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Lot 17
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Piero Dorazio

Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 EUR
bidding is closed

Description

  • Piero Dorazio
  • Jeux de distance
  • firmato e datato '62; firmato, intitolato e datato 1962 sul retro
  • olio su tela
  • cm 81x100

Provenance

Galleria Medea, Milano
Marlbourough Gallery, New York

Exhibited

Roma, Palazzo delle Esposizioni, IV Rassegna di Arti Figurative, 1963

Literature

In "Metro Catalogue 1964", 1964, pag. 113, illustrato
M. Volpi Orlandini, Dorazio, Venezia, Alfieri, 1977, n. 576, illustrato

Condition

This work appear to be in generally good condition overall. Towards the upper right corner there is evidence of a superficial scratch with a minor retouching visible under UV light.
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Catalogue Note

Cercavo di costruire uno spazio creando differenze di luminosità fra colori contigui e distinti, che facessero vibrare ogni istante nella materia di cui esso era fatto. Ovviamente, non esistevano altre forme, in questi quadri, se non quelle che ogni minima zona di colore più intenso sembrava definire su quella più tenue. A volte però, tutti i colori si equivalevano in intensità, lasciando scoppiare i bianchi e i neri come illuminazioni improvvise. Poi i toni contigui si sono sovrapposti creando trasparenze, forme più definite, colori compositi e carichi, come per induzione, delle tensioni e della luce di ogni componente.
Piero Dorazio