11 Ottobre 2026 11:19

The Italian Sales – Londra- ottobre 2011 – I cataloghi

The Italian Sales – Londra- ottobre 2011 – I cataloghi

 

SOTHEBY’S, LONDRA
ARTE ITALIANA DEL XX SECOLO , 13 OTTOBRE 2011TOTALE: 21,647,950 sterline

LOT 1
20th Century Italian Art Including Italian Identity – an Important Private Collection
GIORGIO MORANDI
ITALIAN
1890 – 1964
FIORI
signed
oil on canvas
22.7 by 19cm.
9 by 7 1/2 in.
Executed in 1951.
ESTIMATE 150,000-200,000 GBP

UNSOLD

  LOT 2
20th Century Italian Art Including Italian Identity – an Important Private Collection
GIORGIO MORANDI
ITALIAN
1890 – 1964
FIORI
signed and dated 1961
pencil on paper
14.8 by 21.6cm.
5 3/4 by 8 1/2 in.
Executed in 1961.
ESTIMATE 20,000-30,000 GBP

PRICE REALIZED
15,000 GBP

 

  LOT 3
20th Century Italian Art Including Italian Identity – an Important Private Collection
GIORGIO MORANDI
ITALIAN
1890 – 1964
NATURA MORTA
signed
oil on canvas
30 by 44cm.
11 7/8 by 17 1/4 in.
Executed in 1948-49.
ESTIMATE 600,000-800,000 GBP

PRICE REALIZED
690,850 GBP

LOT 4
20th Century Italian Art Including Italian Identity – an Important Private Collection
MARINO MARINI
ITALIAN
1901 – 1980
PICCOLO GIOCOLIERE
signed with the monogram MM
bronze, hand coloured by the artist
Height: 51.5cm.
20 1/4 in.
Conceived in 1954 and cast in bronze in an edition of 4 plus one artist’s proof.
ESTIMATE 80,000-120,000 GBP

PRICE REALIZED
85,250 GBP

 

 LOT 5
20th Century Italian Art Including Italian Identity – an Important Private Collection
GIORGIO DE CHIRICO
ITALIAN
1888 – 1978
LA MAISON AUX VOLETS VERTS
signed
oil on canvas
73 by 54cm.
28 3/4 by 21 1/4 in.
Executed circa 1927.
ESTIMATE 400,000-600,000 GBP

UNSOLD

LOT 6
20th Century Italian Art Including Italian Identity – an Important Private Collection
GIORGIO DE CHIRICO
ITALIAN
1888 – 1978
DIALOGO SILENZIOSO
signed and dated 1973
oil on canvas
83 by 50cm.
32 5/8 by 19 3/4 in.
Executed in 1973.
ESTIMATE 150,000-200,000 GBP

PRICE REALIZED
157,250 GBP

 

 LOT 7
20th Century Italian Art Including Italian Identity – an Important Private Collection
CARLA ACCARDI
ITALIAN
B.1924
NEGATIVO-POSITIVO
signed and dated 56; signed, titled and dated 1956 on the reverse
casein on canvas
89 by 110cm.
35 by 43 1/4 in.
ESTIMATE 60,000-90,000 GBP

PRICE REALIZED
145,250 GBP

LOT 8
20th Century Italian Art Including Italian Identity – an Important Private Collection
AFRO
ITALIAN
1912 – 1976
L’UCCELLO DI FUOCO
signed and dated 57
oil on canvas
80 by 120cm.
31 1/2 by 47 1/4 in.
ESTIMATE 300,000-400,000 GBP

PRICE REALIZED
433,250 GBP

 

 LOT 9
20th Century Italian Art Including Italian Identity – an Important Private Collection
PIERO MANZONI
ITALIAN
1933 – 1963
ACHROME
kaolin on canvas
65 by 50cm.
25 1/2 by 19 3/4 in.
Executed circa 1959.
ESTIMATE 700,000-1,000,000 GBP

PRICE REALIZED
1,105,250 GBP

LOT 10
20th Century Italian Art Including Italian Identity – an Important Private Collection
FAUSTO MELOTTI
ITALIAN
1901 – 1986
L’AFRICA
signed on the reverse
painted terracotta, bronze, brass and plastic
49.5 by 45 by 6.7cm.
19 1/2 by 17 3/4 by 2 1/2 in.
Executed in 1966.
ESTIMATE 90,000-120,000 GBP

PRICE REALIZED
181,250 GBP

 

LOT 11
20th Century Italian Art Including Italian Identity – an Important Private Collection
SALVATORE SCARPITTA
AMERICAN
1919 – 2007
THE CORN QUEEN
signed, titled and dated 1959 on the reverse
bandage and mixed media mounted on board
120.5 by 76cm.
47 1/2 by 30in.
ESTIMATE 220,000-300,000 GBP

PRICE REALIZED
577,250 GBP

LOT 12
20th Century Italian Art Including Italian Identity – an Important Private Collection
ENRICO CASTELLANI
ITALIAN
B.1930
SUPERFICIE ANGOLARE ROSSA
signed, titled and dated 1963 on the stretcher
acrylic on shaped canvas
100 by 80 by 80cm.
39 3/8 by 31 1/2 by 31 1/2 in.
ESTIMATE 220,000-280,000 GBP

