Modern and Contemporary Art
AUCTION
Tuesday 12 May 2026, from 3.00 p.m. (lots 1-246)
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Lot 26
PABLO PICASSO 1881-1973
Deux sculptures devant une statue 1931
Etching on Montval laid paper with Picasso watermark, ed. H.C. V/XV.
14.76 x 17.32 in.
Signed lower right recto, numbered on the left.
Plate 7 from ‘La Suite Vollard’, from the edition of 50 copies with wider margins (there is also a version of 250 copies with narrower
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Starting price: € 3.000 | Estimate : € 3.500 - 5.000
Lot 27
PABLO PICASSO 1881-1973
La Colombe au Soleil 1962
Colour lithograph on BFK Rives paper, ed. 137/150.
21.65 x 29.53 in.
Signed lower right recto, numbered on the left.
Work created for the World Congress on Disarmament and Peace in Moscow.
The work has been inspected framed.
Starting price: € 2.000 | Estimate : € 2.500 - 4.000
Lot 28
PABLO PICASSO 1881-1973
Poisson chiné 1952
Partially glazed ceramic plate.
16.61 x 1.38 x 13.39 in.
On the reverse stamps 'Madoura plein feu' and 'Empreinte originale de Picasso'.
Edition of 200.
Starting price: € 6.000 | Estimate : € 7.000 - 10.000
Lot 29
PABLO PICASSO 1881-1973
Pichet gravé gris 1954
Glazed ceramic pitcher.
11.02 x 5.91 x 3.94 in.
On the reverse inscription 'Edition Picasso', stamps 'Madoura plein feu' and 'Edition Picasso'.
Edition of 500.
Starting price: € 6.000 | Estimate : € 7.000 - 10.000
Lot 30
GUILLAUME APOLLINAIRE (1880 - 1918) E GIORGIO DE CHIRICO (1888 - 1978)
Calligrammes 1930
Original red and black canvas case, black and red leather with cream lining containing two volumes with ivory-colored Japanese cardboard covers and ivory-colored Chinese laid paper editorial cover; a loose-leaf book on Whatman paper and two suites with the 67 repeated
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Starting price: € 70.000 | Estimate : € 85.000 - 120.000
Lot 31
MARC CHAGALL 1887-1985
La Baie des Anges 1962
Color lithograph on Arches paper, ed. P.A. 1/4.
30.71 x 22.44 in.
Signed lower right recto, inscribed 'epreuve de collaborateur' and numbered on the left, dedicated and signed in the center.
This lithograph was created by Chagall for an advertisement for Nice and the
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Starting price: € 19.000 | Estimate : € 20.000 - 25.000
Lot 32
SALVADOR DALÍ 1904-1989
Moi-même à l'âge de six ans, quand je croyais être petite fille, soulevant avec une précaution extrême la peau de la mer pour observer un chien dormant à l'ombre de l'eau 1987
Etching and aquatint, ed. 284/295.
22.44 x 31.10 in.
Printed signature lower right recto, on the left hand-numbered and stamp.
Editions Atelier Moret, Parigi 1988.
The work has been inspected framed.
Starting price: € 250 | Estimate : € 300 - 600
Lot 33
SALVADOR DALÍ 1904-1989
Rhinoceros Dressed in Lace 1956
Bronze with a Florentine green patina, ed. 109/350.
7.09 x 5.71 x 4.13 in.
Signed on the base, on one side, a serial number and the mark of the foundry “Airandor IVF”.
Produced by Ateliers Airaindor Valsuani for the Edizione Demart Pro B.V., France.
Work accompanied
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Starting price: € 1.500 | Estimate : € 2.000 - 3.000
Lot 34
SALVADOR DALÍ 1904-1989
I fiori surrealisti di Salvador Dalì 1981
Fifteen color lithographs embossed (relief) on handmade Arches paper in original case, ed. 25/350.
29.53 x 21.65 in.
Each sheet is signed on the lower right recto, numbered on the left and stamped by the publisher.
The work is accompanied by the edition book.
Edition
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Starting price: € 4.000 | Estimate : € 4.500 - 7.000
Lot 35
GIORGIO DE CHIRICO 1888-1978
Book of Giorgio De Chirico with an essay by Salvatore Quasimodo 1968
Book with loose-leaf pages in its original canvas slipcase, with a leather spine and a color photolithograph, ed. 203/1526.
22.24 x 2.76 x 16.54 in.
The work comprises an essay by Salvatore Quasimodo, a color photolithograph signed by the artist lower right recto and 40
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Starting price: € 1.500 | Estimate : € 1.800 - 3.000
Lot 36
GIORGIO DE CHIRICO 1888-1978
Hebdomeros 1976
Loose-leaf book with original canvas cover, on handmade paper produced by Carterie Magnani in Pescia, ed. 158/525.
15.94 x 2.36 x 12.80 in.
Signed and numbered on colophon.
Work composed of 23 full-page lithographs.
Printed by Carlo Bestetti, Editore d'arte, Rome.
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Starting price: € 1.000 | Estimate : € 1.500 - 2.500
Lot 37
ALBERTO MAGNELLI 1888-1971
La passeggiata 1971
Linocut on Filacarta from Brugherio, ed. 32/155.
14.96 x 11.02 in.
Signed lower right recto, numbered on the left.
