Carla Accardi

Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner

Germano Celant, Carla Accardi, Milan 1999, cat. no. 1973 1, pp. 344-345, illustrated  

This work is in good condition overall. There is evidence of light wear and handling along the edges and the Sicofoil is lightly buckling at all four corners. Under close inspection, some minor spot accretions and areas of rubbing are visible to throughout, some pinpoint areas of loss to the pigment are visible, possibly inherent to the artist’s working method, and there are two 1-inch silver scratches in the second blue form at the lower left edge that may be inherent to the artist's working method. Also under close inspection, some label residue is visible along the middle of the right lateral edge extending towards the back of the Sicofoil. Under raking light, scattered light surface scratches and irregularities to the surface, such as minor outward protrusions, are visible. Under Ultraviolet light inspection, there is no evidence of restoration. Unframed.
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