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Attilio Salemme (1911-1955) Composition, 1947

Attilio Salemme (1911-1955) Composition, 1947 Oil on canvas Signed and dated on the bottom right 107 x 175 cm Provenance: Private collection, Paris Attilio Salemme (1911-1955) Composition, 1947 Huile sur toile Signée et datée en bas à droite 107 x 175 cm Provenance : Collection particulière, Paris

Collection of 3 lithography art posters: Richard Anuszkiewicz and Attilio Salemme 27”H x 26 1/4”W (largest) (sheet)

Collection of 3 lithography art posters: Richard Anuszkiewicz and Attilio Salemme Richard Anuszkiewicz (American, 1930-2020) Outer Dichotomy, Iridescence Attilio Salemme (American, 1911-1955) Inquisition

Attilio Salemme, The End of the Game

Attilio Salemme The End of the Game 1946 oil on canvas 16 h x 30 w in (41 x 76 cm) Signed and dated to lower right 'Attilio Salemme '46'. Provenance: Collection of Mrs. Browne Cohan, New York | Collection of Drue and H.J. "Jack" Heinz II, Pittsburgh | Private Collection Exhibited: Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts, Columbus, OH | The Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston This work will ship from Chicago, Illinois.

ATTILIO SALEMME (AMERICAN, 1911-1955) - WATERCOLOR AND INK ON PAPER, 1952.

Attilio Salemme (American, 1911-1955) - Watercolor and Ink on Paper, 1952. Signed and dated. 32x28.5cm.

ATTILIO SALEMME (AMERICAN, 1911-1955) THE END OF THE GAME

Attilio Salemme (American, 1911-1955) The End of the Game Signed and dated 46 bottom right, oil on canvas. (16 x 30 in. (40.6 x 76.2cm)) Provenance Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts. Mrs. Browne Cohane, New York, New York. The Estate of Drue and Jack Heinz. "Dargates Winter Auction A301 Session Two," Dargate Auction Galleries, McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, January 27, 2019, lot 2135. Private Collection, Pennsylvania (acquired directly from the above sale). Please contact Adrianne Wolkenberg, Modern & Contemporary Art department, at awolkenberg@freemansauction.com for more information about this lot.

ATTILIO SALEMME Study for "Verge on the Wonderful".

ATTILIO SALEMME Study for "Verge on the Wonderful". Ink and gouache on paper, 1952. 215x280 mm; 8 1/2x11 inches. Signed and dated in ink, lower right recto. This work is a study for the 1953 oil Verge on the Wonderful. Provenance: Private collection, New York. Salemme (1911-1955) was born in Boston and joined the Marines at age 16 in 1927. After his military service, he intended to study science, but instead decided to become an artist while working as a framer in 1942 at the precursor to the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, the Museum of Non-Objective Art, New York. Salemme died suddenly of a heart attack at age 44, after a short-lived but creatively inspired artistic career.

Attilio Salemme (American, 1911-1955) and Lucia Autorino Salemme (American, 1919-2010) Christmas Card

Attilio Salemme (American, 1911-1955) and Lucia Autorino Salemme (American, 1919-2010) Christmas Card Signed and inscribed 'Merry Christmas and Happy New Year, Lucy and Attilio Salemme' inside. Crayon and ink on paper. folded: 4 1/4 x 2 3/4 in. (10.8 x 7cm) full sheet: 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6cm) Unframed. Provenance The Artists. Mr. & Mrs. H. G. Lloyd III, Haverford, Pennsylvania (received as a gift from the above). The Estate of Mr. H. G. Lloyd III, Haverford, Pennsylvania.

Attilio Salemme, New York, Massachusetts (1911 - 1955), Echo of a Dream, 1945, oil on canvas, 21 3/4"H x 39 5/8"W (sight), 29 1/2"H x 47 3/8"W (frame)