PRICE REALIZED
313,250 GBP

 LOT 13
20th Century Italian Art Including Italian Identity – an Important Private Collection
ALBERTO BURRI
ITALIAN
1915 – 1995
COMBUSTIONE LEGNO
signed and dated 57 on the reverse
wood, plastic, vinavil and combustion on fabric
117 by 97cm.
46 by 38 1/4 in.
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist.
ESTIMATE 800,000-1,200,000 GBP

PRICE REALIZED
3,177,250 GBP

 

 LOT 14
20th Century Italian Art Including Italian Identity – an Important Private Collection
FAUSTO MELOTTI
ITALIAN
1901 – 1986
LE BUGIE
brass
90 by 43 by 30cm.
35 1/2 by 17 by 11 7/8 in.
Executed in 1974, this work is accompained by a certificate of authenticity signed by the
artist.
ESTIMATE 70,000-100,000 GBP

PRICE REALIZED
163,250 GBP

 

 LOT 15
20th Century Italian Art Including Italian Identity – an Important Private Collection
GIANNI COLOMBO
ITALIAN
1937 – 1993
STRUTTURAZIONE PULSANTE
signed and dated 1959 on the reverse
polystyrene in wooden box with electrical motor
65.2 by 65 by 14.4cm.
25 3/4 by 25 3/4 by 5 3/4 in.
This work is registered in the archivio Gianni Colombo, Milan under no. 1175.
ESTIMATE 40,000-60,000 GBP

PRICE REALIZED
61,250 GBP

LOT 16
20th Century Italian Art Including Italian Identity – an Important Private Collection
FRANCESCO LO SAVIO
ITALIAN
1935 – 1963
SPAZIO LUCE (MONOCROMO GIALLO)
oil on canvas
80 by 100cm.
31 1/2 by 39 3/8 in.
Executed in 1959, this work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the
artist.
ESTIMATE 50,000-70,000 GBP

PRICE REALIZED
229,250 GBP

 

 LOT 17
20th Century Italian Art Including Italian Identity – an Important Private Collection
MIMMO ROTELLA
ITALIAN
1918 – 2006
COME UN POEMA – SUONO
signed and dated 60; signed, titled, inscribed and dated 1960 on the reverse
décollage on canvas
118 by 93cm.
46 1/2 by 36 5/8 in.
ESTIMATE 90,000-120,000 GBP

PRICE REALIZED
265,250 GBP

LOT 18
20th Century Italian Art Including Italian Identity – an Important Private Collection
LEONCILLO
1915 – 1968
TAGLIO (BOZZETTO GRANDE MUTILAZIONE)
enamelled terracotta
65 by 22 by 20cm.
25 1/2 by 8 5/8 by 7 3/4 in.
Executed in 1962.
ESTIMATE 30,000-40,000 GBP

PRICE REALIZED
18,750GBP

 LOT 19
20th Century Italian Art Including Italian Identity – an Important Private Collection
CARLA ACCARDI
ITALIAN
B.1924
TRASPARENTE
signed, titled and dated 1975 on the stretcher
sicofoil on wooden stretcher
140 by 62cm.
55 1/8 by 24 1/2 in.
ESTIMATE 60,000-90,000 GBP

UNSOLD 

LOT 20
20th Century Italian Art Including Italian Identity – an Important Private Collection
MICHELANGELO PISTOLETTO
ITALIAN
B. 1933
MURO
signed, titled and dated 1967 on the reverse
painted tissue on polished stainless steel
230 by 120cm.
90 1/2 by 47 1/4 in.
ESTIMATE 300,000-400,000 GBP

PRICE REALIZED
553,250 GBP

 

 LOT 21
20th Century Italian Art Including Italian Identity – an Important Private Collection
PINO PASCALI
ITALIAN
1935 – 1968
BAMBÙ
painted shaped canvas on wood, in seven parts
Diameter, each: 30cm.; 11 7/8 in.
Height: variable from 50 to 280cm.; from 19 5/8 to 110 1/4 in.
Executed in 1966.
ESTIMATE 600,000-800,000 GBP

PRICE REALIZED
735,650 GBP

LOT 22
20th Century Italian Art Including Italian Identity – an Important Private Collection
LUCIANO FABRO
ITALIAN
1936 – 2007
PIEDE
inscribed Livio Seguso and numbered 8/10 on the glass
Murano glass and silk fabric
glass: 70.5 by 106 by 81cm.; 27 3/4 by 41 3/4 by 31 3/4 in.
silk: 276 by 20 by 20cm.; 108 3/4 by 7 3/4 by 7 3/4 in.
Executed in 1972.
ESTIMATE 280,000-350,000 GBP

PRICE REALIZED
277,250 GBP

 

 

 LOT 23
20th Century Italian Art Including Italian Identity – an Important Private Collection
GIUSEPPE PENONE
ITALIAN
B.1947
ALBERO DI 5 METRI
wood
490 by 20 by 10cm.
193 by 7 7/8 by 4in.
Executed in 1978, this work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the
artist.
ESTIMATE 160,000-220,000 GBP

