Lot 147
- 147
Enrico Castellani
Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 GBP
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Description
- Enrico Castellani
- Superficie Nera
- signed, titled and dated 1997 on the overlap
- acrylic on canvas in relief
- 99 by 81cm.; 39 by 31 7/8 in.
Provenance
Galerie Peter Zimmermann, Mannheim
Private Collection, Germany
Sale: Lempertz, Cologne, Zeitgenossische Kunst, 5 December 2009, Lot 358
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner
Private Collection, Germany
Sale: Lempertz, Cologne, Zeitgenossische Kunst, 5 December 2009, Lot 358
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner
Exhibited
Mannheim, Galerie Peter Zimmermann, Superfici, 1997
Condition
Colour:
The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate.
Condition:
This work is in very good condition. No restoration is apparent when examined under ultra-violet 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
"More than anything else, the "black surface" highlights how the colour of shadow may be used to redefine the painting not as territory of the artist's gesture but as a complementary projection antithetical to the body [.] Castellani's use of a pure, monochrome black containing no forms or configurations for our contemplation aspires to a reduction to absolute zero which recalls Kasimir Malevich's black square...".
Germany Celant cited in: Exhibition Catalogue, Milan, Fondazione Prada, Enrico Castellani 1958-1970, 2001, p. 13