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Paolo Scheggi
Estimate
200,000 - 300,000 GBP
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Description
- Paolo Scheggi
- Zone Riflesse
- acrylic on three superimposed canvases
- 50 by 70 by 5 cm. 19 3/4 27 1/2 by 2 in.
- Executed in 1964.
Provenance
Galleria Pogliani, Rome
Private Collection, Italy (acquired from the above in 1967)
Thence by descent to the present owner
Private Collection, Italy (acquired from the above in 1967)
Thence by descent to the present owner
Literature
Luca Massimo Barbero, Paolo Scheggi. Catalogue Raisonné, Milan 2016, p. 245, no. 64 T 34, illustrated
Condition
Colour:
The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the overall tonality tends more towards a warm white in the original.
Condition:
This work is in very good condition and has been cleaned. There is evidence of light wear and handling to the corners, and very thin and stable tension cracks along the overturn edges. No restoration is apparent when examined under ultraviolet 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."
Catalogue Note
“White was, for Scheggi, not so much a “colourless” matrix […] but rather a privileged place for a luminosity that is the inner energy itself of the space of the work”
Francesca Pola
Exhibition Catalogue, London, Robilant and Voena, Paolo Scheggi: The Humanistic Measurement of Space, 2014, p. 75
Francesca Pola
Exhibition Catalogue, London, Robilant and Voena, Paolo Scheggi: The Humanistic Measurement of Space, 2014, p. 75