Contemporary Art | Milan

Contemporary Art | Milan

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PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE ITALIAN COLLECTION

PIERO MANZONI | MERDA D'ARTISTA

Lot Closed

June 16, 02:11 PM GMT

Estimate

120,000 - 180,000 EUR

Lot Details

Description

PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE ITALIAN COLLECTION


PIERO MANZONI

1933 - 1963

MERDA D'ARTISTA


signed and numbered 082

tin box and printed paper

Executed in May 1961


(firmato e numerato 082

scatoletta di latta e carta stampata

Eseguito nel mese di maggio 1961)


Height: cm 4.8; inches 1.88; Diameter: 6.5; inches 2.55


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Galleria Blu Collection, Milan

Garampelli Collection, Milan

Studio Guenzani, Milan

Acquired from the above by the present owner in circa 2000 (Ivi acquistato dall'attuale proprietario nel 2000 circa) 

Germano Celant, Piero Manzoni. Catalogo Generale, Milan 1975, p. 213, n. 082

Freddy Battino, Luca Palazzoli, Piero Manzoni. Catalogue raisonné, Milan 1991, p. 475, n. 1053/82, illustrated

Germano Celant, Piero Manzoni. Catalogo generale, Milan 2004, (Vol. I) pp. 294-295, (Vol. II) p. 524, n. 889/082, illustrated in colour

Germano Celant, Manzoni, exhibition catalogue (Gagosian Gallery, New York, 24 January - 21 March 2009), Milan 2009, pp. 267, 343, n. 283, illustrated in colour

"Everything an artist spits is art."

Kurt Schwitters

"Tutto ciò che un artista sputa è arte."