Lot 24
- 24
Agostino Bonalumi
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 GBP
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Description
- Agostino Bonalumi
- Bianco
signed and dated 62 on the reverse
- shaped canvas and vinyl tempera
- 70 by 50cm.
- 27 1/2 by 19 5/8 in.
- Executed in 1962, this work is registered in the Archivio Bonalumi, Milan under number 62-001 and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity.
Provenance
Galleria Orler, Venice
Ac🌱quired directly from the above by the present owner
Condition
Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the white is brighter in the original.
Condition: This works is in very good condition. Close inspection reveals a very thin and stable network of fine cracks to the upper centre of the work, which have been stabilized. No restoration is apparent under ultraviolet light.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
"With the Extroflections, Bonalumi succeeded in making artistic creations that are, in the strongest sense of the terms, identical-autonomous objects, factually given and formally self-contained, encompassing space, colour, light and shadow, without making them fictive, illusionary depictions. At the same time, though, these objects are also beautiful in an ideal sense: they are of such untainted perfection that they approach the absolute." (K. Wolbert, G. Dorfles, M. Meneguzo, Agostino Bonalumi, Bergamo 2003, p. 22)