Lot 45
  • 45

Paolo Scheggi

Estimate
180,000 - 250,000 GBP
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Description

  • Paolo Scheggi
  • Zone Riflesse
  • signed, titled and dated ’63 on the reverse
  • white acrylic on three superimposed canvases
  • 60 by 60 by 5 cm. 23 5/8 by 23 5/8 by 2 in.

Provenance

Studio Sant'Andrea, Milan

Private Collection, Rome

Literature

Luca Massimo Barbero, Paolo Scheggi, Catalogue Raisonné, Milan 2016, p. 236, no. 63 T 46, illustrated

Condition

Colour: The colour in the catalogue illustration is fairly accurate, although the overall tonality is warmer in the original. Condition: Please refer to the department for a professional condition report.
"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

"Every event, in itself characterising, is myth. Every action, in itself lived, is magic. Narrating is doing mythology, reviving a space in its magic structure."

Paolo Scheggi, 'Theoretical note', November 1969, in: Luca Massimo Barbero, Paolo Scheggi. Catalogue raisonné, p. 169.