Lot 19
  • 19

ANGELO DE RIZ | i) Untitled (Surrealist Study)ii) Untitled (Surrealist Study)iii) Untitled (Surrealist Study)

Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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Description

  • i) Untitled (Surrealist Study)ii) Untitled (Surrealist Study)iii) Untitled (Surrealist Study)
  • i) signed and dated Angelo de Riz 1936-39ii) signed Idabel iii) stamped with Idabel Photographe mark on the reverse  
  • i) charcoal on cardboardii & iii) vintage bromide print
  • i) 50 by 43cm.; 19 3/4 by 17in. ii) 53 by 38cm.; 20 3/4 by 15in. iii) 22 by 17cm.; 8 3/4 by 6 3/4 in.
  • ii) Executed circa 1936.iii) Executed in 1936.

Provenance

Private Collection, Egypt
Private Collection, Avignon (acquired directly from the above)
Private Collection, Paris (acquired directly from the above in 2008)

Exhibited

Paris, Centre Pompidou; Dusseldorf, Kunst Sammlung; Madrid, Museo Reina Sofia; Liverpool, Tate Liverpool, Art et Liberté: Rupture, War and Surrealism in Egypt (1938 - 1948), 2016-2018

Literature

Exhib. Cat., Paris, Centre Pompidou; Dusseldorf, Kunst Sammlung; Madrid, Museo Reina Sofia; Liverpool, Tate Liverpool, Art et Liberté: Rupture, War and Surrealism in Egypt (1938 - 1948), 2016-2018, pp. 206-207, illustrated in colour

Condition

Condition: i) This work is in fair condition. There are minor spots of surface imperfections and very small spots of loss related to minor wear throughout inherent to the age of the work artist's choice of medium. There is some wear to the bottom corners and a small 1.5cm tear on the bottom edge. There is no restoration apparent under the UV light. ii) This work is in fair condition. There are 2 visible folding marks to the upper half with a smaller one on the lower right. There are spots of foxing and framing marks on the outer edges. There are spots of visible wear, in particular to the top, and right extreme edges, with rubbing and staining marks. There is a pinhole mark on the upper centre edge with a second consolidated and covered one right underneath. There is no restoration apparent under UV light. iii) This work is in very good condition. There is no restoration apparent under the UV light. Colour: i) The colours in the catalogue illustration are very accurate. ii) The colours in the catalogue illustration are very accurate. iii) The colours in the catalogue illustration are very accurate.
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