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Lot 171
  • 171

Giorgio Morandi

Estimate
9,000 - 12,000 USD
bidding is closed

Description

  • Natura Morta Con Due Oggetti e un Drappo su un Tavolo (Vitali 64)
  • 235 by 200mm 9 1/4 by 7 7/8 in
Etching, 1929, second (final) state (there was no edition), signed in pencil, on wove paper, with wide margins, in good condition

Provenance

Ex coll. Carlo Alberto Petrucci

Condition

The print is in good condition. There are extremely pale traces of mat stain and a crease measuring 3/4 inch is visible (but unobtrusive) at the lower right sheet corner.
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Catalogue Note

This impression was a gift from the artist to Alberto Petrucci of the Calcografia Nazionale in Rome, the atelier where the work was executed. The authenticity has been confirmed by the Morandi Committee in Bologna.