PRICE REALIZED
265,250 GBP

LOT 24
20th Century Italian Art Including Italian Identity – an Important Private Collection
MARIO MERZ
ITALIAN
1925 – 2003
TEATRO-CAVALLO
neon and plastic tubing
250 by 300 by 50cm.
98 1/2 by 118 1/8 by 19 3/4 in.
Executed in 1967.
ESTIMATE 220,000-280,000 GBP

PRICE REALIZED
265,250 GBP

 

 

LOT 25
20th Century Italian Art Including Italian Identity – an Important Private Collection
LUCIANO FABRO
ITALIAN
1936 – 2007
CORONA D’ALLORO – FACSIMILE (CORONA DI PIOMBO)
lead
diameter 100cm.
39 3/4 in.
Executed in 1969, this work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the
artist.
ESTIMATE 120,000-180,000 GBP

PRICE REALIZED
277,250 GBP

LOT 26
20th Century Italian Art Including Italian Identity – an Important Private Collection
GIULIO PAOLINI
ITALIAN
B.1940
DOPPIA VERITÀ
plaster cast, plexiglas cases with one mirrored side, white plinth
Overall: 160 by 110 by 60cm.
63 by 43 1/4 by 23 5/8 in.
Executed in 1995, this work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the
artist.
ESTIMATE 80,000-120,000 GBP

PRICE REALIZED
193,250 GBP

 

 

LOT 27
20th Century Italian Art Including Italian Identity – an Important Private Collection
ALIGHIERO BOETTI
ITALIAN
1940 – 1994
MAPPA
signed on the overlap
embroided tapestry
115 by 175cm.
45 1/4 by 68 3/4 in.
Executed in 1983, this work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the
artist.
ESTIMATE 700,000-1,000,000 GBP

UNSOLD

LOT 28
20th Century Italian Art Including Italian Identity – an Important Private Collection
ALIGHIERO BOETTI
ITALIAN
1940 – 1994
ZIG ZAG
aluminium and fabric
50 by 50 by 50cm.
19 3/4 by 19 3/4 by 19 3/4 in.
Executed in 1967, this work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the
artist.
ESTIMATE 100,000-150,000 GBP

PRICE REALIZED
193,250 GBP

 

 LOT 29
20th Century Italian Art Including Italian Identity – an Important Private Collection
GIOVANNI ANSELMO
ITALIAN
B.1934
INFINITO
graphite on paper in artist’s frame
100 by 70cm.
39 1/4 by 27 1/2 in.
Executed in 1972, this work is accompained by a certificate of authenticity signed by the
artist.
ESTIMATE 12,000-18,000 GBP

PRICE REALIZED
46,850 GBP

LOT 30
20th Century Italian Art Including Italian Identity – an Important Private Collection
GILBERTO ZORIO
ITALIAN
B.1944
STELLA
signed, inscribed and dated 77
vellum, leather and wax
64 by 92cm.
25 1/4 by 36 1/4 in.
This work is accompanied by a certificate signed by the artist.
ESTIMATE 25,000-35,000 GBP

PRICE REALIZED
34,850 GBP

 

 LOT 31
20th Century Italian Art Including Italian Identity – an Important Private Collection
MIMMO PALADINO
ITALIAN
B.1948
RITIRO
signed, numbered 1/9 and dated 1991 on the base
painted silver and bronze
194 by 42 by 59cm.
76 3/8 by 16 1/2 by 23 1/4 in.
ESTIMATE 90,000-130,000 GBP

PRICE REALIZED
91,250 GBP

LOT 32
20th Century Italian Art Including Italian Identity – an Important Private Collection
FRANCESCO CLEMENTE
ITALIAN
B.1952
RUDO FROM NORTH EAST SOUTH WEST
fresco mounted on panel
210 by 144cm.
82 1/2 by 56 3/4 in.
Executed in 1981.
ESTIMATE 100,000-120,000 GBP

UNSOLD

 

 

 LOT 33
20th Century Italian Art Including Italian Identity – an Important Private Collection
MIMMO PALADINO
ITALIAN
B.1948
ORA SESTA
signed with the artist’s monogram and dated 1995 on the reverse
painted terracotta
65 by 50 by 50cm.
25 1/2 by 19 3/4 by 19 3/4 in.
ESTIMATE 35,000-45,000 GBP
PRICE REALIZED
34,850 GBP

LOT 34
20th Century Italian Art Including Italian Identity – an Important Private Collection
SANDRO CHIA
ITALIAN
B.1946
HAND GAME
signed
oil on cardboard laid down on canvas
151 by 123cm.
59 1/2 by 48 1/2 in.
Executed in 1981, this work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the
artist.
ESTIMATE 70,000-100,000 GBP

UNSOLD

 

 LOT 35
20th Century Italian Art Including Italian Identity – an Important Private Collection
LUIGI ONTANI
ITALIAN
B.1943
ERMESTETICA HARLEMARLECCHINO
signed with monograms under the base
painted Faenza ceramic
height: 221cm.
87in.
Executed in 1996.
ESTIMATE 50,000-70,000 GBP

