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Renato Birolli
Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 EUR
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Description
- Renato Birolli
- Canto popolare flammingo, No. 1
- firmato e datato 1957; firmato e datato 1957 sul retro; intitolato e iscritto (Anversa) sul telaio
olio su tela
- cm 146x89,5
Provenance
Catherine Viviano Gallery, New York
Founders Society Purchase, Friends of Modern Art Fund
Founders Society Purchase, Friends of Modern Art Fund
Exhibited
Venezia, XXX Biennale Internazionale d'Arte, 1960, n. 57, p 41, n. 87, illustrato
Verona, Galleria d'Arte Moderna Palazzo Forti, Galleria dello Scudo, Renato Birolli. Mostra antologica 1930-1959, 1990
Verona, Galleria d'Arte Moderna Palazzo Forti, Galleria dello Scudo, Renato Birolli. Mostra antologica 1930-1959, 1990
Literature
Z. Birolli, Renato Birolli, Milano 1978, pag. 315, n. 1957.59 (777), illustrato
Condition
This work appears to be in generally good overall condition. The canvas is sligtly wavy. There are very light and unobtrusive traces of craquelures on the green paint to the bottom. There is a small loss of white materical pigment by the center of the work. There is a very minor dot of loss with minor traces of craquelures on the orange pigment by lower left quadrant. Under UV light minor marginal traces of retouching are visible along upper center margin, by left bottom corner, and few minor dots of retouching by right margin to the center.
Colours are slightly warmer than in the catalogue illustration.
"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
signed and dated 1957; signed and dated 1957 on the reverse; titled and inscribed (Anversa) on the stretcher, oil on canvas
"Non per un'idea strettamente musicale, ho dipinto le grandi tele di Anversa dell'inverno 1957. Io non credo all'assurdo sogno della transferibilità di un'arte in un'altra e - a esempio - della musica nel,a pittura. I mezzi sono autonomi e differenti: l'una è costituita di suoni e pause significanti, la mia di segni e di colori silenziosi." (Taccuini, "I canti popolari fiamminghi", 1957)