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Francesco Vezzoli
Estimate
200,000 - 300,000 USD
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Description
- Francesco Vezzoli
- Crying Divas from the Screenplays of an Embroiderer II
- 30 black and white laser prints on canvas with metallic embroidery, in artist's chosen frames
- Each Framed: 13 by 17 in. 33 by 43.2 cm.
- Overall: 39 by 194 7/8 in. 99.1 by 494.9 cm.
- Executed in 1999.
Provenance
Anthony d'Offay Gallery, London
Acquired from the above by the present owner in May 2000
Acquired from the above by the present owner in May 2000
Exhibited
Porto, Museu Serralves – Museu de Arte Contemporânea, Francesco Vezzoli, January - April 2005 (another example exhibited)
Los Angeles, Museum of Contemporary Art, Cinema Vezzoli, April - August 2014
Los Angeles, Museum of Contemporary Art, Cinema Vezzoli, April - August 2014
Literature
Perrella, Cristiana, Ed., Francesco Vezzoli, New York 2016, p. 336, illustrated in color
Exh. Cat., Rome, MAXXI - Museo Nazionale delle Arti del XXI Secolo, Galleria Vezzoli, 2013, p. 19, text
Exh. Cat., Rome, MAXXI - Museo Nazionale delle Arti del XXI Secolo, Galleria Vezzoli, 2013, p. 19, text
Condition
This work is in excellent condition overall. Each of the prints are window matted are affixed to a backing board. There is evidence of minor undulations to some the sheets. Each separately framed under Plexiglas in artist’s chosen frames.
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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
The present work showcases Francesco Vezzoli's fascination with cinema and his love of embroidery, a solitary and obsessive technique. In Crying Divas from the Screenplays of an Embroiderer II, Vezzoli makes reference to Italian filmmaker Luchino Visconti, an influential figure in his oeuvre, displaying thirty teary-eyed portraits of female actors from the director’s notable films Senso (1954) and Death in Venice (1971). Through these portraits of divas cast in the limelight, the artist reveals his penchant for glamour, nostalgia and life’s intrinsic sorrow, present regardless of wealth or fame.
"As a non-diva, I’m not necessarily against it. I’m just saying that the entire system of diva and mystery, it’s about change. We have to see if all this common and public knowledge we have of other people's lives will change our sexual desires, our emotional desires, and our compulsion to follow and be curious about someone else’s life." - Francesco Vezzoli