Roberto Crippa

Acquired in 1964

Quebec, Museum (& travelling), Art in the Factory / Le Musée dans l'Usine, 1968-1969
Sankt Gallen, Kunstmuseum (& travelling), Le Musée  dans l' Usine, 1970-1971
The Hague, Pulchri Studio, Peter Stuyvesant Collectie, 1972
Zevenaar, Turmac, 30 jaar Peter Stuyvesant Collectie: Hommage à Spinoza, 1990
Barcelona, Fondación Miró; Zaragoza, Palacio de la Lonja; Valencia, Museo de la Ciudad, El Arte funciona, 1992

Hans L.C. Jaffé, 'Art in the Factory' in Adventure in Art, An International Group of Art Collections in Industrial Environments, New York, 1969, p. 115, illustrated in colour
Renilde Hammacher-van den Brande, Art works, International modern art in the industrial working environment, an experiment over more than thirty years, Amsterdam 1992, p. 69, illustrated in colour

Colours: The colours in the catalogue are slightly lighter than the original. Condition: Very minor paint loss in the u.r. corner (approx. 0.8 cm.) and two tiny spots in the l.l. corner (approx. 0.6 and 0.4 cm.), all as visible in the catalogue illustration. Minor surface dirt throughout. Otherwise in very good condition.
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