Giorgio de Chirico *
(Volos, Greece 1888–1978 Rome)
Piazza d’Italia, 1954, signed; signed and titled Piazza d’Italia con monumento equestre on the reverse, oil on canvas, 50 x 71 cm, framed
This work is registered in the Fondazione Giorgio e Isa de Chirico, Rome
We are grateful to the Fondazione Giorgio e Isa de Chirico, Rome, for its support in cataloging the work and confirming its authenticity following a direct examination
Provenance:
Mobilio Collection, Florence
Galleria La Medusa, Studio d’Arte Contemporanea, Rome (label on the reverse, with the inscription of Claudio Bruni Sakraischik)
Galleria d’Arte Sianesi, Milan (label and stamps on the reverse)
Tabanelli Collection, Milan
European Private Collection
Literature:
C. B. Sakraischik, Giorgio de Chirico. Catalogo Generale, vol. II, Opere dal 1951 al 1971, Tom. III, no. 160 with ill.
Giorgio de Chirico’s Piazze d’Italia (“Italian Squares”) represent one of the highest and most accomplished expressions of his metaphysical quest.
In these compositions, time and space are emptied of their ordinary meaning to make way for another dimension: that of aion, the cyclical, beginningless and endless time of Greek tradition, which stands in contrast to our linear and chronological view of existence.
The rarefied atmosphere does not narrate, does not evolve, but remains motionless, as if crystallized in an eternal present. Classical architecture, chimneys, and urban elements emerge in a silent, mental landscape where every detail becomes a symbol and a question.
The equestrian horse, though evoking the celebratory sculptures of antiquity, becomes a mute, isolated presence, devoid of function and meaning, like a relic lost in time. Similarly, the pair of human figures holding hands appears frozen in a purposeless gesture – one that does not communicate, but rather unsettles.
The shadows, long and unnatural, stretch out without a recognizable light source, contributing to that subtle interplay between light and darkness that defines the entire scene. The urban landscape – precise, yet unreal – suggests the idea of a city that has never existed, and yet imprints itself in memory with an almost archetypal force.
It is in this silence, in this suspension, that the work reveals its power: not by offering answers, but by raising essential questions about our being in the world.
Expert: Alessandro Rizzi
Alessandro Rizzi
+39-02-303 52 41
alessandro.rizzi@dorotheum.it
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(Volos, Greece 1888–1978 Rome)
Piazza d’Italia, 1954, signed; signed and titled Piazza d’Italia con monumento equestre on the reverse, oil on canvas, 50 x 71 cm, framed
This work is registered in the Fondazione Giorgio e Isa de Chirico, Rome
We are grateful to the Fondazione Giorgio e Isa de Chirico, Rome, for its support in cataloging the work and confirming its authenticity following a direct examination
Provenance:
Mobilio Collection, Florence
Galleria La Medusa, Studio d’Arte Contemporanea, Rome (label on the reverse, with the inscription of Claudio Bruni Sakraischik)
Galleria d’Arte Sianesi, Milan (label and stamps on the reverse)
Tabanelli Collection, Milan
European Private Collection
Literature:
C. B. Sakraischik, Giorgio de Chirico. Catalogo Generale, vol. II, Opere dal 1951 al 1971, Tom. III, no. 160 with ill.
Giorgio de Chirico’s Piazze d’Italia (“Italian Squares”) represent one of the highest and most accomplished expressions of his metaphysical quest.
In these compositions, time and space are emptied of their ordinary meaning to make way for another dimension: that of aion, the cyclical, beginningless and endless time of Greek tradition, which stands in contrast to our linear and chronological view of existence.
The rarefied atmosphere does not narrate, does not evolve, but remains motionless, as if crystallized in an eternal present. Classical architecture, chimneys, and urban elements emerge in a silent, mental landscape where every detail becomes a symbol and a question.
The equestrian horse, though evoking the celebratory sculptures of antiquity, becomes a mute, isolated presence, devoid of function and meaning, like a relic lost in time. Similarly, the pair of human figures holding hands appears frozen in a purposeless gesture – one that does not communicate, but rather unsettles.
The shadows, long and unnatural, stretch out without a recognizable light source, contributing to that subtle interplay between light and darkness that defines the entire scene. The urban landscape – precise, yet unreal – suggests the idea of a city that has never existed, and yet imprints itself in memory with an almost archetypal force.
It is in this silence, in this suspension, that the work reveals its power: not by offering answers, but by raising essential questions about our being in the world.
Expert: Alessandro Rizzi
Alessandro Rizzi
+39-02-303 52 41
alessandro.rizzi@dorotheum.it
| Aukce: | Moderní |
|---|---|
| Typ aukce: | Sálová aukce s Live bidding |
| Datum: | Převzít termín do soukromého kalendáře |
| Místo konání aukce: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Prohlídka: | 10.05. - 20.05.2025 |
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