Attilio Salemme New York, Massachusetts, (1911 - 1955) Echo of a Dream, 1945 oil on canvas signed and dated lower left. Exhibited: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, 1978, The Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston. Linda Hyman Fine Arts, NYC. EX Miss Helen Mary Harding 1957, Anne Cross Pope, 1983, Chicago. Biography from the Archives of askART: Another artist who died younga heart attack at age forty-three--Attilio Salemme's paintings juxtapose elongated vertical rectangles in complex relationships that suggest groups of "presences," near human beings lonely in their inability to break through the artist's geometric overlay to attain human status. Salemme was born in 1911 in Boston of a father who also died as a young man. Called upon to help support his mother and sister, Salemme left school, eventually joining the Marines at age sixteen in 1927. Back in New York City in 1930 in the first years of the Depression, Salemme found assorted jobs to support himself, his mother and sister. He started to think seriously of art as a career while living in the artistic milieu of Greenwich Village, though he had a conflicting interest in science. He met his wife and other artists when he got a job as a framer in 1942 at the precursor of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, the Guggenheim Museum of Non-Objective Art. Salemme died in 1955, and while not a major artist, his paintings were acknowledged for their surreal and metaphysical uniqueness. They may be found in the collections of the Brooklyn Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art and Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City. Source: Michael David Zellman, "300 Years of American Art"

Attilio Salemme, American (1911-1955), First Day of Spring, 1945, watercolor and ink on paper, 9 1/2"H x 12 1/2"W (sheet), 17 1/4"H x 20 1/4"W (frame)

Attilio Salemme American, (1911-1955) First Day of Spring, 1945 watercolor and ink on paper signed lower right. Provenance: From a private collector, Indianapolis. Labels verso: Andre Emmerich Gallery INC, NY; Sid Deutsch Gallery, NY From the Archives of AskArt: Another artist who died younga heart attack at age forty-three--Attilio Salemme's paintings juxtapose elongated vertical rectangles in complex relationships that suggest groups of "presences," near human beings lonely in their inability to break through the artist's geometric overlay to attain human status. Salemme was born in 1911 in Boston of a father who also died as a young man. Called upon to help support his mother and sister, Salemme left school, eventually joining the Marines at age sixteen in 1927. Back in New York City in 1930 in the first years of the Depression, Salemme found assorted jobs to support himself, his mother and sister. He started to think seriously of art as a career while living in the artistic milieu of Greenwich Village, though he had a conflicting interest in science. He met his wife and other artists when he got a job as a framer in 1942 at the precursor of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, the Guggenheim Museum of Non-Objective Art. Salemme died in 1955, and while not a major artist, his paintings were acknowledged for their surreal and metaphysical uniqueness. They may be found in the collections of the Brooklyn Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art and Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City. Source: Michael David Zellman, "300 Years of American Art"

ATTILIO SALEMME Untitled.

ATTILIO SALEMME Untitled. Gouache, watercolor and pencil on card stock, circa 1950. 225x304 mm; 9x12 inches. Signed in pencil, lower right recto. Ex-collection private collection, Chicago. Salemme (1911-1955) was born in Boston and joined the Marines at age 16 in 1927. After his military service, he intended to study science, but instead decided to become an artist while working as a framer in 1942 at the precursor to the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, the Museum of Non-Objective Art, New York. Salemme died suddenly of a heart attack at age 44, after a short-lived but creatively inspired artistic career.

ATTILIO SALEMME, American (1911-1955), Untitled I, watercolor and pencil on board, signed lower right "Attilio Salemme", 8 x 11 3/8...

ATTILIO SALEMME American (1911-1955) Untitled I watercolor and pencil on board, signed lower right "Attilio Salemme" 8 x 11 3/8 inches (sight) Provenance: Barridoff Galleries, South Portland, Maine, August 5, 2011, lot 189; Private Collection, Florida. Other Notes: Tags: listed artist, 20th century, works on paper Framed dimensions - 12 1/2 x 15 3/4 x 1/2 inches

Attilio Salemme (American, 1911-1955), , Abstract Figures

Attilio Salemme (American, 1911-1955) Abstract Figures Signed and dated '46 bottom right, oil on canvas. 21 1/2 x 33 5/8 in. (55 x 85.4cm) provenance: Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Gates Lloyd Sr. and Eleanor "Lallie" Biddle Lloyd. H. Gates Lloyd III (by family descent in 1993). The Estate of H. Gates Lloyd.

Attilio Salemme, Initiation

Attilio Salemme Initiation 1953 ink and watercolor on paper 8.5 h × 11 w in (22 × 28 cm) Signed and dated to lower right 'Attilio Salemme 1953'. Provenance: Andre Emmerich Gallery, Inc., New York | Sotheby's Arcade, 21 February 1990, lot 264 | Collection of Mark Isaacson and Greg Nacozy This work will ship from Wright in Chicago, Illinois. condition: Good overall condition with possible discoloration at signature. Framed behind acrylic measuring 15 x 18 x 1 inches.

