto (I am not leaving; I am not staying); (iv) Pisciarsi in bocca (To pee in your own mouth); (v) Il dolce far niente (Doing sweet nothing); (vi) Il certo e l'incerto (The certain and the uncertain); (vii) Udire tra le parole (To read between the lines {to hear between the words}); (viii) Immaginando tutto (Imagining everything); (ix) Segno e disegno (Sign and drawing), 1979
    Watercolor and pencil on paper, nine sheets
    (i) 7 1/2 x 7 3/4 in. (19 x 18.7 cm); (ii) 7 3/8 x 7 1/4 in. (18.7 x 18.4 cm); (iii) 7 3/4 x 7 3/4 in. (19.7 x 19.7 cm); (iv) 7 3/8 x 7 1/4 in. (18.7 x 18.4 cm); (v) 7 5/8 x 7 3/4 in. (19.4 x 19.7 cm); (vi) 7 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (19 x 19 cm); (vii) 7 1/4 x 7 1/2 in. (18.4 x 19 cm); (viii) 7 3/4 x 7 3/4 in. (19.7 x 19.7 cm); (ix) 7 5/8 x 7 1/2 in. (19.4 x 19 cm); Each signed with the artist's initials and inscribed "AEB HC". Each work is registered individually in the Archivio Alighiero Boetti Rome under numbers: 3503, 3504, 3505, 3506, 3507, 3508, 3509, 3510, 3511.
    Each framed: 8 5/8 x 8 5/8 inches (21.9 x 21.9 cm)

Related artists

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  • Fausto Melotti

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