Germann Auctionhouse Zurich
Martin Kunz Art Collection
Saturday, 23 November 2024, 04:00 pm

Mario Merz, Untitled

Lot 1088

Mario Merz, 1925-2003 (IT)

Untitled, approx. 1955

Oil on plywood.
H 1020 mm W 1265 mm.

Verso on label with the inventory number of the Kunstmuseum Lucerne: L85.10x.

Provenance:
Notizie Arte Contemporanea, Turin (verso with label);
Galleria Massimo Minini, Brescia;
Collection Martin Kunz, acquired in the above gallery in 1985.

Exhibitions:
Lucerne, Kunstmuseum Luzern, Informale in Italia, May 30 - July 15, 1987;
Turin, Galleria Civica d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Torino, Mario Merz, April 29 – October 2, 2005.

Literature:
Exhibition catalogue Kunstmuseum Luzern. Informale in Italia. Luzern 1987, Page 81, No. 49, full-page illustration;
Exhibition catalogue GAM Turin/Fondazione Merz. Mario Merz. Torino 2005, Page 179, No. 120, full-page colour illustration and exhibition view.

Annotation:

The work is registered in the Archivio Mario Merz under the number 1203.

CHF20'000 / 30'000
EUR21'200 / 31'800
USD23'200 / 34'800

Hammer Price: CHF 18'000