PRICE REALIZED
73,250 GBP 

LOT 36
20th Century Italian Art Including Italian Identity – an Important Private Collection
GINO DE DOMINICIS
1947-1998
OPERA UBIQUA
titled and signed on the reverse
mixed media on photograph mounted on board
20 by 44cm.
7 7/8 by 17 3/8 in.
Executed in 1997.
ESTIMATE 15,000-25,000 GBP

PRICE REALIZED
31,250 GBP

 LOT 37
20th Century Italian Art Including Italian Identity – an Important Private Collection
PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE DUTCH COLLECTION
GINO SEVERINI
ITALIAN
1883 – 1966
TRAIN ARRIVANT À PARIS
dedicated à Monsieur H. van Assendelft en souvenir de son ami devoué, Gino Severini,
Paris, juillet 1916
charcoal and chalk on paper
47 by 55.5cm.
18 1/2 by 21 7/8 in.
Executed in 1915.
ESTIMATE 500,000-700,000 GBP

PRICE REALIZED
735,650 GBP

LOT 38
20th Century Italian Art Including Italian Identity – an Important Private Collection
PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT NEW YORK COLLECTION
GINO SEVERINI
ITALIAN
1883 – 1966
NATURA MORTA CON ARANCE
signed; signed, titled and dated Paris 1917 on the reverse
oil and sand on board
59 by 65cm.
23 1/4 by 25 1/2 in.
Executed in Paris in 1917.
ESTIMATE 400,000-600,000 GBP

UNSOLD

 

 

 LOT 39
20th Century Italian Art Including Italian Identity – an Important Private Collection
PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT NEW YORK COLLECTION
MARINO MARINI
ITALIAN
1901 – 1980
CAVALIERE
stamped MM and with the foundry mark Fonderia Artistica Battaglia
bronze, hand-chiselled by the artist
Height: 82cm.
32 1/4 in.
Conceived in 1951 and cast in bronze in an edition of 4.
ESTIMATE 800,000-1,200,000 GBP

PRICE REALIZED
2,617,250 GBP

 LOT 40
20th Century Italian Art Including Italian Identity – an Important Private Collection
PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT NEW YORK COLLECTION
MARIO SIRONI
ITALIAN
1885 – 1961
LA VENTURA, ORACOLO (MOLTIPLICAZIONE)
signed; signed and titled on the reverse
oil on canvas
90.5 by 80.5cm.
35 5/8 by 31 3/4 in.
Executed circa early 1950s.
ESTIMATE 45,000-65,000 GBP

UNSOLD

 

 

 LOT 41
20th Century Italian Art Including Italian Identity – an Important Private Collection
PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT NEW YORK COLLECTION
MASSIMO CAMPIGLI
ITALIAN
1895 – 1971
DONNE SU FONDO ROSSO
signed and dated 57
oil on canvas
116 by 89cm.
45 5/8 by 35in.
Executed in 1957.
ESTIMATE 120,000-180,000 GBP

PRICE REALIZED
121,250 GBP

LOT 42
20th Century Italian Art Including Italian Identity – an Important Private Collection
PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTOR
GIORGIO MORANDI
ITALIAN
1890 – 1964
NATURA MORTA
signed
oil on canvas
31 by 35cm.
12 1/4 by 13 3/4 in.
Executed in 1963.
ESTIMATE 380,000-450,000 GBP

PRICE REALIZED
397,250 GBP

 LOT 43
20th Century Italian Art Including Italian Identity – an Important Private Collection
PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTOR
LUCIO FONTANA
ITALIAN
1899 – 1968
CONCETTO SPAZIALE, ATTESE
signed, titled and inscribed La rivoluzione dei giovani è sempre valida on the reverse
waterpaint on canvas
61 by 50cm.
24 by 19 5/8 in.
Executed in 1968.
ESTIMATE 600,000-700,000 GBP

PRICE REALIZED
825,250 GBP

LOT 44
20th Century Italian Art Including Italian Identity – an Important Private Collection
EMILIO VEDOVA
ITALIAN
1919 – 2006
SOPRAFFAZIONE NO. 1
signed, titled and dated 1960 on the reverse
oil on canvas
145 by 145cm.
57 by 57in.
ESTIMATE 280,000-350,000 GBP

UNSOLD

 

LOT 45
20th Century Italian Art Including Italian Identity – an Important Private Collection
PROPERTY FROM THE FONDAZIONE LUCIO FONTANA, MILAN SOLD TO BENEFIT THE
CATALOGUE RAISONNÉ PROJECT FOR THE ARTIST’S WORKS ON PAPER
LUCIO FONTANA
ITALIAN
1899 – 1968
CONCETTO SPAZIALE
signed and dated 57
ink, gouache, holes, graffiti and aniline on paper laid down on canvas
69 by 69cm.
27 1/8 by 27 1/8 in.
ESTIMATE 130,000-180,000 GBP

