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Getulio Alviani
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 GBP
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Description
- Getulio Alviani
- Superficie a testure vibratile
- signed, titled and variously inscribed on the reverse
- aluminium plates on board
- 84 by 84 cm. 33 by 33 in.
- Executed in 1972.
Provenance
Private Collection, Italy
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Condition
Colour:
The colour in the catalogue illustration is fairly accurate, although it fails to convey the metallic nature of the work.
Condition:
This work is in very good condition. Close inspection reveals a few tiny scratches and nicks in isolated places, notably a vertical rub mark down from the center left of the top edge with a small scratch to the top left of it and a small scratch towards the top right corner approximately 15cm from the top edge. Further inspection reveals some small specks of oxidation in places in between the joints.
"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
“We worked — with diligence and without the desire for fame — on optical problems, perception, virtual images, the intrinsic dynamism of the work, the intervention of the spectator, on light and space, on seriality, new materials and on an unseen presentation of what was known, with mathematics and exact forms as a base. All of this was conducted with a new spirit, with a rationality and logic that promoted new operative modes, different expressive possibilities and all those elaborated phenomena, ideologies and psychologies relative to the problems of the visual and the optical.”
Getulio Alviani cited in: 'Notes and Memories on Kinetic Art by One of its Protagonists', Flash Art, 2007