ID 842747
Lot 68 | PIERO MANZONI (1933-1963)
Estimate value
$ 1 800 000 – 2 500 000
Achrome
kaolin on canvas
21 3/4 x 25 1/2 in. (55.3 x 65 cm.)
Executed circa 1959.
Provenance
Galleria La Salita, Rome
Acquired from the above by the late owner, 1969
Literature
G. Celant, Piero Manzoni, Catalogo generale, Milan 1975, p. 122, no. 62 cq (illustrated, dated ‘1959-60’, with incorrect provenance)
F. Battino and L. Palazzoli, Piero Manzoni, Catalogue Raisonné, Milan 1991, p. 319, no. 530 (illustrated, with incorrect medium).
G. Celant, Madly in Love, The Luigi and Peppino Agrati Collection, Milan 2002, pp. 166-167 and 392, no. 284 (illustrated).
G. Celant, Piero Manzoni, Catalogo generale, Milan 2004, vol. II, p. 462, no. 468 (illustrated).
Artist: | Piero Manzoni (1933 - 1963) |
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Art style: | Post War Art |
Place of origin: | Italy, Europe |
Auction house category: | Paintings |
Artist: | Piero Manzoni (1933 - 1963) |
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Art style: | Post War Art |
Place of origin: | Italy, Europe |
Auction house category: | Paintings |
Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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Conditions of purchase | Conditions of purchase |
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