PRICE REALIZED
289,250 GBP

LOT 46
20th Century Italian Art Including Italian Identity – an Important Private Collection
PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTOR
PIERO MANZONI
ITALIAN
1933 – 1963
ACHROME
kaolin on canvas
25 by 35cm.
9 7/8 by 13 3/4 in.
Executed circa 1959.
ESTIMATE 450,000-550,000 GBP

UNSOLD

 

 

LOT 47
20th Century Italian Art Including Italian Identity – an Important Private Collection
PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTION
ALBERTO BURRI
ITALIAN
1915 – 1995
ROSSO PLASTICA L.A.
signed and dated 63 on the reverse
acrylic and burned plastic on canvas
102 by 90cm.
40 1/8 by 35 1/2 in.
ESTIMATE 850,000-1,200,000 GBP

PRICE REALIZED
2,001,250 GBP

LOT 48
20th Century Italian Art Including Italian Identity – an Important Private Collection
PROPERTY FROM A EUROPEAN PRIVATE COLLECTION
LUCIO FONTANA
ITALIAN
1899 – 1968
CONCETTO SPAZIALE, TEATRINO
signed and titled on the reverse
waterpaint on canvas and lacquered wood
127 by 168cm.
50 by 66 1/8 in.
Executed in 1965.
ESTIMATE 400,000-600,000 GBP

PRICE REALIZED
657,250 GBP

 

LOT 49
20th Century Italian Art Including Italian Identity – an Important Private Collection
PROPERTY OF MARINA SANTOMASO, VENICE
GIUSEPPE SANTOMASO
ITALIAN
1907 – 1990
LETTERA A PALLADIO NO. 1
signed and dated ’77; signed and dated ’77 on the reverse
mixed media on canvas
123 by 89cm.
48 1/2 by 35in.
This work is registered in the archivio Santomaso under number SOT/379.
ESTIMATE 100,000-150,000 GBP

PRICE REALIZED
175,250 GBP

LOT 50
20th Century Italian Art Including Italian Identity – an Important Private Collection
LUCIO FONTANA
ITALIAN
1899 – 1968
CONCETTO SPAZIALE, ATTESE
signed, titled and iscribed sono stato al lago per finire / la darsena on the reverse
waterpaint on canvas
81 by 65cm.
31 7/8 by 25 1/2 in.
Executed in 1968.
ESTIMATE 800,000-1,000,000 GBP

PRICE REALIZED
937,250 GBP

 

LOT 51
20th Century Italian Art Including Italian Identity – an Important Private Collection
GIULIO PAOLINI
ITALIAN
B.1940
EQUIVALENZA
signed, titled and dated 1975 on the reverse
pencil, folded canvas and nails on four canvases
120 by 180cm.
47 1/4 by 70 3/4 in.
ESTIMATE 90,000-120,000 GBP

PRICE REALIZED
109,250 GBP

LOT 52
20th Century Italian Art Including Italian Identity – an Important Private Collection
PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
LUCIO FONTANA
ITALIAN
1899 – 1968
CONCETTO SPAZIALE, ATTESA
signed, titled and inscribed on the reverse 1+1 – 3344A on the reverse
waterpaint on canvas
65 by 50cm.
25 1/2 by 19 5/8 in.
Executed in 1961.
ESTIMATE 700,000-900,000 GBP

PRICE REALIZED
825,250 GBP

 

LOT 53
20th Century Italian Art Including Italian Identity – an Important Private Collection
LUCIO FONTANA
ITALIAN
1899 – 1968
CONCETTO SPAZIALE
signed and dated 56; signed, titled, dated 56 and dedicated All’amico/Dangelo
affettuosamente on the reverse
oil on canvas
80 by 65cm.
31 1/2 by 25 1/2 in.
ESTIMATE 600,000-800,000 GBP

UNSOLD

LOT 54
20th Century Italian Art Including Italian Identity – an Important Private Collection
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTION
MICHELANGELO PISTOLETTO
ITALIAN
B. 1933
UOMO CON SCOPA
signed and titled on the reverse
painted tissue paper collage on stainless steel
230 by 120cm.
90 1/2 by 47 1/4 in.
Executed in 1966.
ESTIMATE 350,000-450,000 GBP

PRICE REALIZED
409,250GBP

 

 

LOT 55
20th Century Italian Art Including Italian Identity – an Important Private Collection
LUCIO FONTANA
ITALIAN
1899 – 1968
CONCETTO SPAZIALE
signed
oil on canvas
73 by 60cm.
28 3/4 by 23 5/8 in.
Executed in 1966.
ESTIMATE 500,000-700,000 GBP

UNSOLD

LOT 56
20th Century Italian Art Including Italian Identity – an Important Private Collection
AFRO
ITALIAN
1912 – 1976
L’APPRODO
signed and dated 63
oil and collage on paper laid down on canvas
70 by 100cm.
27 1/2 by 37 3/8 in.
Executed in 1963.
ESTIMATE 150,000-200,000 GBP

PRICE REALIZED
193,250 GBP

 

LOT 57
20th Century Italian Art Including Italian Identity – an Important Private Collection
LUCIO FONTANA
ITALIAN
1899 – 1968
CONCETTO SPAZIALE, NEW YORK 11
signed
brass
65 by 65cm.
25 1/2 by 25 1/2 in.
Executed in 1962.
ESTIMATE 500,000-700,000 GBP

