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Giovanni Anselmo
Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 GBP
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Description
- Giovanni Anselmo
- Untitled
- canvas, granite and steel cord
- each stone: 26 by 56 by 30cm.; 10 1/4 by 22 1/2 by 11 3/4 in.
- overall: 230 by 153 by 61.5cm.; 90 1/2 by 60 1/4 by 24 1/4 in.
- Executed in 1984.
Provenance
Alfonso Artiaco Spazio d'Arte, Naples
Acquired directly from the above by the late owner
Acquired directly from the above by the late owner
Literature
Giovanni Anselmo, Gloria Moure, Eds., Giovanni Anselmo, Barcelona 1996, pp. 217, 219
Condition
Colour:The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the overall tonality of the canvas is warmer in the original. Condition:This work is in very good condition. There are some light handling marks to the surface of the canvas. There is a dent and incision with associated perforations to the upper centre of the canvas, which are caused by the weight of the stones and are therefore inherent to the artist's choice of media and working process.
"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."
"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
‘I, the world, things, life, we are situations of energy and the important thing is precisely not to crystallise these situations, but keep them open and alive in terms of our living. Since all manners of thinking or being must correspond to a manner of behaving, my works are really the physification of the force behind an action, of the energy of a situation or event, and not its experience in terms of annotation or signs, or just still life.’
Giovanni Anselmo
quoted in: Germano Celant, 'I, The World, Things, Life', Arte Povera, New York 1969, p. 109