ATTILIO SALEMME Rivalry.

ATTILIO SALEMME Rivalry. Oil on canvas, 1945. 327x504 mm; 12 7/8x19 7/8 inches. Signed and dated in oil, lower right recto. With the artist's original white wood frame and the artist's original label, verso. Acquired directly from the artist; thence by descent to current owner; private collection, New York. Salemme (1911-1955) was born in Boston and joined the Marines at age 16 in 1927. After his military service, he intended to study science, but instead decided to become an artist while working as a framer in 1942 at the precursor to the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, the Museum of Non-Objective Art, New York. Salemme died suddenly of a heart attack at age 44, after a short-lived but creatively inspired artistic career.

Attilio Salemme ONE AGAINST MANY Color screenprint, framed

Attilio Salemme (1911-1955) ONE AGAINST MANY Color screenprint, 1946, signed in ink, dated and titled and numbered 88/200 in pencil, with margins, framed. 9 1/2 x 13 5/8 inches; 241 x 346 mm. Sheet 10 5/8 x 18 inches; 270 x 457 mm. C 

ATTILIO SALEMME (1911-1955). The End of the Game. Signed and dated ''Attilio Salemme 46' (lower right). Oil on canvas. 16 x 30 in. Painted in 1946.

ATTILIO SALEMME (1911-1955). The End of the Game. Signed and dated ''Attilio Salemme 46' (lower right). Oil on canvas. 16 x 30 in. Painted in 1946.

ATTILIO SALEMME, American (1911-1955), Abstract Figures, oil on canvas, signed "Attilio Salemme" and dated "51" lower right., 15 x 2...

ATTILIO SALEMME American (1911-1955) Abstract Figures oil on canvas, signed "Attilio Salemme" and dated "51" lower right. 15 x 21 inches Provenance: Private Collection, New York, New York. Other Notes: Tags: Painting / Paintings, Modern / Contemporary, Abstract

Attilio Salemme, drawing

Attilio Salemme (American, 1911-1955), "In the Balance", 1952, ink on paper, mixed technique, signed "Attillio Salemme '52", lower right, 11"h x 8.75"w, matted and framed

ATTILIO SALEMME (1911-1955): ONE AGAINST MANY

ATTILIO SALEMME (1911-1955): ONE AGAINST MANY Screenprint in colors on wove paper, 1946, with margins, titled, dated and numbered 56/200 in pencil. 10 1/4 x 14 in. (sight), 17 x 21 in. (frame).

ATTILIO SALEMME (1911-1955, American)

Ink and watercolor on paper, 13" x 9", signed and dated 44', good condition.

Attilio Salemme Untitled

Attilio Salemme (American, 1911-1955) "Untitled," c. 1945, watercolor and pencil, 10.5" x 13.5", signed lower right, framed

Attilio Salemme Untitled group

Attilio Salemme (American, 1911-1955) "Untitled," c. 1945, group of two watercolors with pencil, 7.25" x 10.25", each signed lower right, framed

Salemme, Attilio, 1911-1955, New York, Abstract Compositions. Watercolor & Pencil on Paper.

Salemme, Attilio, 1911-1955, New York, Abstract Compositions. Watercolor & Pencil on Paper. Both signed "Attilio Salemme" in lower right. Both feature 4 figures. Both sight measure "7.5" x 10.5" Overall measurements 13" x 17"

Attilio Salemme (American, 1911-1955)

Attilio Salemme (American, 1911-1955), "Abstract Figures", watercolor and pencil on board, signed lower right, sight 7 1/2 in. x 9 1/2 in., framed

Attllio Salemme Watercolor and pencil on board

Attllio Salemme. Untitled II. Signed "Attlio Salemme" l.r.

Attilio Salemme Watercolor and pencil on board

Attilio Salemme. Untitled I. Signed "Attilio Salemme" l.r.

ATTILIO SALEMME (1911-1955): INTERSECTION OF A DREAM

Oil on canvas, 14 x 20 in. signed and dated '46.

ATTILIO SALEMME One Against Many.

ATTILIO SALEMME One Against Many. Color screenprint, 1946. 242x346 mm; 9 1/2x13 5/8 inches, full margins. Signed, dated and dedicated in pencil, lower margin.