PRICE REALIZED
601,250 GBP

LOT 58
20th Century Italian Art Including Italian Identity – an Important Private Collection
PROPERTY FROM A DISTINGUISHED EUROPEAN COLLECTION
LUCIO FONTANA
ITALIAN
1899 – 1968
CONCETTO SPAZIALE
signd and dated 53
painted terracotta
26 by 20 by 20cm.
10 1/4 by 7 7/8 in.
This work is registered in the Fondazione Lucio Fontana, Milan under archive number 2093-
2.
ESTIMATE 40,000-60,000 GBP

PRICE REALIZED
61,250 GBP

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CHRISTIE’S LONDRA,

THE ITALIAN SALE , 14 OTTOBRE 2011
TOTALE: 17,559,650 sterline 

Lot 60
Lucio Fontana (1899-1968)
Natura
terracotta
7 3/8 x 7 3/8 x 7½in. (18.5 x 18.5 x 19cm.)
estimate
£60,000 – £80,000
($92,640 – $123,520)

PRICE REALIZED
142,250 GBP

Lot 61
Giulio Paolini (b. 1940)
Dal vero
photo emulsion on canvas
49 1/8 x 35 3/8in. (125 x 90.2cm.)
estimate
£60,000 – £80,000
($92,640 – $123,520)

PRICE REALIZED
115,250 GBP

 

Lot 62
Alighiero Boetti (1940-1994)
Cimento dell’armonia e dell’invenzione (Contest of Harmony and Invention)
colour pencil on paper laid down on canvas, in eleven parts
each: 26 x 19 5/8in. (66 x 50cm.)
estimate
£300,000 – £400,000
($463,200 – $617,600)

PRICE REALIZED
385,250 GBP

Lot 63
Alighiero Boetti (1940-1994)
Tutto
embroidered tapestry
32 x 52¼in. (81.2 x 132.7cm.)
estimate
£300,000 – £500,000
($463,200 – $772,000)

PRICE REALIZED
289,250 GBP

 

 

Lot 64
Alighiero Boetti (1940-1994)
Uno nove sette sette (One Nine Seven Seven)
ink on paper
each: 39 3/8 x 27 5/8in. (100 x 70cm.)
overall: 39 3/8 x 110 1/8in. (100 x 280cm.)
estimate
£200,000 – £300,000
($308,800 – $463,200)

PRICE REALIZED
253,250 GBP

Lot 65
Gilberto Zorio (b. 1944)
Giavellotti con impugnatura (Javelins with Handgrip)
two javelins and bronze handgrip
overall: 141 1/8in. (358.5cm.)
estimate
£60,000 – £80,000
($92,640 – $123,520)

UNSOLD 

 

 

Lot 66
Pino Pascali (1935-1968)
Baco da setola
acrylic brushes on metallic support
15 5/8 x 11 x 120 1/8in. (40 x 28 x 305cm.)
estimate
£80,000 – £120,000
($123,520 – $185,280)

UNSOLD 

 Lot 67
Pino Pascali (1935-1968)
Baco da setola
acrylic brushes on metallic support
15 5/8 x 11 x 112 1/8in. (40 x 28 x 285cm.)
estimate
£80,000 – £120,000
($123,520 – $185,280)

UNSOLD

 

 

Lot 68
Giovanni Anselmo (b. 1934)
Direzione
stone, magnetic compass and glass
27½ x 40 1/8 x 6 7/8in. (70 x 102 x 17.5cm.)
estimate
£60,000 – £80,000
($92,640 – $123,520)

PRICE REALIZED
169,250 GBP

Lot 69
Lucio Fontana (1899-1968)
Concetto spaziale, Attese
waterpaint on canvas
25¾ x 21 3/8in. (65.5 x 54.2cm.)
estimate
£350,000 – £450,000
($540,400 – $694,800)

PRICE REALIZED
601,250 GBP

Lot 70
Jannis Kounellis (b. 1936)
Untitled
oil on canvas
43 3/8 x 77 3/8in. (110 x 196.5cm.)
estimate
£300,000 – £500,000
($463,200 – $772,000)

PRICE REALIZED
577,250 GBP

 Lot 71
Giuseppe Penone (b. 1947)
Svolgere la propria pelle (To Unroll One’s Skin) (i) Progetto per la…
(i)-(v) photo collage
(i)-(iii), (v) 15 5/8 x 11 5/8in. (39.8 x 29.7cm.)
(iv) 11 5/8 x 15 5/8in. (29.7 x 39.8cm.)
estimate
£75,000 – £100,000
($115,800 – $154,400)

PRICE REALIZED
103,250 GBP

 

 

Lot 72
Alberto Burri (1915-1995)
Ferro (Iron)
iron on painted wood mounted on iron
20 5/8 x 17 1/8in. (51.8 x 43.5cm.)
estimate
£300,000 – £400,000
($463,200 – $617,600)

PRICE REALIZED
337,250 GBP

Lot 73
Alighiero Boetti (1940-1994)
Tutto
embroidery on linen
48 7/8 x 104 7/8in. (124.3 x 266.3cm.)
estimate
£1,200,000 – £1,800,000
($1,852,800 – $2,779,200)