Starting price: € 200 | Estimate : € 250 - 500
Lot 38
HENRY MOORE 1898-1986
Three Reclining Figures 1971
Colour lithograph on Rives BFK paper, ed. 17/90.
11.42 x 9.84 in.
Signed and dated lower right recto, numbered on the left.
Lithograph printed in an edition of 90 for the limited edition of Giulio Carlo Argan 'Henry Moore', Fabbri, Milan, 1972, no. 117.
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Starting price: € 600 | Estimate : € 800 - 1.500
Lot 39
MAX ERNST 1891-1976
Hybrid II 1973
Colour photolithograph, ed. VIII/XV.
27.56 x 19.49 in.
Signed lower right recto, numbered on the left.
Reproduction of a painting from 1926, printed in an edition of 99 copies by Studio Astrid, Varese, for Edizioni Luciano Anselmino, Turin.
Starting price: € 250 | Estimate : € 300 - 500
Lot 40
MAX ERNST 1891-1976
Lot of nine lithographs from the portfolio ‘Décervelage’ 1971
Color lithographs, ed. XXIX/XXXIII.
26.57 x 19.68 in.
Work composed of nine lithographs, each signed and numbered on lower recto.
From the portfolio, with a poem by Alfred Jarry, taken from his famous book 'Ubu Roi', printed in an edition of 99 copies by Pierre Chave,
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Starting price: € 800 | Estimate : € 1.000 - 2.000
Lot 41
MAX ERNST 1891-1976
Forêt à l'aube 1958
Lithograph on Rives paper, ed. 21/75.
25.59 x 18.31 in.
Signed on the plate lower recto, signed and titled by hand lower right, numbered on the left.
Printed by Mourlot for Salon de Mai, Paris.
Starting price: € 400 | Estimate : € 500 - 1.000
Lot 42
MAX ERNST 1891-1976
From portfolio ‘Die jagd nach dem snark,’ Lewis Carroll 1968
Lithograph, ed. 94/130.
12.99 x 9.84 in.
Signed lower right recto, numbered on the left.
The Hunting of the Snark. An Agony in Eight Fits, Manus Presse, Stuttgart, 1968.
Starting price: € 500 | Estimate : € 600 - 1.000
Lot 43
MAX ERNST 1891-1976
Oiseau mère 1972
Etching and aquatint, ed. 31/100.
25.79 x 19.68 in.
Signed lower right recto, numbered on the left.
Starting price: € 400 | Estimate : € 600 - 1.000
Lot 44
MAX ERNST 1891-1976
Temps passé 1970-1972
Etching and aquatint, ed. 34/100.
8.66 x 6.30 in.
Signed lower right recto, numbered on the left.
Starting price: € 100 | Estimate : € 150 - 300
Lot 45
RONALD BROOKS KITAJ 1932-2007
Mahler Becomes Politics, Béisbol 1964 - 1967
Portfolio of fifteen screenprints, printed in color, ed. 22/70.
35.04 x 1.18 x 25.20 in.
Each sheets is signed and numbered on recto.
Published by Marlborough Fine Art Ltd., London.(15)
Starting price: € 2.800 | Estimate : € 3.000 - 5.000
Lot 46
VICTOR VASARELY 1906-1997
Code 1967
Original box with a color etching and book by Jean-Clarence Lambert, ed. 110/150.
14.96 x 10.83 x 1.97 in.
Signed and numbered on the etching.
Published by Le Soleil Noir, Paris.
Starting price: € 2.000 | Estimate : € 2.000 - 3.000
Lot 47
VICTOR VASARELY 1906-1997
Presenza grafica 1971
Etching and aquatint on a copper plate, printed in two colours on Fabriano Rosaspina paper, ed. 42/90.
27.56 x 30.12 in.
Signed and numbered lower recto.
Editions 2RC, Rome.
Starting price: € 400 | Estimate : € 500 - 1.000
Lot 48
VICTOR VASARELY 1906-1997
Lot of four lithographs: Untitled 1973
Color lithograph, ed. 81/105.
14.57 x 11.02 in.
Signed lower right recto, numbered on the left.
Together: Untitled, color lithograph, ed. 81/125, 14.57 x 11.02 in., signed lower right recto, numbered on the left.
Together: Untitled, color lithograph, ed. 81/125,
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Starting price: € 1.600 | Estimate : € 2.000 - 3.000
Lot 49
LUCIO FONTANA 1899-1968
Exhibition poster International Center of Aesthetic Research - Turin 1962
Original poster printed using gold lithography.
39.37 x 26.77 in.
Printed by Gros Monti, Turin.
The central oval cut-out varies from copy to copy, making each poster unique.
Produced for the Fontana exhibition, February – March 1962, ICAR, Turin.
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Starting price: € 600 | Estimate : € 800 - 1.500
Lot 50
LUCIO FONTANA 1899-1968
Trophy for Alfa Romeo 1964
Steel.
10.63 x 10.63 in.
Engraved signature on the lower right recto and screwed plaque 'Alfa Romeo, Milano' with dedication 'A Alfonso Thiele per le vittorie sportive 1964'.
This work was commissioned by Alfa Romeo in 1964 and produced in a limited edition to be
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Starting price: € 3.000 | Estimate : € 3.500 - 6.000