Carla Accardi *

(Trapani 1924–2014 Rome)
Azzurro-Rosso n.2, 1961, signed and dated, signed and dated on the reverse, casein tempera on canvas, 82 x 130 cm, framed

This work is registered in the Archivio Accardi Sanfilippo, Rome and is accompanied by a photo certificate of authenticity

Provenance:
Galleria Notizie, Turin (faded stamp on the reverse)
Galleria Ippolito Simonis, Turin
European Private Collection (acquired from the above by the present owner)

Exhibited:
Termoli, VI Mostra Nazionale d’Arte Contemporanea, Premio Nazionale di Pittura Castello Svevo, Palazzo Comunale, 6–27 August 1961 (teared label on the reverse)


I want to construct an ordered language of signs but made up
of images. It’s like having a dictionary at my disposal. Words are neutral like signs and have to be placed in different contexts in order
to acquire meaning.

Carla Accardi