Lot 20
  • 20

GREGORIO SCILTIAN | Trompe-l'œil

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 EUR
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Description

  • Gregorio Sciltian
  • Trompe-l'œil
  • Signed and numbered G. Sciltian. / op. CCXXXVI. lower left
  • Oil on canvas
  • 95 x 75 cm ; 37 3/8 by 29 1/2 in.

Provenance

Acquired directly from the artist by the grandfather of the current owners.

Literature

R. Civello, Sciltian, Opera Omnia, Milan, 1986, n°264 (ill., titled Inganno, dated 1960);
L. Caramel, N. Di Salvatore, G. Sciltian, Ferrare, Assessorato Istituzioni Culturali - Galleria Civica d'Arte Moderna, Palazzo dei Diamanti, 2 February-31 March 1986, n°43 (ill., titled Inganno, dated 1960).

Condition

The painting is relined. In very good condition. It has been slightly retouched due to the rubbing caused by the frame on the upper centre.
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