Modern and Contemporary Art


AUCTION
Tuesday 7 November, 5:00 p.m.
lot 1-33 Prints, Multiples, Editions
lot 34-50 Photography
lot 51-96 Works of Art
lot 97-174 Works on Paper


Wednesday 8 November, 3:30 pm
lot 175-264 Autographed posters and postcards
lot 265-486 Modern and Contemporary Art


Via Cavour 17, Turin

VIEWING
From Thursday 2 to Tuesday 7 November at the following time:
Thursday from 2 pm to 7 pm
Friday - Monday, from 10 am to 7 pm
Saturday from 10 am to 12 pm
Tuesday from 10 am to 2 pm

Lot 131

GIORGIO DE CHIRICO 1888-1978
Anatomy studies Mid 50's
Pencil and colored pencils on paper mounted on cardboard.
10.79 x 7.87 in.
Signed lower left recto, label/card, stamps and signature on the reverse.
Work accompanied by authentication and archived by the Giorgio e Isa De Chirico Foundation, Rome.

Starting price: € 3.000 | Estimate : € 4.000 - 7.000 | Sold for : € 4.600

Lot 132

GIORGIO DE CHIRICO 1888-1978
Cavaliere che saluta la luna piena 40s
Tempera on cardboard.
11.81 x 15.75 in.
Signed on the lower right recto, inscription on the reverse: "This tempera: Knight saluting the full moon, is an authentic work executed and signed by me, Giorgio De Chirico"  stamp and signature of the Roberto Rotta Art Gallery, read all

Starting price: € 20.000 | Estimate : € 20.000 - 25.000 | Sold for : € 34.000

Lot 133

GIORGIO DE CHIRICO 1888-1978
Achille trascina il corpo di Ettore 1968
Tempera on cardboard.
11.81 x 15.75 in.
Signed lower right recto, label/card Galleria Gissi, Turin on the reverse.
Work accompanied by photo authentication from the Galleria Medea, Milan and the Galleria Gissi, Turin. Accompanied by the first Italian edition of the read all

Starting price: € 8.000 | Estimate : € 10.000 - 15.000 | Sold for : € 8.000

Lot 134

HENRY MOORE 1898-1986
Study of One Seated and Four Standing Figures 1940
Gouache, watercolors, pastels, chalks and ink on paper.
7.09 x 10.63 in.
Signed and dated lower right recto.

Starting price: € 15.000 | Estimate : € 18.000 - 25.000 | Sold for : € 27.000

Lot 135

MARIO SIRONI 1885-1961
Study of figures,
Ink on paper.
9.45 x 15.75 in.
Signed lower right recto, label/card with stamps and signature Galleria La Bussola, Turin on the reverse of the frame.

Starting price: € 1.000 | Estimate : € 1.500 - 2.500

Lot 136

MARIO SIRONI 1885-1961
Composizione 1938
Pencil on paper.
9.92 x 14.76 in.
Apocryphal signature "SIRONI" on the top right recto, on the reverse Two Studies of Compositions with figures, in ink. 
Work archived by Patrocinio e la Promozione della Figura e dell' Opera di Mario Sironi, Milano, n° 155/23 RA.  read all

Starting price: € 600 | Estimate : € 800 - 1.500 | Sold for : € 600

Lot 137

MARIO SIRONI 1885-1961
Cinque composizioni 1942
Grease pencil and diluted tempera on paper.
9.96 x 18.98 in.
Apocryphal signature "Sironi" lower right.
Work archived by Associazione per il Patrocinio e la Promozione della Figura e dell'Opera di Mario Sironi, MIlan, n° 156/23 RA.

Starting price: € 800 | Estimate : € 1.000 - 2.000 | Sold for : € 800

Lot 138

MARIO SIRONI 1885-1961
Untitled 40s
Ink and pencil on paper.
18.50 x 13.19 in.
Work accompanied by authentication by Francesco Meloni on photograph.
 

Starting price: € 1.200 | Estimate : € 2.000 - 3.000

Lot 139

MARIO SIRONI 1885-1961
Figure 1942
Tempera, diluted tempera, ink and traces of pencil on writing paper.
11.34 x 8.90 in.
Apocryphal signature "SIRONI" on the lower right recto, on the reverse, on the cover of the frame, label/card from Galleria Il Girasole, Udine and stamps, Galleria Cadario, Milan.
The read all

Starting price: € 800 | Estimate : € 2.000 - 4.000 | Sold for : € 900

Lot 140

FILIPPO DE PISIS 1896-1956
Naked 1930s
Watercolor ink on paper Vologne G.B.Paper.
10.08 x 16.77 in.
Work accompanied by authentication by Associazione per Filippo De Pisis, Milan, n° 05905.

Starting price: € 800 | Estimate : € 1.000 - 2.000 | Sold for : € 1.300

Lot 141

FILIPPO DE PISIS 1896-1956
Stretched out boy 1931
Watercolor and pencil on paper glued to canvas.
10.35 x 13.50 in.
Faded inscription with dedication and date on the recto. On the reverse on the frame, label/card with stamp and signature of the Galleria Gissi, Turin and unknown hand inscription with title and date.
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Starting price: € 1.000 | Estimate : € 1.500 - 3.000 | Sold for : € 2.600

Lot 142

FILIPPO DE PISIS 1896-1956
Misticismo! 1944
Watercolor on paper.
13.86 x 10.24 in.
Signed and dated on the reverse with inscription: "Venezia '44", on the right edge of the drawing, inscription probably by the framer.
Work accompanied by authentication by Associazine per Filippo De Pisis, Milan, n° 05904. read all

Starting price: € 800 | Estimate : € 1.000 - 2.000 | Sold for : € 1.500

Lot 143

FILIPPO DE PISIS 1896-1956
Erotic drawing 1930s
Watercolor and grease pencil on paper.
9.72 x 12.44 in.
Signed lower right recto, stamp of the Galleria La Nuova Bussola, Turin on the reverse.
Work accompanied by authentication from the Association for Filippo De Pisis, Milan, n° 05903.

