Lots 16-30
The Contemporary & Fine Arts Auction
Sunday 12th June 2016
3.00pm, Villa Madama, Balzan.
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Lot 16
Reserve - €70,000
€85,000-120,000
- Fausto Pirandello, Italian (1899-1975)
- ‘Nudo Disteso’ – A late 1948/53 oil on cardboard painting depicting a stretched out nude woman
- Size – 50cm by 70cm
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Featured Exhibitions
- Dal futurismo ai percorsi contemporanei- Palazzo Rizza Vittoria 2008.
- Forma e materia – Sala Mazzone Vittoria 2009.
- Le forme delle emozioni – Terraqua Marina di Ragusa 2011.
- Itinerari d’arte nel 900 – Castello Biscari Acate 2013
- Artisti di Sicilia da Pirandello a Iudice – Tonnara Florio Favignana Trapani 2014
Featured Publications
- Pirandello Deluca editore pag.143 catologo ragionato Gianferrari n.545
- Catalogo Fausto Pirandello forma e materia a cura di Vittorio Sgarbi pag.73
- Catalogo Dal futurismo ai percorsi contemporanei a cura di Paolo Levi pag.49
Lot 17
Reserve - €12,000
€14,000-18,000
- Fernandez Arman, French/American (1928-2005)
- ‘Ukulele’- A 1990 assembly on canvas piece
- Size – 60cm by 50cm
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Lot 18
Reserve - €1,000
€2,000-3,000
- Franco Iacono, Sicilian (1956)
- ‘Volteggi’ – A 2012 pastel on paper drawing depicting swirls. This painting was in the ‘Scie Personale Franco Iacono Gallery Edone Vittoria 2012’
- Size – 35cm by 50cm
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Lot 19
Reserve - €2,500
€6,000-10,000
- Frank Denota, Italian (1966)
- ‘Paper Boy’ – A 2015 oil on canvas depicting a 1920s paper boy. Published in the catalog ‘Sicily to New York’
- Size – 80cm by 60cm
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Lot 20
No Reserve
€6,000-10,000
- Giuseppe Micieli, Sicilian (1921-1991)
- ‘Maternità’- A 1970s terracotta sculpture depicting maternity
- Size – 20cm by 15cm by 15cm
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Lot 21
Reserve - €4,500
€8,000-12,000
- Jean Calogero, Italian (1922-2001)
- ‘Parigi’- A 1950s oil on canvas painting depicting a Paris scene
- Size – 50cm by 60cm
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Lot 22
Reserve - €6,000
€9,000-16,000
- Jean Calogero, Italian (1922-2001)
- ‘Profilo’ – A 1950s very detailed oil canvas painting depicting the profile of a person with a twist. Publicate in the catalog ‘Jean Calogero’
- Size – 70cm by 63cm
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Lot 23
Reserve - €35,000
€60,000-75,000
- Mario Schifano, Italian (1934-1998)
- ‘Omaggio a Picasso’ – A 1992 oil on canvas painting which was done in homage of Pablo Picasso. This painting was in two major exbitions gallery ‘Anna D’ascanio’ and ‘Granelli Arte’
- Size – 150cm by 130cm
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Lot 24
Reserve - €8,000
€12,000-18,000
- Pablo Picasso, Spanish (1881-1973)
- ‘Baccanale’ – An original lithograph depicting nudes, this is 12 of 50 lithographs produced only. This lithograph is featured in – Georges Bloch second volume ‘Opera Grafica’ 1966-1968 pg 294.
- Size – 28cm by 39cm
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Lot 25
Reserve - €50,000
€70,000-100,000
- Piero Guccione, Italian (1935)
- ‘Senza titolo’ – A 1960 oil on canvas homage to Constant Permeke. A very important piece of Italian art which was on exhibtion for thirty years at ‘Partito PCI Sede di Roma – botteghe scure’ which is the comminist party
- Size – 150cm by 114cm
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Lot 26
Reserve - €35,000
€50,000-70,000
- Renato Guttuso, Italian (1911-1987)
- ‘Donna Nella Vasca’- A 1967 oil and acrylic painting on paper. This important piece of art was produced in an important part of Guttuso career while he was experimenting with dark paintings. Published in the book – ‘Clerici-Guttuso tra illusione e realita’
- Size – 100cm by 90cm
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Lot 27
Reserve - €70,000
€120,000-140,000
- Renato Guttuso, Italian (1911-1987)
- ‘Nudo Con Collana Rossa’ – An important 1954 oil on canvas painting depicting a nude woman. This portrait is of the artist favourite model ‘Rosa Vindigni’. This painting was published in these books – ‘Quattro pittori per dire Sicilia – Caurso, Guttuso, Fiume, Migneco Pg 29’ and ‘Artisti di Sicilia, de Pirandello a Iudice, a cura di Vittorio Sgarbi Pg 54’. This painting was in the ‘Tonnara Florio isola Favignana’ Exhibition.
- Size – 100cm by 70cm
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Lot 28
Reserve - €1,000
€2,000-3,000
- Aligi Sassu, Italian (1912-2000)
- ‘Le grazie’ – An oil on canvas painting depicting the graceful
- Size – 35cm by 50cm
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Lot 29
Reserve - €1,800
€3,500-4,500
- Franz Borghese (1941-2005)
- A 2000 oil on canvas painting of a doctor
- Size – 30cm by 20cm
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Lot 30
No Reserve
€600-1,000
- An antique bronze head of an African warrior on stand
- Size – 27cm (H)
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