PIERO DORAZIO | Guardacolori I

Pio Monti, Rome
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Marisa Volpi Orlandini, Jacques Lassaigne, Giorgio Crisafi, Dorazio, Catalogo Generale, Venice 1977, no. 810, illustrated

Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the background colour is darker in the original. Condition: This work is in very good condition. Very close inspection reveals some tiny media accretions in isolated places. Inspection under ultraviolet light reveals a few areas of fluorescence, which appear to be restoration - one towards the centre of the upper edge, five centimetres from the top, and thirty centimetres from the left edge; one running intermittently towards the left half of the lower edge; and one towards the right half of the lower edge; and a few towards the centre of the lower right edge.
"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."

“Pictorial experience is by its nature tied to the perception of space through the sensation of 'colour' (light) and 'form' (drawing and composition), which induces in the observer the spatial characteristics as well as the formal and chromatic 'physiognomy of the image’.” Piero Dorazio
quoted in: Marisa Volpi Orlandini, Dorazio, Venice 1977, p. 275