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Piero Dorazio
Estimate
100,000 - 150,000 EUR
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Description
- Piero Dorazio
- Un bel niente
- firmato e datato 58; firmato, intitolato e datato 1958 sul retro
- olio su tela
- cm 105x100
Provenance
Galerie Springer, Berlino
Collezione privata, Germania
Ivi acquisito dall'attuale proprietario
Collezione privata, Germania
Ivi acquisito dall'attuale proprietario
Exhibited
Londra, New Vision Center Gallery, Painters of Rome. Accardi, Conte, Dorazio, Sanfilippo, Turcato, 1959
Dusseldorf, Kunsteverein fur die Rheinlande und Westfalen, Piero Dorazio, 1961, n. 45
Dusseldorf, Kunsteverein fur die Rheinlande und Westfalen, Piero Dorazio, 1961, n. 45
Literature
Marisa Volpi Orlandini, Dorazio, Venezia 1977, n. 299, illustrato
Condition
This work is in very good overall condition. There are some stable and threadlike craquelures by the thickest pigment areas. No traces of retouching appear to be visible under UV 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
“In quei suoi tessuti o meglio membrane, di pittura uniforme quasi monocroma e pure intrecciata di fili diversi di colore, di raggi di colore, s’aprono, dentro i fitti favi gli alveoli custodi di pupille pregne di luce, armati di pungiglioni di luce. La luce è infatti in Dorazio, e sarà come realtà di pittura per merito di Dorazio, anche concentrazione e fissazione su un punto di luce riaffiorato da abissi, iterato all’infinito. Così si può scernare il miele delle ore.” Giuseppe Ungaretti, Un intenso splendore, catalogo Galerie Im Erker, Sankt Gallen, 1966
“His textiles or better still, his membranes of uniform, almost monochrome, paint pervaded by different rays of coloured threads, open up inside thick combs of honey, sockets filled with pupils full of light, armed with stingers of light. Dorazio is the light and, thanks to him it will be present in the history of painting. He concentrates and fixates on a point of light which has emerged from the abyss, and repeats it ad infinitum. In this way one can collect the honey of time.”
“His textiles or better still, his membranes of uniform, almost monochrome, paint pervaded by different rays of coloured threads, open up inside thick combs of honey, sockets filled with pupils full of light, armed with stingers of light. Dorazio is the light and, thanks to him it will be present in the history of painting. He concentrates and fixates on a point of light which has emerged from the abyss, and repeats it ad infinitum. In this way one can collect the honey of time.”