20TH CENTURY ART AUCTION ON NOVEMBER 6
Posters, photography, design and modern art will be up for auction on 6 November in Turin, in a diverse catalogue that embraces various nuances of the Twentieth-Century Arts. The sale opens with a selection of important advertising posters from prestigious private collections, including three rare examples made for Rinascente, two signed by Marcello Dudovich, and one by Achille Luciano Mauzan who made the first known advertisement for the historic Milanese brand in 1917. The selection concludes with an important collection of 47 posters created in 1929 for Mather&Company.
Photography follows with a selection of signature photographs, including three unpublished pieces by Gustave Le Gray, dated 1867 and related to his trip to Nubia alongside the Pacha of Egypt, as well as some nude portraits by Roberto Baccarini from the 1930s. Among the faces immortalized by great photographers is that of Frida Kahlo in a series of intense shots signed by Leo Matiz, Picasso as seen by Doisneau and Sima, and also Jerry Hall and Annie Leibovitz portrayed by Andy Warhol. There is also a selection from the great masters of Italian photography: Giacomelli, Fontana, Migliori and Basilico. Following this is a wonderful selection of shots of Marilyn Monroe, including the top lot Crucifixion by Bert Stern, taken from The Last Sitting, the last photographic session of the diva before her tragic death. The section ends with a Lambda print by Massimo Listri and a selection of Giant Polaroids taken between 1996 and 2008 thanks to the initiative of Gillo Pontecorvo for the Venice International Film Festival, which depict grand stars of cinema and fashion.
The chapter dedicated to Design presents, in addition to a selection of projects, drawings and objects signed by Gio Ponti, numerous lots signed by Carlo Scarpa, Franco Albini, the BBPR group, Sandro Cherchi, Ico Parisi and the creations for Stilnovo, Venini and Vistosi. Among the 190 lots an important pair of Lamps by Gino Sarfatti, the famous Arco lamp by Castiglioni and important glasses and decorative objects stand out. The section concludes with a prestigious collection from Turin, among which some very interesting lots are those of important objects designed in the context of Memphis and Meta Memphis, in particular a rare tapestry designed by Ettore Sottsass, of which only 3 copies were produced.
The catalogue closes with the section dedicated to Modern Art in which drawings, graphic designs and paintings can be found. It begins with futurism, with an important Fillia oil painting from 1931, then moves on to Severini, De Pisis, Marini, Xavier Bueno, Cascella and many more. The XX century is represented by increasingly important names on the international market: Ensor and Grosz but also Joan Miró, whose important unpublished artwork will be up for auction. Towards the end of the XX century there are works by Mario Schifano, an Axiom by Vincenzo Agnetti from 1969 and a nice décollage by Mimmo Rotella.
BROWSE CATALOGUE
AUCTION
Tuesday 6 November 2018
2:30 pm
Turin – Sala Bolaffi, via Cavour 17
VIEWING
From Friday 2 November to Tuesday 6 November (Sunday included) from 10 am to 6 pm
Turin – Sala Bolaffi, via Cavour 17
Photography follows with a selection of signature photographs, including three unpublished pieces by Gustave Le Gray, dated 1867 and related to his trip to Nubia alongside the Pacha of Egypt, as well as some nude portraits by Roberto Baccarini from the 1930s. Among the faces immortalized by great photographers is that of Frida Kahlo in a series of intense shots signed by Leo Matiz, Picasso as seen by Doisneau and Sima, and also Jerry Hall and Annie Leibovitz portrayed by Andy Warhol. There is also a selection from the great masters of Italian photography: Giacomelli, Fontana, Migliori and Basilico. Following this is a wonderful selection of shots of Marilyn Monroe, including the top lot Crucifixion by Bert Stern, taken from The Last Sitting, the last photographic session of the diva before her tragic death. The section ends with a Lambda print by Massimo Listri and a selection of Giant Polaroids taken between 1996 and 2008 thanks to the initiative of Gillo Pontecorvo for the Venice International Film Festival, which depict grand stars of cinema and fashion.
The chapter dedicated to Design presents, in addition to a selection of projects, drawings and objects signed by Gio Ponti, numerous lots signed by Carlo Scarpa, Franco Albini, the BBPR group, Sandro Cherchi, Ico Parisi and the creations for Stilnovo, Venini and Vistosi. Among the 190 lots an important pair of Lamps by Gino Sarfatti, the famous Arco lamp by Castiglioni and important glasses and decorative objects stand out. The section concludes with a prestigious collection from Turin, among which some very interesting lots are those of important objects designed in the context of Memphis and Meta Memphis, in particular a rare tapestry designed by Ettore Sottsass, of which only 3 copies were produced.
The catalogue closes with the section dedicated to Modern Art in which drawings, graphic designs and paintings can be found. It begins with futurism, with an important Fillia oil painting from 1931, then moves on to Severini, De Pisis, Marini, Xavier Bueno, Cascella and many more. The XX century is represented by increasingly important names on the international market: Ensor and Grosz but also Joan Miró, whose important unpublished artwork will be up for auction. Towards the end of the XX century there are works by Mario Schifano, an Axiom by Vincenzo Agnetti from 1969 and a nice décollage by Mimmo Rotella.
BROWSE CATALOGUE
AUCTION
Tuesday 6 November 2018
2:30 pm
Turin – Sala Bolaffi, via Cavour 17
VIEWING
From Friday 2 November to Tuesday 6 November (Sunday included) from 10 am to 6 pm
Turin – Sala Bolaffi, via Cavour 17