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 126
GIOVANNI FERRABINI 1909-1969
Sesto continente (Mondi Sommersi) 1958
Bronze.
78.35 x 48.43 x 11.81 in.
Work accompanied by a sculpture project drawn in marker on paper, signed and dated on the lower right recto.
Estimate : € 7.000 - 11.000
Lot 127
GRAHAM VIVIAN SUTHERLAND 1903-1980
Rocks 1962
Mixed media and pastels on paper.
9.61 x 13.19 in.
Signed in pencil and dated lower right recto, signed, titled and dated on the reverse.
Work accompanied by a certificate of authenticity on photography by Luigi Carluccio, Turin 1978.
Estimate : € 6.000 - 10.000
Lot 128
GRAHAM VIVIAN SUTHERLAND 1903-1980
Emergence of the butterfly 1979
Gouache and pencil on paper.
19.41 x 14.41 in.
Signed and dated lower right recto and on the reverse on the frame label/card of the Galleria d'Arte Narciso, Turin.
Estimate : € 5.000 - 8.000
Lot 129
MARIO TOZZI 1895-1979
Il mare 1962
Oil on canvas.
28.74 x 37.80 in.
Signed and dated lower right recto, on the reverse on the canvas label/card by the Galleria dell'Annunciata, Milan.
Estimate : € 18.000 - 25.000
Lot 130
JULIUS BISSIER 1893-1965
11 Febr. 58 1958
Tempera on canvas.
9.06 x 10.63 in.
Signed, titled and dated top left recto, label/card by the Galleria La Bussola, Turin on the reverse on the frame.
The work has been inspected only framed.
Estimate : € 2.000 - 3.000
Lot 131
ANTONIO CORPORA 1909-2004
Untitled
Mixed media and collage on board.
26.77 x 18.50 in.
Signed lower left recto.
Estimate : € 2.000 - 3.000
Lot 132
UGO ATTARDI 1923-2006
In love 1962
Oil on canvas.
52.76 x 59.05 in.
Signed and dated lower right recto, on the reverse dedicated and signed with authenticated by Notary.
Work accompanied by certificate of authentication from the Archivio Storico Ugo Attardi, Rome, 2017.
Estimate : € 1.000 - 2.000
Lot 133
FRANCO GARELLI 1909-1973
Untitled 1956
Bronze.
17.32 x 5.91 x 4.72 in.
Estimate : € 3.000 - 5.000
Lot 134
ALBERTO BIASI 1937
Dinamica triangolare 1967-1980
Mixed media, PVC relief on panel.
25.59 x 27.36 in.
Signed, dated and titled on the reverse on the panel.
Estimate : € 14.000 - 18.000
Lot 135
RENATO GUTTUSO 1911-1987
Naked
Indian ink on cardboard.
26.97 x 20.08 in.
Signed lower left recto.
Archived work accompanied by certificate of authenticity issued by the Associazione Archivi Guttuso, Rome, 2017.
Estimate : € 1.200 - 2.000
Lot 136
SERGIO SARRI 1938
I balconi 1964
Oil on canvas.
45.67 x 35.04 in.
Signed lower right recto, signed, dated and titled on the canvas on the reverse, inscriptions and label/card by the Galleria Viotti, Turin on the frame.
Estimate : € 1.000 - 2.000
Lot 137
DINO BUZZATI 1906-1972
Sixty cigarettes a day 1965
Mixed media on wooden panel.
12.40 x 8.46 in.
Signed and dated lower right recto, signed, dated, titled and dedicated on the reverse.
Estimate : € 5.000 - 8.000
Lot 138
CAROL RAMA 1918-2015
Untitled 1971
Mixed media, collage on paper.
17.72 x 13.78 in.
Signed on the back.
Work accompanied by a certificate of provenance on photograph issued by Galleria Alberto Weber, Turin.
Work accompanied by certificate of authenticity and archived by the the Archivio Carol Rama,
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Estimate : € 4.000 - 7.000
Lot 139
UMBERTO MASTROIANNI 1910-1998
Untitled
Bronze on bronze base.
