We announce our next 12th International Contemporary Art Auction
The 12th international contemporary art auction includes many important international movements through representative works.
Enrico Castellani is present with a protruding shaped acrylic on canvas, White Surface, 1994, 34x47, 5 cm on panel 50x50 cm, published in the catalogue 15 White Surfaces of Enrico Castellani, edited by Mario Luzi, Rex, year 1994; starting price of 22,000 Euros.
For Group 1, Giuseppe Uncini is present with two of his works. There is an important and significant Spaziocemento (cement-space) no.48, year 1996, cement and iron, 142x130 cm, this work of art has been exhibited and published at major events dedicated to Uncini, such as Uscita di Sicurezza (emergency exit), edited by Annamaria Maggi, cat., year 1996, Fumagalli Gallery, Stefano Fumagalli Edition, Bergamo; L’immaginaria misura (The imaginary measure), edited by Bruno Cora, Palazzo Fabroni, Pistoia, year 2000, Edizioni Gli Ori; in addition to Stadtische Kunsthalle Mannheim, year 2001; starting price of 49,000 Euros. "In 1993, back on the wall, Uncini began a successful creative period that it has extended until nowadays. As in Reinforced concrete of '1959, in Spazicemento (cement-space) matter becomes the protagonist, though not offensive, as then, however, bears traces of work process. However, if Reinforced concrete were "self meaning objects ", the forms of concrete cut in an irregular shape, illusionistically, now playing against the bottom surface, the wall itself framed in an open and dynamic by iron rods. The dialogue between the project and gesture, and painting and structure, it is resumed and prospect fertile endings. Adachiara Zevi, in "Architecture", No. 507, January 1998. Among Uncini works we point out the Ferrocement on paper dated 1962, this is the first year of performance for this types of work, 70x50 cm, starting price of 8,500 Euros.
It is very strong the presence of great abstract / informal artists.
Syllabique is highly representative among the works of Piero Dorazio, collage canvas, oil on canvas, size 130x60 cm, made in 1972, exhibited in 1973 at Marlborough Fine Art Gallery of London and published at Volpe-Orlandini Gallery, Venice, year 1977. It is a very high quality piece of art, starting price of 65,000 Euros.
Two paintings by Emilio Vedova: an oil on canvas, Tracce di Diario '95-12 (Traces of a Diary '95-12) of 1996, 30.2 x 20 cm, starting price of 18,500 Euros and an oil on cardboard, 31x20 cm, 1960 starting price of 26, 000 Euros.
The gouache on canvas paper by Afro, 24x30 cm, of 1962, starting price of 10 000 Euros; it has a very low starting price for Giuseppe Capogrossi with his Superficie CP (Surface CP) of 1962/63 performed with marker pens on Fabriano paper, 23x33 cm and published in the Capogrossi catalogue, gouache-collage-drawings, ed. Electa, Milan, year 1981, at the price of 6,500 Euros.
There is no lack of Santomaso works, Turcato, Crippa, and Scanavino.
Wonderful is the Karel Appel, amongst the founder of the CoBrA group, oil on canvas, year 1969, 64x50 cm; starting price of 42,000 Euros.
Also present two post-war greatest artists from Paris school of painting: Gerard Schneider with The Opus 89 L, 1977, acrylic on canvas, 89.5 x116 cm, starting price of 35,000 Euros; double authentic, Lorenzelli Gallery (MI) and Lois Schneider, Hans Hartung with P1974-25, acrylic and pastel on cardboard applied on panel, 52.5 x75 cm, published in Hans Hartung, edited by Roberto Bigi and Maurizio Calvesi, ed. Skira, 2005, at the same time of Hans Hartung exhibition at the Cafiso Gallery, Milan, 2005/2006; starting price 37,000 Euros.
The European actionist Art is mainly represented by several works of Hermann Nitsch among which we point out Action, mixed technique on canvas, 116x287 cm, 1977/1984; starting price 38,000 Euros.
Gutai actionism is also strongly represented.
Very expressive is Bright Yellow by Kazuo Shiraga,1986 Oil on canvas, 91x73 cm; starting price of 46,000 Euros; a rare work of the Gutai founder, Jiro Yoshihara with a piece of work of 1956, Oil on canvas, 52x45 cm; starting price of 12,500 Euros, several works of Yasuo Sumi, among which we point out the large canvas Work 06, 2005, 129x81 cm, starting price of 7,000 Euros; very representative the greatCrash Bottle by Shozo Shimamoto, approx. 120x150 cm, starting price of 23,000 Euros. Motonari Nohara and Loco are present for Au Group.
From USA, Paul Jenkins with a watercolour work, 1967, 57x77 cm taken from Martha Jackson Gallery, New York and the California Oakland Museum Collection starting price of 7,500 Euros.
Very significant of Nouveaux Realism is the splendid work by Raymond Hains, decollage on galvanized metal, 101x100 cm, 1975; starting price 33,500 Euros.
Above all among the kinetic works we have the Master of the Optical Art, Victor Vasarely, with an acrylic on canvas, 58x58 cm, Axo - New York, 1972, starting price of 52,000 Euros.
For the contemporary artists stands the work of Damien Hirst, high quality, Untitled (Spin Drawing), 2003, pastel, ink, acrylic, wax, glitter, marker, felt pen on paper, 55.9 cm x76, 2; starting price 38,000 Euros; Luigi Ontani, watercolour and collage on cardboard, 1990, 80x80 cm, starting price of 10, 000 Euros; an oil painting by Piero Pizzi Cannella, 1999, 80x60 cm, starting price of 7000 Euros; the great work of the eighties by Gianni Dessì.
Various and excellent the collection of Chinese contemporary art works: Ma Liuming, Painting No 41, 2005, oil on canvas, 200x150 cm; Song Yonghong, Li Dafang, Ruotao Xu, Tang Guo, Luo Brothers, Xiang Liqing and remaining in the Far East, Herawan with a large painting.
Well represented the Street Art with Guy Denning, Pink Lady, with a historical work of 1989, 71x132 cm, from 5,200 Euros and Crash, the graffiti of James Brown, we mainly point out a graffiti on canvas, 115x115 cm, 1987, starting price of 7,000 Euros.
Among the contemporary’s avant-garde artists, the young Nick Mauss, with two works 33x44 cm, starting price of 2,900 Euros each, Stella Vine and many others.
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