Lot 27
- 27
Alighiero Boetti
Estimate
150,000 - 200,000 GBP
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Description
- Alighiero Boetti
- Non Parto Non Resto
- (i) signed on the reverse
- ballpoint pen on cardboard in four parts
- Each: 100 by 70cm.; 39 3/8 by 27 1/2 in.
- Overall: 100 by 280cm.; 39 3/8 by 110 1/4 in.
- Executed in 1981-82, this work is registered in the Archivio Alighiero Boetti, Rome under number 2483 and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity.
Provenance
Galleria Chisel, Genova
Private Collection, Milan
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Exhibited
Genova, Galleria Chisel, Alighiero & Boetti. Ammazzare il Tempo, 1985
Condition
Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the overall tonality is deeper and richer.
Condition: This work is in very good condition. The sheets of paper are mounted to the backing board at all fours corners. Close inspection reveals light lifting at the top corners of the first and fourth panel, at the top right corner of the second panel and at the top and bottom left corners of the third panel.
"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
"One day I ordered the letters of my name alphabetically. I realized that, for example, some vital and incredibly vast structures such as companies would collapse if small elements, such as the alphabetical order, were missing. [..] There was a double meaning in my work: reordering things, and after working on them again." (the artist cited in Exhibition Catalogue, Frankfurt am Main, Museum of Modern Art, Alighiero Boetti. Mettere al mondo il mondo, 1998, p. 51)