Fausto Melotti *
(Rovereto 1901–1986 Milan)
La finestra, 1971 (from a drawing dated 1935), stainless steel, no. 6 from the edition of 7 ex.; stamp FIAT steel on the reverse, 59 x 28 x 7 cm (total dimensions: 59 x 28 x 11 cm)
Photo certifcate of the artist
This work has been registered at Fondazione Fausto Melotti, Milan, under the no. 1971 62
Provenance:
Galleria Marlborough, Rome, there acquired in 1973 by the present owner
Private Collection, Italy
Exhibited:
Dortmund, Melotti, Museum am Ostwall, 1971, cat. no. 10
Turin, Melotti, Galleria Civica d’Arte Moderna, 1972, no. 13, pl. 13 (travelling exhibition), Galleria Marlborough, Zurich/Rome/London, Fausto Melotti, 1973, cat. no. 5 and ill. on the cover
Parma, Fausto Melotti, Universita di Parma, Sala delle Scuderie in Pilotta, 1976, cat. pl. 57
Trento, Fausto Melotti. Opere 1935 – 1977, Castello del Buon Consiglio, 1977, cat. no. 8, pl. 8
Rome, Fausto Melotti . Trentatre disegni-Sei sculture, Galleria Il Millennio, 1982
Matera, Fausto Melotti 1901–1986, Chiese rupestri Madonna della Virtù e San Nicola dei Greci, 1987, cat. pl. 13
Literature:
A. M. Hammacher, Melotti, Electa, Milan 1975, pl. 13
Gabriella Drudi, Fausto Melotti, in DATA, no. 15, May 1975, p. 20 with ill. “Fausto Melotti l’acrobata invisible”, catalogue of the exhibition in Milan, Padiglione di Arte Contemporanea, 1987, p. 15 with ill.
Fausto Melotti, catalogue of the travelling exhibition in Venice, Palazzo Fortuny and Lugano, Museo Cantonale d’Arte, 1990, p. 14 with ill.
G. Celant, Fausto Melotti Catalogo generale, Electa, Milan 1994, no. 1971 62 with ill. (wrongly described as an edition of 6 ex. + 1 artist’s proof)
In a fine drawing the line, like a soul, throbs with indecisions, certainties, deliberate deceptions.
Fausto Melotti
16.05.2018 - 19:00
- Realized price: **
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EUR 57,500.-
- Estimate:
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EUR 50,000.- to EUR 70,000.-
Fausto Melotti *
(Rovereto 1901–1986 Milan)
La finestra, 1971 (from a drawing dated 1935), stainless steel, no. 6 from the edition of 7 ex.; stamp FIAT steel on the reverse, 59 x 28 x 7 cm (total dimensions: 59 x 28 x 11 cm)
Photo certifcate of the artist
This work has been registered at Fondazione Fausto Melotti, Milan, under the no. 1971 62
Provenance:
Galleria Marlborough, Rome, there acquired in 1973 by the present owner
Private Collection, Italy
Exhibited:
Dortmund, Melotti, Museum am Ostwall, 1971, cat. no. 10
Turin, Melotti, Galleria Civica d’Arte Moderna, 1972, no. 13, pl. 13 (travelling exhibition), Galleria Marlborough, Zurich/Rome/London, Fausto Melotti, 1973, cat. no. 5 and ill. on the cover
Parma, Fausto Melotti, Universita di Parma, Sala delle Scuderie in Pilotta, 1976, cat. pl. 57
Trento, Fausto Melotti. Opere 1935 – 1977, Castello del Buon Consiglio, 1977, cat. no. 8, pl. 8
Rome, Fausto Melotti . Trentatre disegni-Sei sculture, Galleria Il Millennio, 1982
Matera, Fausto Melotti 1901–1986, Chiese rupestri Madonna della Virtù e San Nicola dei Greci, 1987, cat. pl. 13
Literature:
A. M. Hammacher, Melotti, Electa, Milan 1975, pl. 13
Gabriella Drudi, Fausto Melotti, in DATA, no. 15, May 1975, p. 20 with ill. “Fausto Melotti l’acrobata invisible”, catalogue of the exhibition in Milan, Padiglione di Arte Contemporanea, 1987, p. 15 with ill.
Fausto Melotti, catalogue of the travelling exhibition in Venice, Palazzo Fortuny and Lugano, Museo Cantonale d’Arte, 1990, p. 14 with ill.
G. Celant, Fausto Melotti Catalogo generale, Electa, Milan 1994, no. 1971 62 with ill. (wrongly described as an edition of 6 ex. + 1 artist’s proof)
In a fine drawing the line, like a soul, throbs with indecisions, certainties, deliberate deceptions.
Fausto Melotti
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Auction: | Contemporary Art I |
Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
Date: | 16.05.2018 - 19:00 |
Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
Exhibition: | 05.05. - 16.05.2018 |
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