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Agostino Bonalumi
Estimate
150,000 - 200,000 USD
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Description
- Agostino Bonalumi
- Rosso
- signed and dated 81 on the reverse
- oil on canvas
- 67 by 74 in. 170.2 by 188 cm.
- Executed in 1981, this work is registered in the Archivio Bonalumi, Milan, under number 81-041 and is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity.
Provenance
Carone Gallery, Fort Lauderdale
Private Collection, Miami (acquired from the above circa 1985)
By descent to the present owner from the above
Private Collection, Miami (acquired from the above circa 1985)
By descent to the present owner from the above
Exhibited
Fort Lauderdale, Museum of Art, Italian Art, Four Contemporary Directions: Agostino Bonalumi, Piero Dorazio, Mimmo Rotella, Giuseppe Santomaso, October - November 1981, n.p., illustrated
Condition
This work is in good condition overall. The colors are fresh and clean. There is evidence of light wear and handling along the edges including some very faint hairline craquelure at the pull margins. Under very close inspection there is a faint abrasion at the lower edge, 26 inches from the right edge, and some minor abrasions on some of the protruding elements. Under Ultraviolet light inspection a drip accretion fluoresces lightly in the upper left corner and there are minor spots at the corners and on some of the protruding elements that fluoresce darkly and appear to have benefitted from restoration. Unframed.
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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE 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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
"I was accused of wanting to remain a painter. And it was true—I supported that, thinking that artwork is, yes, form, but if it is form only we are dealing with industrial design. However it is also appearance: how form appears to us, with which quality form acts upon our senses. This is visual art—painting. Form only is something else." Agostino Bonalumi