Lot Nr. 232


Emilio Vedova *


(Venice 1919–2006)
Compresenze/Tensione ‘82 (Passa Van Gogh), 1982, signed, titled, dated and inscibed on the reverse, acrylic on canvas, 265 x 200 cm

This work is registered in the Archivio Emilio Vedova, Venice and is accompanied by a photo certificate signed by the artist

Provenance:
European Private Collection

Literature:
G. Celant (ed.), Emilio Vedova, Marsilio, Venice, 2020, p. 341, no. 503 with ill.
G. Celant (ed.), Vedova. De America, Skira, Milan, 2019, p. 581, no. 787 with ill.

‘I must always reach the painting directly, maybe by jumping or by using a small stool. Until now, even the largest painting I have done has always been within my reach, proportionate to my height and my arm span, to my physical ability. I have considered using a ladder for larger sizes many times, the idea fascinates me and who knows, maybe one day...but then when I work I move, I shake, I jump, I attack the canvas and the space around me. And what would I do with a ladder? I too am curious to know...and above all to see!

Small paintings (70x100 let's say) make me weak, no, fragile, or aggressive. I need to be in close combat with the painting, with the work, and given my stature and arm span I am comfortable with a larger canvas, let's say at least 2 by 3 metres. The drawings, on the other hand, are my spiritual exercises, my daily therapy. They are not, however, the blueprint for the painting, no, never that, rather the notes, surveys, if anything...’


Emilio Vedova, Quoted in G.Celant (ed.), Emilio Vedova, Fondazione Emilio e Annabianca Vedova, Marsilio, 2020, p. 358

Experte: Alessandro Rizzi Alessandro Rizzi
+39-02-303 52 41

alessandro.rizzi@dorotheum.it

20.11.2024 - 18:00

Schätzwert:
EUR 250.000,- bis EUR 350.000,-

Emilio Vedova *


(Venice 1919–2006)
Compresenze/Tensione ‘82 (Passa Van Gogh), 1982, signed, titled, dated and inscibed on the reverse, acrylic on canvas, 265 x 200 cm

This work is registered in the Archivio Emilio Vedova, Venice and is accompanied by a photo certificate signed by the artist

Provenance:
European Private Collection

Literature:
G. Celant (ed.), Emilio Vedova, Marsilio, Venice, 2020, p. 341, no. 503 with ill.
G. Celant (ed.), Vedova. De America, Skira, Milan, 2019, p. 581, no. 787 with ill.

‘I must always reach the painting directly, maybe by jumping or by using a small stool. Until now, even the largest painting I have done has always been within my reach, proportionate to my height and my arm span, to my physical ability. I have considered using a ladder for larger sizes many times, the idea fascinates me and who knows, maybe one day...but then when I work I move, I shake, I jump, I attack the canvas and the space around me. And what would I do with a ladder? I too am curious to know...and above all to see!

Small paintings (70x100 let's say) make me weak, no, fragile, or aggressive. I need to be in close combat with the painting, with the work, and given my stature and arm span I am comfortable with a larger canvas, let's say at least 2 by 3 metres. The drawings, on the other hand, are my spiritual exercises, my daily therapy. They are not, however, the blueprint for the painting, no, never that, rather the notes, surveys, if anything...’


Emilio Vedova, Quoted in G.Celant (ed.), Emilio Vedova, Fondazione Emilio e Annabianca Vedova, Marsilio, 2020, p. 358

Experte: Alessandro Rizzi Alessandro Rizzi
+39-02-303 52 41

alessandro.rizzi@dorotheum.it


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