PRICE REALIZED
1.329,250 GBP

 

Lot 74
Lucio Fontana (1899-1968)
Concetto spaziale, Attese
waterpaint on canvas
28¾ x 23 5/8in. (73 x 60.1cm.)
estimate
£400,000 – £600,000
($617,600 – $926,400)

UNSOLD

Lot 75
Lucio Fontana (1899-1968)
Concetto spaziale
oil and coloured glass stones on canvas
20 1/8 x 18 7/8in. (51 x 48cm.)
estimate
£400,000 – £600,000
($617,600 – $926,400)

PRICE REALIZED
657,250 GBP

 

Lot 76
Piero Manzoni (1933-1963)
Achrome
kaolin on canvas
31 7/8 x 39 7/8in. (81 x 101cm.)
estimate
£2,200,000 – £2,800,000
($3,396,800 – $4,323,200)

PRICE REALIZED
3.289.,250 GBP

Lot 77
Piero Manzoni (1933-1963)
Achrome
kaolin on canvas
19 5/8 x 27 5/8in. (50 x 70cm.)
estimate
£800,000 – £1,200,000
($1,235,200 – $1,852,800)

PRICE REALIZED
881,250 GBP

 

 Lot 78
Giorgio Morandi (1890-1964)
Natura morta
oil on canvas
12 1/8 x 13 7/8 in. (30.8 x 35.2 cm.)
estimate
£350,000 – £650,000
($540,400 – $1,003,600)

PRICE REALIZED
959,650 GBP

 Lot 79
Giorgio Morandi (1890-1964)
Natura morta
oil on canvas
12 x 13 7/8 in. (30.5 x 35.2 cm.)
estimate
£250,000 – £550,000
($386,000 – $849,200)

PRICE REALIZED
421,250 GBP

 

 

Lot 80
Lucio Fontana (1899-1968)
Concetto spaziale
oil on canvas
57¾ x 45¼in. (146.6 x 115cm.)
estimate
£1,600,000 – £2,000,000
($2,470,400 – $3,088,000)

UNSOLD

Lot 81
Lucio Fontana (1899-1968)
Concetto spaziale, Attese
waterpaint on canvas
39 3/8 x 32in. (100 x 81.5cm.)
estimate
£1,000,000 – £1,500,000
($1,544,000 – $2,316,000)

UNSOLD

 

 

Lot 82
Marino Marini (1901-1980)
Piccolo cavallo filiforme
bronze
Height: 14 7/8 in. (37.8 cm.)
estimate
£80,000 – £120,000
($123,520 – $185,280)

PRICE REALIZED
217,250 GBP

Lot 83
Lucio Fontana (1899-1968)
Concetto spaziale
painted terracotta
9 7/8 x 12 5/8in. (25 x 32.2cm.)
estimate
£80,000 – £120,000
($123,520 – $185,280)

PRICE REALIZED
91,250 GBP

 

 

 Lot 84
Domenico Gnoli (1933-1970)
Pelliccia (Fur)
oil and sand on canvas
63 x 39¼in. (160 x 99.7cm.)
estimate
£250,000 – £350,000
($386,000 – $540,400)

PRICE REALIZED
881,250 GBP

 Lot 85
Lucio Fontana (1899-1968)
Concetto spaziale
laceration and graffiti on copper
46 x 22 5/8in. (116.8 x 57.5cm.)
estimate
£800,000 – £1,200,000
($1,235,200 – $1,852,800)

UNSOLD

 

 

 Lot 86
Domenico Gnoli (1933-1970)
Busto femminile di dorso (Female Bust from the Back)
acrylic and sand on canvas
39 3/8 x 47¼in. (100 x 120cm.)
estimate
£500,000 – £800,000
($772,000 – $1,235,200)

PRICE REALIZED
2,337,250 GBP

 Lot 87
Lucio Fontana (1899-1968)
Concetto spaziale, Attese
waterpaint on canvas
24½ x 20in. (62.2 x 50.8cm.)
estimate
£800,000 – £1,200,000
($1,235,200 – $1,852,800)

PRICE REALIZED
881,250 GBP

 

 Lot 88
Pietro Consagra (1920-2005)
Colloquio impossibile (Impossible Conversation)
bronze
64 5/8 x 64 3/8 x 3 7/8in. (164 x 163.5 x 10cm.)
estimate
£50,000 – £70,000
($77,200 – $108,080)

PRICE REALIZED
73,250 GBP

Lot 89
Enrico Castellani (b. 1930)
Superficie rossa
acrylic on shaped canvas
23 5/8 x 31½in. (60 x 80cm.)
estimate
£150,000 – £200,000
($231,600 – $308,800)

PRICE REALIZED
361,250 GBP

 

 

Lot 90
Michelangelo Pistoletto (b. 1933)
Tavolino con lampada (Table with Lamp)
screenprint on mirror
63 x 47 1/8in. (160 x 120cm.)
estimate
£70,000 – £100,000
($108,080 – $154,400)

