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Lot 50
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Sandro Chia

Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 EUR
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Description

  • Sandro Chia
  • Arcere
  • huile sur toile
  • 210 x 190 cm; 82 11/16 x 74 13/16 in.
  • Exécuté en 1979.

Provenance

Galleria Gian Enzo Sperone, Rome
Anthony d'Offay Gallery, Londres
Acquis auprès de celle-ci circa 1985

Exhibited

Venise, Chiesa di San Samuele,  Artisti italiani contemporanei 1950-1983, 15 avril-15 juillet 1983; catalogue, p.88, n°102, illustré
Madrid, Caja de Pensiones, Italia: La Transvanguardia, 1er février-5 mars 1983; catalogue, p.16, illustré
Kortrijk, Biennale Classica VII, novembre 1999; catalogue, p.130, illustré en couleurs
Oostende, Museum of Modern Art, Between Earth and Heaven, new classical movements in the art of today, février 2001; catalogue, p.123, illustré en couleurs

Condition

The colours are fairly accurate in the catalogue illustration although the overall tonality is deeper in the original. The work is executed on its original canvas, not relined. Under UV light, there is no evidence of any retouching. This work is in excellent condition.
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Catalogue Note

Antoine Bourdelle, Héraklès Archer, 1909 © D.R.