Piero Manzoni

Collezione Giampiero Podestà, Piacenza
Collezione Gaddo Racani, Imola
Ivi acquisito dall'attuale proprietario

Los Angeles, The Museum of Contemporary Art at the Geffen Contemporary, Out of Actions. Between performance and the object, 1949-1979, 1998, pag. 384, illustrato

G. Celant, Piero Manzoni Catalogo generale 2003-1969, 2004 Milano, vol I, n. 694, pag. 228, illustrato a colori

In generale l'opera è in buone condizioni ed appare come illustrata sul Celant con alcuni pezzi di nastro adesivo, di cui quello centrale è leggermente rialzato. Vi è una piccola scheggiatura sullo spigolo superiore verso sinistra. This work is in generally good overall condition. It appears the same way it is illustrated in the catalogue raisonnè by Celant with some pieces of the scotch tape among which the central one it is slightly lifted up. There is a small loss on the upper left edge.
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L'opera è accompagnata da attestato di libera circolazione.
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