Starting price: € 1.000 | Estimate : € 1.500 - 3.000 | Sold for : € 2.200

Lot 144

RENÉ MAGRITTE 1898-1967
Two letters
Ink on paper.
10.79 x 8.27 in.
On the reverse of both inscription: "Je certifie que cette lettre a été écrite par mon mari Renè Magritte, Georgette Magritte, le 31 Mai 1972" (I certify that this letter was written by my husband Renè Magritte, Georgette Magritte, on 31 read all

Starting price: € 6.000 | Estimate : € 8.000 - 15.000 | Sold for : € 6.000

Lot 145

RENÉ MAGRITTE 1898-1967
Untitled
Pencil on paper.
5.51 x 3.94 in.
Signed "Mag" lower left recto. On the reverse stamp and signature Galleria del Naviglio, Milan.
Drawing glued onto cardboard.(1)

Starting price: € 3.000 | Estimate : € 4.000 - 6.000 | Sold for : € 5.500

Lot 146

RENÉ MAGRITTE 1898-1967
In het bos
Pencil on paper. 
5.12 x 7.87 in.
Signed ‘Mag’ lower right recto, on reverse label Galleria Will Hoogstraate, Amsterdam and stamps, label and signatures Galleria L’Approdo, Turin and stamps Galleria della Trinità, Rome.

Starting price: € 7.000 | Estimate : € 8.000 - 12.000 | Sold for : € 7.000

Lot 147

FRANCIS PICABIA 1879-1953
Untitled (Letter with drawings) 1946-1949
Ink on paper.
10.55 x 8.27 in.
On the reverse on the drawing sheet dated 5/22/1962 and authenticated by Germaine Picabia.
Letter to Germaine Everling Picabia inside the composition:‘Since I lent my paintings for the show I haven’t heard anything neither from de Galerie, read all

Starting price: € 10.000 | Estimate : € 12.000 - 14.000 | Sold for : € 12.000

Lot 148

ENRICO PRAMPOLINI 1894-1956
Cassandra 1948
Oil on cardboard.
7.87 x 9.84 in.
Signed on lower left recto, on the reverse, by artist's handmade: 'To my dear friend, Joseph Jarema, best wishes for a long fraternal friendship for the year 1948, Enrico Prampolini, Rome 31.12.1947'. On the frame labels / cards Galleria read all

Starting price: € 5.000 | Estimate : € 6.000 - 8.000 | Sold for : € 7.000

Lot 149

ARTURO MARTINI 1889-1947
Seated figure 1936
Gouache and ink on paper.
13.23 x 9.65 in.
Signed lower right recto and dry stamp on the top left.

Starting price: € 1.000 | Estimate : € 1.500 - 3.000 | Sold for : € 1.500

Lot 150

PABLO PICASSO 1881-1973
Nu allongé (Dora Maar) 1938
Ink on paper.
10.63 x 13.78 in.
Signed and dated (27.12.38) upper right recto.
Maya Widmaier-Picasso confirmed the authenticity of this work.
Claude Picasso confirmed the authenticity of this work.

Starting price: € 40.000 | Estimate : € 50.000 - 60.000 | Sold for : € 66.000

Lot 151

JOAN MIRÓ 1893-1983
Paysan Catalan 1930
Paper mounted on cardboard.
24.80 x 18.31 in.
Signed and dated (20.8.30) on the reverse.

Starting price: € 40.000 | Estimate : € 50.000 - 60.000 | Sold for : € 88.000

Lot 152

FERNAND LÉGER 1881-1955
Caillou, pierre lisse 1933
Ink on paper.
12.48 x 9.45 in.
Signed, dated and titled lower right recto.

Bibliografia/Literature
Il disegno del nostro secolo, Fondazione Antonio Mazzotta, Milano 1994, pag. 158 e 426 n° 80 (titolato ‘Selce’).
M.Vescovo

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Starting price: € 8.000 | Estimate : € 10.000 - 15.000 | Sold for : € 8.000

Lot 153

FERNAND LÉGER 1881-1955
La racine noire 1940
Gouache on paper.
12.72 x 6.77 in.
Signed with initials, dated and inscribed 'FL 40 NY' lower right recto.

Starting price: € 10.000 | Estimate : € 15.000 - 25.000 | Sold for : € 22.000

Lot 154

PAUL KLEE 1879-1940
Auf Mich Zu! 1929
Pencil and ink on paper mounted on a stretcher by the artist.
11.73 x 17.91 in.
Signed lower left recto, dated, numbered and titled.

Starting price: € 12.000 | Estimate : € 15.000 - 25.000 | Sold for : € 26.000

Lot 155

PAUL KLEE 1879-1940
Erinnerung an Kairo II 1928
Pencil on paper mounted on a stretcher by the artist.
8.27 x 12.99 in.
Signed and dated upper left recto, titled lower.
Work accompanied by certificate of origin and authenticity on photography by Heinz Berggruen.

Starting price: € 12.000 | Estimate : € 15.000 - 25.000 | Sold for : € 17.000

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