Afro Basaldella *
(Udine 1912–1976 Zurich)
Untitled, 1959, signed; signed, titled and dated on the reverse, gouache on paper laid down on canvas, 46 x 61 cm, framed
This work is registered in the Archivio Afro, Rome,
and is accompanied by a photo certificate of authenticity
issued by Mario Graziani
Provenance:
Marcello Tacchino Collection
(stamp and signature on the certificate)
European Private Collection
Afro […] is rarely tempted to darken his heavens.
The basic spirit of his art is festive. Though a wistful note may occasionally
creep into his palette, he never strikes a tragic one.
His natural expression is too full of the love of living to allow even a hint
of trouble, actual as it may be to him, to show through the joy and gayety
which is the dialect he consistently speaks […]
James Johnson Sweeney, Afro, 1961
Specialist: Alessandro Rizzi
Alessandro Rizzi
+39-02-303 52 41
alessandro.rizzi@dorotheum.it
27.11.2019 - 18:00
- Estimate:
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EUR 35,000.- to EUR 50,000.-
Afro Basaldella *
(Udine 1912–1976 Zurich)
Untitled, 1959, signed; signed, titled and dated on the reverse, gouache on paper laid down on canvas, 46 x 61 cm, framed
This work is registered in the Archivio Afro, Rome,
and is accompanied by a photo certificate of authenticity
issued by Mario Graziani
Provenance:
Marcello Tacchino Collection
(stamp and signature on the certificate)
European Private Collection
Afro […] is rarely tempted to darken his heavens.
The basic spirit of his art is festive. Though a wistful note may occasionally
creep into his palette, he never strikes a tragic one.
His natural expression is too full of the love of living to allow even a hint
of trouble, actual as it may be to him, to show through the joy and gayety
which is the dialect he consistently speaks […]
James Johnson Sweeney, Afro, 1961
Specialist: Alessandro Rizzi
Alessandro Rizzi
+39-02-303 52 41
alessandro.rizzi@dorotheum.it
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| Auction: | Contemporary Art I |
| Auction type: | Saleroom auction |
| Date: | 27.11.2019 - 18:00 |
| Location: | Vienna | Palais Dorotheum |
| Exhibition: | 16.11. - 27.11.2019 |