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Lot 50: Giovanni Anselmo (b. 1934)

Est: £70,000 GBP - £100,000 GBPSold:
Christie'sLondon, United KingdomFebruary 11, 2014

Item Overview

Description

Giovanni Anselmo (b. 1934) ><i>Verso su<i>d in basso, verso nord in alto >stone, compass and projector<br>granite, magnetic compass, glass and incision on the wall >granite element: 27¼ x 42.38 x 6.7/8in. (69 x 107.7 x 17.5cm.) >Executed in 1988<br> >This work is accompanied by a photo-certificate signed by the artist.<br>

Artist or Maker

Exhibited

Turin, Galleria Christian Stein, Giovanni Anselmo. Il colore mentre solleva la pietra, la pietra mentre solleva il colore verso Sud in basso e verso Nord in alto, 1988. >Lyon, Musée d'Art Contemporain, Giovanni Anselmo, 1989, no. 96.

Literature

La collection Christian Stein, un regard sur l'art italien, exh. cat., Villeurbanne, Le Nouveau Musée-Institut d'Art Contemporain, 1992 (illustrated, p. 95). >Collezione Christian Stein. Una storia dell'arte italiana, exh. cat., Valencia, IVAM Institut Valencià d'Art Modern, 2010-2011 (installation view illustrated in colour, p. 297).

Provenance

Galleria Christian Stein, Milan.

Auction Details

Eyes Wide Open: An Italian Vision

by
Christie's
February 11, 2014, 12:00 AM GMT

8 King Street, St. James's, London, LDN, SW1Y 6QT, UK