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Enrico Castellani
Description
- Enrico Castellani
- Superficie bianca
- firmato, intitolato e datato 1970 sul telaio
- acrilico su tela estroflessa
- cm 104x120
Provenance
Galleria del Cortile, Roma
Ivi acquisito dall'attuale proprietario nei primi anni Settanta
Condition
"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
The spirit of geometry gives shape to the whole artistic research and is more properly understood where is more acknowledged the crisis of old values: those spurious and lapse linked to ancient mythologies and those, die-hard, of neoplastic dynamism. In one case, the geometric shapes are place of hidden violence or the pretext for delusional escapes, in the other they are mystical infatuations or tautological statements tool. Between misuse and instrumental, portraiture and tautology, there is space for interventions on geometrical shapes capable to activate their semantic properties without abuse their essence: this is the comparative analysis of their characteristics starting from the methodical application of elementary topologemi.
Lo spirito di geometria..., in Enrico Castellani. Quattro stampe in rilievo, cartella contenente quattro opere, tiratura 50 esemplari, Edizione Atelier Lafranca, Locarno 1976