Lot 258
  • 258

Luciano Ventrone

Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 HKD
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Description

  • Luciano Ventrone
  • Un Solo Bisbiglio (Just One Whisper)
  • signed on the front and the reverse, titled and dated '09 on the reverse
  • oil on linen

Provenance

Musei di Villa Torlonia, Rome
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Exhibited

Italy, Rome, Musei di Villa Torlonia, Luciano Ventrone, 29 November 2012 - 6 January 2013, traveling to: Singapore, Partners & Mucciaccia, 1 March - 2 June, 2013, p.72, illustrated in colour

Condition

The work is in overall good condition. Upon very close inspection, there is a hairline scratch across the centre of the top left quadrant, however, it is under the varnish, likely inherent to the artist's intention. No signs of retouching under UV light inspection.
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