Important Paintings, Sculptures, Watercolors and Drawings
Tuesday, 24 June 2003, 08:00 pm
Lot 124
Italo Valenti, 1912-1995 (CH)
Mesure, 1970-73
Collage on wood mounted on wood.
H 160 mm W 85 mm (H 257 mm W 182 mm). (Frame).
| CHF | 3'500 / 4'000 |
| EUR | 3'000 / 3'500 |
| USD | 3'800 / 4'300 |
Hammer Price: CHF 3'400
Annotation:
Signed.
Verso signed, dated, titled and inscribed: No. 076.
With dedication: "Per Alfred Andersch con i piú vivi auguri Italo 2.2.1974".
Provenance: Alfred Andersch, Berzona.
Literature: Carlo Carena, Stefano Pult. Italo Valenti. Catalogo ragionato dei collage. Milano, Skira, 1998. No. C473 (illustration of the 1. state).
Annotation: In the Catalogue raisonné is the dedication on the reverse and the provenance mixed up with the No. C477.