- 30
Alighiero Boetti
Estimate
70,000 - 90,000 GBP
Log in to view results
bidding is closed
Description
- Alighiero Boetti
- Dama
- signed on one cube
- wood (ramin)
- 5 by 53.5 by 53.5cm.
- 2 by 21 by 21in.
- Executed in 1967, this work is registered in the Archivio Alighiero Boetti, Rome under number 1849 and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity.
Provenance
Acquired directly from the artist in the 1970s
Literature
Giacinto Di Pietrantonio, 'ALIGHIERO BOETTI. L'universo é un quadrato senza angoli', in: Flash Art, Milan 1992, No. 167, April-May, p. 66, illustrated
Jean-Christophe Ammann, Alighiero Boetti, Catalogo Generale, Vol. I, Milan 2009, no, 106, p. 159, illustrated in colour
Jean-Christophe Ammann, Alighiero Boetti, Catalogo Generale, Vol. I, Milan 2009, no, 106, p. 159, illustrated in colour
Condition
Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the illustration fails to convey the sculptural nature of the piece.
Condition: This work is in very good condition. There are a number of scattered faint and light rub-marks, which are visible in the catalogue illustration and a diagonal rub-mark to the right side of the work.
"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
"It is all about knowing the rules of the game: who does not understand them will not see the order that reigns over things, similar to being beneath a starry sky, who does not know the order of the stairs will only see confusion, while an astronomer will have a very clear vision of things." (the artist cited in: Exhibition Catalogue, Aosta, Museo Archeologico Regionale, L'arte del gioco da Klee a Boetti, 2002)