Modern and Contemporary Art


AUCTION
Tuesday 12 May 2026, from 3.00 p.m. (lots 1-246)
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Lot 151

FRANCESCO MENZIO 1899-1979
Ponti sul Po (Il Po) 1948
Tempera on cardboard
21.93 x 28.35 in.
Signed lower right recto, on the reverse signed, titled and label/card from exhibition Piccola Antologica di Francesco Menzio' Centro internazionale di Arti Figurative, Biella, 1964. 

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

Lot 152

FRANCESCO MENZIO 1899-1979
Interno esterno studio
Oil on panel. 
38.98 x 27.56 in.
Signed lower right recto, signed and dedicated on the reverse. 

Starting price: € 1.800 | Estimate : € 2.500 - 4.500

Lot 153

ENRICO PAULUCCI 1901-1999
Untitled
Watercolour and pen on paper. 
13.39 x 9.45 in.
Signed lower right recto. 
The work has been inspected framed. 

Starting price: € 200 | Estimate : € 250 - 500

Lot 154

GUSTAVO ADOLFO ROL 1903-1964
Rose a Parigi 1927
Oil on canvas. 
31.50 x 24.41 in.
Signed and dated lower left recto, on the reverse signed, dated and titled. 

Starting price: € 10.000 | Estimate : € 12.000 - 16.000

Lot 155

MARIO TOZZI 1895-1979
Fanciulla (Donna Pensosa) 1970
Oil on canvas. 
21.65 x 18.11 in.
Signed and dated lower right recto, on the reverse on the frame stamp and inventory numbers Galleria d'Arte Medea, Milan.

Bibliografia/Literature
A. Gatto, Architetture e figure

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

Lot 156

LEONCILLO LEONARDI 1915-1968
Cat Early 1950s
Glazed ceramic.
11.42 x 6.69 x 8.66 in.
Work accompanied by certificate of authenticity on photograph issued by E. Mascelloni, 1997. 

Provenienza/Provenance
Finarte (2003). 
Christie’s, Italia (2004).
Collezione privata,

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Starting price: € 6.000 | Estimate : € 8.000 - 14.000

Lot 157

MARIO TOZZI 1895-1979
Trecce da indiana 1971
Oil on canvas. 
21.65 x 18.11 in.
Signed and dated lower left recto, on the reverse on the frame stamp and inventory numbers Galleria d'Arte Medea, Milan.

Bibliografia/Literature
M. Pasquali, Catalogo Ragionato Generale dei

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

Lot 158

FRANCESCO MESSINA 1900-1995
Fabrizia (Summertime) 1978
Bronze. 
13.39 x 9.06 x 18.11 in.
Signed on the base. 
Work accompanied by certificate of authenticity on photograph signed by the artist.
Probably a tribute to Gershwin.

Starting price: € 3.500 | Estimate : € 4.000 - 7.000

Lot 159

MARIO CALANDRI 1914-1990
Bagni 1964
Mixed media on canvas. 
23.62 x 15.75 in.
Signed lower right recto.
Work accompanied by certificate of authenticity on photograph issued by Galleria La Bussola, Turin 1970.
The work has been inspected framed.

Starting price: € 2.000 | Estimate : € 3.000 - 5.000

Lot 160

RENATO GUTTUSO 1911-1987
Untitled
Ink on paper. 
18.70 x 12.80 in.
Signed lower right recto. 

Starting price: € 1.000 | Estimate : € 1.200 - 2.400

Lot 161

RENATO GUTTUSO 1911-1987
Girasole 1971
Ink and watercolor on paper.
35.43 x 35.43 in.
Signed and dated lower right recto.

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

Lot 162

FRANCESCO MESSINA 1900-1995
Venere del Brenta 1988
Bronze. 
18.90 x 4.72 x 4.72 in.
Signed on the base. 

Starting price: € 3.000 | Estimate : € 3.500 - 6.000

Lot 163

ALIGI SASSU 1912-2000
Cavalli planetari 1957
Oil on canvas. 
19.68 x 27.56 in.
Signed lower right recto, on the reverse signed, titled and dated. 