Attilio Salemme American, 1911-1955 Untitled, 1952

Attilio Salemme American, 1911-1955 Untitled, 1952 Signed Attilio Salemme and dated '52 (lr) Oil on canvas laid to board 11 x 26 inches

Attilio Salemme American, 1911-1955 Untitled, 1952

Attilio Salemme American, 1911-1955 Untitled, 1952 Signed Attilio Salemme and dated '52 (lr) Oil on canvas laid to board 11 x 26 inches

Untitled

Attilio Salemme (American, 1911-1955) Untitled signed and dated 'Attilio Salemme '44' (lower left); signed and dated again 'Attilio Salemme 1944' (on the reverse) oil on canvas 16 x 21 in. (40.6 x 53.3 cm.) Painted in 1944.

ATTILO SALEMME After The Bath.

ATTILO SALEMME After The Bath. Linoleum cut on soft Japan paper, 1950. 180x290 mm; 7 1/8x11 1/2 inches, full margins. Signed, titled, dated and numbered 4/10 in pencil, lower margin. A very good impression of this scarce, Surrealist print.

Attilio Salemme American, 1911-1955 Abstract Figures

Attilio Salemme American, 1911-1955 Abstract Figures Signed and dated 1951 (lr) Oil on canvas 15 x 21 inches

Attilio Salemme

untitled USA, c. 1950

Attilio Salemme (American, 1911-1955)

A figure seated in an interior signed and dated 'Attilio Salemme '49' (lower right) oil on canvas 20 x 13 in. (50.8 x 33 cm.)

Attilio Salemme (American, 1911-1955)

A figure seated in an interior signed and dated 'Attilio Salemme '49' (lower right) oil on canvas 20 x 13 in. (50.8 x 33 cm.)

SALEMME, ATTILIO

Pen and ink drawing, Vertical composition. Signed and dated '44, lower right. 9 1/4 x 12." (1911-1955). Foxing lower right.

SALEMME, ATTILIO

Watercolor on paper, Still Life with Bottles and Lemons. Signed lower right. 17 1/2 x 22 1/2." (1911-1955).

Attilio Salemme

Attilio Salemme (American, 1911-1955), "Time of Inspection", c. 1944; watercolor and ink/paper, 8.5" x 12.5", dated and signed; label on verso with artist's address. Salemme had one-man exhibitions at the Passedoit Gallery, Saidenberg Gallery, Grace Borgenicht Gallery, and the Duveen-Graham Gallery. His work is in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, Brooklyn Museum, Whitney Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the De Cordova Museum. There was a large retrospective exhibit at Boston's Institute of Contemporary Art in 1959.

Attilio Salemme

American, 1911-1955 POWER OF ELEGANCE Signed and dated Attilio Salemme '44 (lr) Watercolor and ink 10 x 13 3/4 inches Provenance: William Zierler, New York Exhibited: New York, The Museum of Modern Art, New Watercolors and Gouaches, 1946 San Francisco Museum of Art, 1947

Attilio Salemme

American, 1911-1955 POWER OF ELEGANCE Signed and dated Attilio Salemme '44 (lr) Watercolor and ink 10 x 13 3/4 inches Provenance: William Zierler, New York Exhibited: New York, The Museum of Modern Art, New Watercolors and Gouaches, 1946 San Francisco Museum of Art, 1947

Attilio Salemme

sketch for mural

Attilio Salemme American, 1911-1955 RECEPTION LINE

Attilio Salemme (American, 1911-1955), "Study for Frontier of the Intangible Realities", c.1954;

drawing, 10" x 8.5", signed. Salemme had one-man exhibitions at the Passedoit Gallery, Saidenberg Gallery, Grace Borgenicht Gallery, and the Duveen-Graham Gallery. His work is in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, Brooklyn Museum, Whitney Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the De Cordova Museum. There was a large retrospective exhibit at Boston's Institute of Contemporary Art in 1959.

Attilio Salemme (American, 1911-1955), "Prelude to Nirvana", c.1954; oil/canvas, 52" x 80", signed,

titled, dated. Salemme had one-man exhibitions at the Passedoit Gallery, Saidenberg Gallery, Grace Borgenicht Gallery, and the Duveen-Graham Gallery. His work is in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, Brooklyn Museum, Whitney Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the De Cordova Museum. There was a large retrospective exhibit at Boston's Institute of Contemporary Art in 1959.