Lot 60
  • 60

ALIGHIERO BOETTI | Ononimo

Estimate
80,000 - 120,000 EUR
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Description

  • Alighiero Boetti
  • Ononimo
  • firmato, intitolato e datato 1975 sul retro
  • biro nera su cartoncino
  • cm 70x100

Provenance

Collezione Paolo Curti, Milano
Collezione privata, Napoli
Ivi acquistata dal'attuale proprietario negli anni Novanta

Condition

Overall, this work appears to be in generally good condition. The paper visible in "ONONIMO" is slightly yellowed. There are traces of light creases visible only upon close inspection by the upper and lower right corners, towards the centre at the bottom, towards the centre of the right margin and along the lower left edge. There are light wearing traces by the lower left corner.
"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.
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Catalogue Note

"Io non ho contatto con altri, c'è solamente la visualizzazione dell’entità 'l'ononimo'. Senza nomi e con lo stesso nome, ognuno con il suo carattere, ma senza collaborazione: ci sono la loro realtà e la mia.
Ho trovato un sistema mediante il quale qualsiasi realtà è OK.
Io non faccio scelte, e questo, è un grande conseguimento, non dover scegliere." “I have no contact with others, there is only the visualisation of ‘ononymous’ entities. Without names and with the same name, each with his character, but without collaboration: there is their reality and mine.
I found a system by which any reality is OK.
I do not make choices, and this, too, is a great achievement, to not have to choose.”

Alighiero Boetti in: Annemarie Sauzeau, ‘Multiplicity, Difference, Repetition: The Maturity of Alighiero e Boetti’ in: Jean-Christophe Ammann Ed. Alighiero Boetti: Catalogo generale, Vol. II, Milan 2012, p. 35



Opera registrata presso l'Archivio Alighiero Boetti, Roma, con il n. 75/BP/I
L'opera è accompagnata da certificato su fotografia rilasciato dall'Archivio Alighiero Boetti, Roma