Alighiero Boetti

Acquired directly from the artist by the previous owner in the early 1970s

Colours: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the paper colour of both works tends more towards a soft ivory in the original. Condition: (i) This work is in good condition. Executed on two sheets of white wove paper and securely held under glass. There is slight undulation to both sheets, notably where the two overlap. There are a few specks of dirt trapped under the glass and very light handling marks in places throughout. There is faint creasing around each central composition and slight discolouration to the two strips of paper collage, probably inherent to the artist's working process. (ii) This work is in good condition. Executed on two sheets of white wove paper and securely held under glass. There is slight undulation to both sheets, notably where the two overlap. There is light creasing to both sheets, notably towards the bottom centre of the left hand sheet. There is faint creasing around each central composition and slight discolouration to the two strips of paper collage, probably inherent to the artist's working process. There are several specks of dirt trapped under the glass and light rub mark towards the top right hand corner. There are two coloured media accretions; one along the bottom edge towards the bottom left hand corner and one towards the bottom left hand corner of the right sheet.
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These works are registered in the Archivio Alighiero Boetti, Rome, under numbers 3502 and 4365 and are accompanied by two photo-certificates of authenticity