PRICE REALIZED
289,250 GBP

 Lot 91
Arnaldo Pomodoro (b. 1926)
Disco
bronze with gold patina
86 5/8in. (220cm.) diameter
31½in. (80cm.) depth
estimate
£350,000 – £550,000
($540,400 – $849,200)

PRICE REALIZED
505,250 GBP

 

 

Lot 92
Marino Marini (1901-1980)
La Parata II
oil on canvas
31 7/8 x 25½ in. (80.6 x 64.7 cm.)
estimate
£250,000 – £350,000
($386,000 – $540,400)

UNSOLD

 Lot 93
Giorgio Morandi (1890-1964)
Natura Morta
oil on canvas
8 3/8 x 18 7/8 in. (21.3 x 46.8 cm.)
estimate
£500,000 – £700,000
($772,000 – $1,080,800)

PRICE REALIZED
541,250 GBP

 

 

Lot 94
Arnaldo Pomodoro (b. 1926)
La colonna del viaggiatore (The Column of the Traveller)
bronze with gold patina mounted on wood
76 5/8 x 15 5/8 x 15 5/8in. (194.5 x 40 x 40cm.)
estimate
£80,000 – £120,000
($123,520 – $185,280)

PRICE REALIZED
88,250 GBP

Lot 95
Emilio Vedova (1919-2006)
Plurimo no. 6 Nego (Plurimo No. 6 Deny)
oil, newspaper collage and iron hinges on wood
83¾ x 21¼ x 45¼in. (212.5 x 54 x 115cm.)
estimate
£180,000 – £240,000
($277,920 – $370,560)

UNSOLD

 

 

 Lot 96
Emilio Vedova (1919-2006)
Non dove ’87 (tondo – 1 -) (Not Where ’87 (Round – 1 -))
oil and paper collage on board, in two parts
110 1/8in. (279.7cm.) diameter
estimate
£180,000 – £240,000
($277,920 – $370,560)

UNSOLD 

Lot 97
Emilio Vedova (1919-2006)
Da Dove…. (’84 – I – ) (From Where…. (’84 – I – ))
oil and sand on canvas, in two parts
each: 106 3/8 x 53 1/8in. (270.1 x 135.2cm.)
overall: 106 3/8 x 106½in. (270.1 x 270.4cm.)
estimate
£150,000 – £200,000
($231,600 – $308,800)

PRICE REALIZED
169,250 GBP

 

Lot 98
Mario Merz (1924-2003)
Untitled
oil, graphite, clay, charcoal, snail and nails on canvas laid down on canvas
56 5/8 x 92½in. (144 x 235cm.)
estimate
£100,000 – £150,000
($154,400 – $231,600)

PRICE REALIZED
133,250 GBP

 Lot 99
Lucio Fontana (1899-1968)
Concetto spaziale, Teatrino
waterpaint on canvas and lacquered wood frame
40 5/8 x 33 1/8in. (103.5 x 84.2cm.)
estimate
£130,000 – £180,000
($200,720 – $277,920)

PRICE REALIZED
157,250 GBP

 

 

Lot 100
Alberto Burri (1915-1995)
Cellotex
acrylic and vinavil on cellotex mounted on panel
58 3/8 x 97¾in. (148.3 x 248.2cm.)
estimate
£120,000 – £180,000
($185,280 – $277,920)

PRICE REALIZED
43,250 GBP

Lot 101
Francesco Vezzoli (b. 1971)
La regina di Rio (Dancin’ Days vs. Amália Traïda)
colour laserprint on canvas with metallic embroidery in artist’s frame
28 5/8 x 24 3/8in. (73 x 62cm.)
estimate
£40,000 – £60,000
($61,760 – $92,640)

PRICE REALIZED
43,250 GBP

 

 Lot 102
Giacomo Manzu (1908-1991)
Cardinale seduto
BRONZE
HEIGHT: 93 CM.
estimate
£90,000 – £120,000
($138,960 – $185,280)

UNSOLD

Lot 103
GINO DE DOMINICIS (1947-1998)
UNTITLED
PAINTED WOOD, BRASS AND MAGNET
103½ X 20 5/8 X 10 7/8IN. (263 X 52.3 X 27.4CM.)
estimate
£140,000 – £180,000
($216,160 – $277,920)

UNSOLD 

 

Lot 104
MIMMO PALADINO (B. 1948)
UNTITLED
OIL ON CANVAS
47 X 35IN. (119.5 X 89CM.)
estimate
£60,000 – £80,000
($92,640 – $123,520)

UNSOLD

 Lot 105
GIORGIO DE CHIRICO (1888-1978)
CAVALLO – ABBOZZO
OIL ON CANVAS
19 7/8 X 16 IN. (50.4 X 40.3 CM.)
estimate
£70,000 – £100,000
($108,080 – $154,400)

PRICE REALIZED
73,250

 

 Lot 106
MARIO MERZ (1924-2003)
UNTITLED (MM1)
INK, CHARCOAL, AND GOUACHE ON PAPER
59 X 84 7/8IN. (150 X 215.8CM.)
estimate
£40,000 – £60,000
($61,760 – $92,640)

UNSOLD