Contemporary Art Evening Auction
Contemporary Art Evening Auction
Property from a Private European Collector
Fausto Melotti
La bestia veliero
Auction Closed
October 14, 06:49 PM GMT
Estimate
150,000 - 200,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from a Private European Collector
Fausto Melotti
1901 - 1986
La bestia veliero
signed and stamped 2/3 on a ring attached to the base
gold and golden bronze
103.5 by 94 by 21 cm. 40¾ by 37 by 8¼ in.
Executed in 1971, this work is number 2 from an edition of 3, plus one artist's proof.
The Artist
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner in the 1970s
Exh. Cat., Venice, Palazzo Fortuny, Fausto Melotti, 1990, no. 37, illustrated (edition no. unknown)
Germano Celant, Melotti, Catalogo generale, Tomo primo, Sculture 1929-1972, Milan 1994, p. 276, no. 1971 6, illustrated