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Salvatore Scarpitta
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Salvatore Scarpitta
- Chainmail Pizzeria
- signed, titled and dated 1991 on the reverse
- oil and canvas on a shaped stretcher, with applied copper chains and snow shoes, a thick wooden dowel along the top, unframed
- 53 by 74 by 7 7/8 in.
- 135 by 188 by 18 cm.
- Executed in 1991.
Provenance
Gift of the artist to the present owner, circa 1996
Exhibited
New York, Anina Nosei Gallery, Sal Scarpitta, 1992
Charlotte, North Carolina, Tryon Center for Visual Arts, Birth Right: An Exhibition of Works by Sal Scarpitta, 2000
Houston, Artcar Museum, Salvatore Scarpitta - Outlaw at Racign Speeds, 2001, catalogue p. 16, illustrated
Charlotte, North Carolina, Tryon Center for Visual Arts, Birth Right: An Exhibition of Works by Sal Scarpitta, 2000
Houston, Artcar Museum, Salvatore Scarpitta - Outlaw at Racign Speeds, 2001, catalogue p. 16, illustrated
Literature
Luigi Sansone, Salvatore Scarpitta: Catalogue Raisonné, Milan, 2005, no. 487, illustrated
Condition
The work appears to be in very good overall condition
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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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.