Alighiero Boetti

Galleria Marilena Bonomo, Bari
Ivi acquistato dall'attuale proprietario

A professional condition report is available under request at the department.
"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."

"Se per me la moltitudine di aerei fatta da Alighiero rappresentava una concentrazione deliziosa e ludica di un cielo ideale, per mio padre questa accumulazione doveva essere sviluppata all'estremo e raggiungere l'esattezza, la precisione e la conoscenza. [...] Per lui era essenziale catalogare ogni aereo del momento e tutti i modelli esistenti nel mondo. Un inventario perfetto."

"If to me the multitude of planes made by Alighiero represented a delightful and playful concentration of an ideal heaven, to my father this collection had to be developed to the extreme and achieve accuracy, precision and knowledge. [...] For him, however, it was essential to catalog every plane of the moment and all the existing models in the world. A perfect inventory. "

Agata Boetti, in Il gioco dell'arte con mio padre Alighiero, 2016, p. 99