Fausto Melotti

Galleria Galatea, Turin

Private Collection, Italy (acquired from the above in the 1970s)

Thence by descent to the present owner

Milan, Toninelli Arte Moderna, Sculture recenti Fausto Melotti, 1967

Reggio Emilia, Sala Comunale delle Esposizioni, Fausto Melotti. Sculture, disegni e pitture 1933-1968, 1968, no. 24, illustrated

Ferrara, Palazzo dei Diamanti Centro Attività Visive, Fausto Melotti. Sculture, disegni e pitture 1933-1958, 1968, no. 24

Turin, Galleria La Parisina, Fausto Melotti, 1975, no. 10, illustrated

Florence, Forte di Belvedere, Melotti, 1981, p. 40, illustrated

Valencia, IVAM Centre Julio Gonzàlez, Melotti, 1995, p. 148, illustrated

Nagoya, Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art, Fausto Melotti, 1999, p. 97, illustrated in colour

Fausto Melotti, 'L’incertezza', Domus, No. 400, 1963, p. 37, no. 3, illustrated in colour

Germano Celant, Melotti. Catalogo generale. Sculture 1929-1972, Vol. I, Milan 1994, p. 143, no. 1962 6, illustrated

Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the overall tonality is slightly deeper in the original. Condition: This work is in very good condition. There is evidence of oxidation in places and some slight discolouration to the reverse of the top central element. Close inspection reveals some minute loss to the top left red element. No restoration is apparent when examined under ultra-violet light.
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“The art of Fausto Melotti – secret, lyrical, poetic – opens a window onto our century, illuminating the intersection between classical culture and the birth of the avant garde.” Jole de Sanna ‘ Enchanted Lyricist’ in: Exhibition Catalogue, New York, Paolo Baldacci Gallery Fausto Melotti: Anti-sculpture., 1994, p. 9.