4.53 x 3.94 x 1.97 in.
Signed on the sculpture.
Estimate : € 800 - 1.500
Lot 140
SALVATORE EMBLEMA 1929-2006
Untitled 2004
Colored earth “Blue and Black” on jute canvas with “transparencies”.
51.18 x 62.99 in.
Signed and dated twice on the reverse on the canvas (signatures on both sides), on the ARTE S.A label/card frame and label of an unspecified exhibition.
Work accompanied by a
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Estimate : € 4.000 - 8.000
Lot 141
CARLA ACCARDI 1924-2014
Pink Cylinder 1965
Varnish on sicofoil.
27.56 x 11.81 x 11.81 in.
Archive nr. 421.01 (Certificate # 09/97) a Roma 13 gennaio 1997 - and certificate of restoration by the artist on b/w photograph
Estimate : € 10.000 - 15.000
Lot 142
SALVATORE EMBLEMA 1929-2006
Untitled 1969
“Pink” colored earth on jute canvas.
55.12 x 66.93 in.
Signed and dated on the reverse.
Work accompanied by a certificate of authenticity on photograph signed by the artist.
Estimate : € 8.000 - 12.000
Lot 143
PINO PASCALI 1935-1968
Policeman 1962
Colored pencils on paper.
11.02 x 8.07 in.
Authentic by Sandro Lodolo on the reverse.
Work accompanied by a certificate of authenticity on photograph by Sandro Lodolo, Rome and certificate of guarantee and authenticity by Meeting Art Vercelli, 2009.
Estimate : € 3.000 - 5.000
Lot 144
RENATO MAMBOR 1956-2014
Itinerari 60s
Mixed media on cardboard.
39.37 x 27.56 in.
Signed lower right recto.
Work accompanied by a certificate of authenticity on photograph signed by the artist.
Estimate : € 1.500 - 2.500
Lot 145
MIMMO ROTELLA 1918-2006
Il pesce 1970
Emulsified canvas.
34.25 x 44.09 in.
Signed and dated lower left recto, titled and dated on the reverse.
Work accompanied by a certificate of authenticity on photograph by the Archivio Mimmo Rotella, Milano, 2024.
Estimate : € 6.000 - 10.000
Lot 146
GIANGIACOMO SPADARI 1938-1997
Il Presidente Mao festeggia in fabbrica il giorno dedicato a Marcel Duchamp e Wilhelm Reich 1973
Posters and collages on paper.
29.13 x 40.16 in.
Signed and dated with dedication to Arturo Schwarz lower right recto.
Estimate : € 1.000 - 2.000
Lot 147
GIANGIACOMO SPADARI 1938-1997
La terra 1976
Acrylics and mixed media on canvas.
27.56 x 27.56 in.
Signed, dated and titled on the reverse on the canvas.
Estimate : € 800 - 1.500
Lot 148
MARIO SCHIFANO 1934-1998
Television (Landscape) Late 1970's
Acrylics and enamels on emulsified canvas.
Signed, titled and dedicated on the reverse of the canvas.
Work accompanied by a certificate of authenticity and archived by Archivio Mario Schifano, Rome, 2025.
Estimate : € 4.000 - 7.000
Lot 149
FRANCO ANGELI 1935-1988
Half Dollar 70s
Acrylics on canvas.
31.50 x 31.50 in.
Signed, titled and dedicated on the reverse of the canvas.
Work currently under archiving at the Archivio Franco Angeli, Rome.
Estimate : € 3.500 - 6.000
Lot 150
TANO FESTA 1938-1988
Untitled (from Michelangelo) 1978
Industrial painting, tempera and photographic projection on canvas.
23.62 x 15.75 in.
Signed and dated on the reverse on the canvas.
Work accompanied by a certificate of authenticity and photographic archiving issued by the Archivio delle Opere di Tano Festa, Rome,
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Estimate : € 3.500 - 6.000