Lots 46-60
The Contemporary & Fine Arts Auction
Sunday 12th June 2016
3.00pm, Villa Madama, Balzan.
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Lot 46
Reserve - €2,000
€3,000-4,000
- Renato Guttuso, Italian (1911-1987)
- ‘La sfilata’ – mixed technique on paper a fashion parade.
- Size – 45cm by 35cm
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Lot 47
Reserve - €1,500
€2,500-3,500
- Renato Guttuso, Italian (1911-1987)
- ‘Nudi’ – mixed technique on paper depicting nudes
- Size – 32cm by 40cm
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Lot 48
Reserve - €750
€2,000-3,000
- Salvatore Fiume, Italian (1915-1997)
- ‘Il Buon Samaritano’ – A 1977 mixed technique on paper depicting the good Samaritan
- Size – 49cm by 38cm
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Lot 49
Reserve - €800
€1,000-1,500
- Salvatore Fiume, Italian (1915-1997)
- ‘Isole di statue’ – An original lithography on material
- Size – 100cm by 140cm
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Lot 50
Reserve - €1,000
€3,500-4,000
- Salvatore Fiume, Italian (1915-1997)
- ‘Isole di statue’ – A 1960s oil on panel painting depicting the island of statues.
- Size – 45cm by 45cm
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Lot 51
No Reserve
€600-1,000
- R. Teloni
- A 1955 oil on canvas painting depicting a naked woman on the sofa
- Size – 18cm by 25cm
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Lot 52
Reserve - €1,200
€3,000-4,000
- Alfio Sorbello, Sicilian (1965)
- ‘Il Volo’ – An abstract oil on canvas painting depicting the flight
- Size – 100cm by 100cm
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Lot 53
Reserve - €1,800
€4,000-6,000
- Alfio Sorbello, Sicilian (1965)
- ‘La Nave’ – An oil on canvas depicting a ship
- Size – 130cm by 100cm
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Lot 54
Reserve - €3,000
€5,000-8,000
- Andy Warhol, American (1928-1987)
- ‘Flowers’ – An original lithograph depicting flowers
- Size – 60cm by 60cm
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Lot 55
Reserve - €3,000
€5,000-8,000
- Andy Warhol, American (1928-1987)
- ‘Mao’ – A 1980 original lithograph of Mao
- Size – 60cm by 60cm
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Lot 56
Reserve - €120,000
€140,000-160,000
- Amedeo Modigliani, Italian (1884 – 1920)
- A grease pencil sketch of woman ‘Il Diadema’. In this drawing Modigliani portrays the wife Jeanne Hèburterne.
- This masterpiece by the Italian master Modigliani has been featured in multiple publications and exhibitions across Europe and the world.
- Size – 44.5cm by 31.2cm
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Featured Exhibitions
- “Itinerari d’arte attraverso il 900” castello Biscari Acate 2014.
- Ttra moderno e contemporaneo” galleria Edonè Vittoria 2016.
Featured Publications
- “Modigliani Musee du Monparnasse” p.151.
- Authenticates on photos edited by Jeanne Modigliani stating “portrait de femme au collier” 1918 ; Paris 10 October 1981.
- Authenticates on photos by Christian Parisot Paris 17 February 2006.
- Legal Files Amedeo Modigliani Rome 23 October 2012 n.106/19 bis.
Lot 57
Reserve - €40,000
€70,000-100,000
- Arturo Di Modica, Sicilian (1941)
- ‘Nudo Accovacciato’ – A one off piece sculpture of a bare human crouching made out of polished steel. Featured in an exhibtion ‘Fiera Arte Padova Novembre 2013’ and published in the catalogue ‘Arturo di Modica Pg 14’
- Size – 45cm by 30cm by 33cm
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Lot 58
Reserve - €100,000
€130,000-170,000
- Arturo Di Modica, Sicilian (1941)
- ‘Tuffatrice’- A one off piece sculpture of a modern nude made out of polished steel. Published in the book ‘Arturo di Modica Pg 16’ and was in his personal exhibtion at ‘Sala Mazzone 2011 Vittoria’
- Size – 90cm by 40cm by 38cm
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Lot 59
Reserve - €1,000
€2,500-4,000
- Beppe Gallo, Italian (1942)
- ‘Girasole’- An oil on canvas painting depicting a sunflower produced in 2000.
- Size – 100cm by 90cm
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Lot 60
Reserve - €6,000
€12,000-18,000
- Frank Denota, American (1966)
- ‘Sofia Loren’ – A 2012 oil and acrylic on canvas painting. This was published in the book ‘Star Light’ and was on exhibtion ‘Studios Cinecitta Roma’
- Size – 200cm by 200cm
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