Lot 120
  • 120

Otto Piene

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
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Description

  • Otto Piene
  • Stella di Mare Rossa
  • signed and dated 63
  • gouache and smoke on card laid down on canvas
  • 70 by 100cm.; 27 5/8 by 39 3/8 in.

Provenance

Galleria Cadario, Milan
Galerie Leu, Munich
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner circa 1988

Condition

Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate although the background tends more towards cream and the reds are brighter and more vibrant in the original. Condition: This work is in very good condition. The sheet is laid on canvas. There are artist's pinholes on all four corners and the sheet undulates slightly towards the lower left corner. The sheet has discoloured slightly which is likely to be in keeping with the artist's working process. There are two spots of skinning towards the centre of the left edge, and only visible under very close inspection a few minute spots of further light skinning towards the lower left corner.
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