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

Lot 164

ALIGI SASSU 1912-2000
Pazzia di Orlando 1956
Oil on canvas. 
19.68 x 27.56 in.
Signed lower right recto, on the reverse signed, titled and dated. 
Work accompanied by certificate of authenticity on photograph, signed by the artist. 

Provenienza/Provenance
Collezione

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Starting price: € 4.000 | Estimate : € 4.500 - 8.000

Lot 165

FRANCESCO MESSINA 1900-1995
Cavallo al galoppo 1969
Bronze. 
18.50 x 36.61 x 7.09 in.
Signed on the base. 
Work accompanied by certificate of authenticity on photograph signed by the artist and letter of provenance from Galleria La Colomba, Turin. 

Starting price: € 5.000 | Estimate : € 6.000 - 10.000

Lot 166

MOSES LEVY 1885-1968
Spiaggia 1964
Oil on canvasboard.
9.65 x 11.42 in.
Signed lower right recto, dated on the left, on the reverse signed, dated and titled. 

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

Lot 167

LUIGI SPAZZAPAN 1889-1958
Nudo di Ginia 1955 circa.
Oil and tempera on cardboard.
29.53 x 20.08 in.

Starting price: € 800 | Estimate : € 1.000 - 1.500

Lot 168

LUIGI SPAZZAPAN 1889-1958
Lot of two works on paper: Santone
Ink and tempera on paper applied on canvas. 
19.68 x 14.96 in.
Lot completed by: Odalisque, 15.35 x 19.29 in., tempera on paper, signed lower right recto. (2)

Starting price: € 700 | Estimate : € 800 - 1.500

Lot 169

GIUSEPPE ZIGAINA 1924-2015
Lot of two works on paper: Untitled 1964
Mixed media on paper applied on canvas. 
7.87 x 11.81 in.
Signed and dated upper left recto. 
Lot completed by: Untitled, pastel on paper, 13.78 x 19.29 in., signed lower left recto.
Works inspected in their frames. (2)

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

Lot 170

ANDRÉ MASSON 1896-1987
Le Rêve de Francoise
Ink on paper. 
6.69 x 8.27 in.
Signed lower center recto. 
The work has been inspected framed.

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

Lot 171

ANDRÉ MASSON 1896-1987
L'Idylle 1960

ANDRÉ MASSON 1896-1987
L'Idylle 1960
Indian ink on paper.
19.68 x 12.60 in.
Label/card with stamps Studio Due Ci Arte Moderna on the reverse, Rome.
Work accompanied by a certificate of provenance on photograph by Cleto Polcina, Studio Due Ci Arte Moderna, Rome 1984.

Prov

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Starting price: € 800 | Estimate : € 1.000 - 2.000 Ordinary vat

Lot 172

LUCIO FONTANA 1899-1968
Studi vari figurativi 1950-1955

LUCIO FONTANA 1899-1968
Studi vari figurativi 1950-1955
Pencil on paper.
9.06 x 7.09 in.
Work registered in the Fondazione Lucio Fontana, Milan. 
The hammer price of this lot will be paid in full to the Associazione Culturale Forme in Bilico APS, Turin. 

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Starting price: € 1.200 | Estimate : € 1.500 - 3.000

Lot 173

PERICLE FAZZINI 1913-1987
La dormiente (Il sonno della pace) 1984 - 1985
Bronze. 
8.66 x 4.33 x 8.66 in.
Signed on the leg. 
Edition of nine copies. 
Work accompanied by certificate of authenticity on photograph issued by Carmine Benincasa, Rome.

Starting price: € 1.500 | Estimate : € 1.800 - 3.000

Lot 174

XAVIER BUENO 1915-1979
Natura morta 1966
Oil on canvas board.
11.61 x 15.55 in.
Signed upper left recto, on the reverse signed, titled, dated and label/card from Galleria d'arte Il Sagittario, Bologna. 

Starting price: € 2.500 | Estimate : € 3.000 - 5.000

Lot 175

ENRICO BAJ 1924-2003
Untitled
Collage and mixed media on panel. 
9.45 x 12.60 in.
Signed lower left recto, on the reverse label/card from Galleria La Bussola, Turin. 
Roberta Cerini Baj has confirmed the authenticity of the work in writing.
The work has been inspected framed.

Starting price: € 6.000 | Estimate : € 8.000 - 14.000

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