Afro
1912 - 1976
Casa aperta
signed and dated 59
oil on canvas
This work is accompanied by a photo-certificate issued by Mario Graziani on 13.03.2008.
This work is registered in the Archivio Afro, Rome, under the n. 59A008.
(firmato e datato 59
olio su tela
Opera accompagnata da certificato su fotografia rilasciato da Mario Graziani in data 13.03.2008.
Opera registrata presso l’Archivio Afro, Roma, con il n. 59A008.)
cm 55x70; inches 21.65 by 27.55
Framed: cm 73x88x6; inches 28.74 by 34.64 by 2.36
This work is in very good conditions. Close inspection reveals a thin line crack to the top of approximately 4 cm. No traces of retouching appear to be visible under UV light. (L'opera è in condizioni conservative molto buone. Un'ispezione ravvicinata rivela una sottile fessura in alto di circa 4 cm. Non vi sono tracce di ritocchi visibili alla luce UV.)
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Private collection, Rome
Christie's Milan, Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, 26 May 2003, lot 252
Acquired from the above by the present owner (Ivi acquistato dall'attuale proprietario).
Mario Graziani, Catalogo Generale Ragionato. Dai Documenti dell'Archivio Afro, Rome 1997, p. 210, n. 452, illustrated in colour
New York, Catherine Viviano Gallery, Afro, 1960
Rieti, Palazzi Vescovile, Generazione Anni Dieci - II Biennale Nazionale d'Arte Contemporanea, 1982
Macerata, Chiesa di San Paolo, Afro 'Memoria dell'arte', 1989
Ferrara, Palazzo dei Diamanti, Il rinnovamento della pittura in Italia, 1995-1996