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Enrico Castellani
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 GBP
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Description
- Enrico Castellani
- Rilievo in tela
- signed and dated 59 on the stretcher; numbered II/26 - XXXII - 3/60 on the reverse
- acrylic on shaped canvas
- 49.5 by 69.6cm.;19 1/2 by 27 3/8 in.
Provenance
Galerie 59, Aschaffenburg
Heiner & Rosemarie Ruths, Weissenhorn
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner in 1968
Exhibited
Wolframs-Eschenbach, Internationale Malerei 1960-61, 1961
Krefeld, Kaiser Wilhelm Museum, Sammlung Helga und Walther Lauffs - Amerikanische und europäische Kunst der sechziger und siebziger Jahre, 1983-84, p. 63, no. 53, illustrated
Condition
Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the overall tonality is deeper and richer in the original with the brown tending more towards a chocolate brown in the original. The catalogue illustration also fails to convey the optical effect of the protruding elements.
Condition: This work is in very good condition. There is very minor wear to all four corner tips and along the bottom and left hand edges. One of the nails has pierced the canvas towards the top centre of the composition. Another nail has partially pierced the canvas to the centre of the composition. There are four very faint rub marks: two to the lower centre of the right edge, one to the bottom right hand corner and a further one to the centre of the upper left hand quadrant. There are a few specks of white media accretion scattered along the left edge of the composition. No restoration is apparent when examined under ultra-violet light.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."