Lot 88: Mario Negri (1916-1987), TUTTA UNA VITA INSIEME (THROUGH ALL OF LIFE TOGETHER), 1976, Bronze; stamped with the artist’s monogram and numbered 3/3 in the cast, titled and numbered 3/3 to the accompanying copy of the original gallery receipt dated

MARIO NEGRI (1916-1987), ITALIANTUTTA UNA VITA INSIEME (THROUGH ALL OF LIFE TOGETHER), 1976Bronze; stamped with the artist’s monogram and numbered 3/3 in the cast, titled and numbered 3/3 to the accompanying copy of the original gallery receipt dated July 28th, 198044.5 x 27.6 x 23.6 in — 113 x 70 x 60 cmProvenance:Galerie Dominion Gallery, Montreal, Inventory No. H6376 acquired directly from the artist, (with the recorded date of 1975-1976 in Max Stern’s Dominion Gallery Inventory book);From whom purchased by a prominent Private Collection, Calgary & Toronto, on July 28th, 1980 together with a copy of the original receipt, invoice No. 13554 and with a copy of Max Stern’s Certificate (the owner and director of the Dominion Gallery), dated September 27th, 1980 accompanied by a colour photographic copy of the bronze shown in a garden setting;Private Collection, TorontoExhibited:Tutta Una Vita Insieme was one of a group of 25 large bronzes Negri personally selected for the exhibition “Mario Negri, Opere 1946-1987” held at the Palazzo Te, Mantua from June 7th to July 19th, 1987 and at the Palazzo Salis, Tirano from July 26th to August 30th, 1987. The catalogue of the exhibition held in the National Gallery of Canada, Dominion Gallery Archives has a copy with a manuscript flyleaf inserted into the front of the catalogue written by Max Stern that includes the title of this work: Tutta Una Vita Insieme, the page number (page 48) and the date: 1976 inscribed by Max Stern.Literature:“Mario Negri. Catalog of Sculptures” by Anna Finocchi; introduction by Marco Rosci, editions Bolis, Bergamo 1995, illustrated No. 288;Exhibition catalogue: “Mario Negri Opere 1946-1987”, with Max Stern’s manuscript flyleaf, Cat. No. N0 N388 A4 1987 Note:Tutta Una Vita Insieme, with its heartwarming title in English, Through all of Life Together, has been held in the same private collection for 37 years. It has been on display in several outdoor locations in Canada and the United States, including Calgary, Alberta, Florida and Toronto.Palazzo del Te, was the summer palace and horse farm near Mantua Italy of Duke Federico Gonzaga II. The palace was designed and built by Mannerist artist Gulio Romano, circa 1525-35. Romano executed several fresco murals for the palace celebrating the theme of love. It was considered Federico Gonzaga’s pleasure palace and several of the principal rooms were decorated with erotic murals. Gonzaga built his magnificent palace up from the family stables, away from the prying eyes of Mantua proper. It was a place where he could take his lover for a bit of dalliance.Estimate: $30,000—50,000