On 29 and 30 November 2022, Il Ponte's long-awaited appointment with the Modern and Contemporary Art
returns with a catalogue rich in proposals by national and international artists as well as competitive starting estimates. A first and significant space belongs to the great protagonists of the early 20th-century Italian painting, in which two works from the prestigious exhibition curriculum stand out: the “Contemplazione (Tramonto)” by Scipione from 1928 (lot 15, estimate € 25,000 - 35,000) and the museum oil by Fausto Pirandello from 1939, exhibited at the 22nd International Exhibition of Venice (lot 19, estimate € 50,000 - 70,000). These are followed by Giorgio de Chirico's enigmatic metaphysical oil entitled “I bagni misteriosi” from 1960 ca. (lot 25, estimate € 80,000 - 120,000).
Two historically very important finds by Ottone Rosai, both executed in 1920 (lot 11, estimate € 10,000 - 15,000; lot 18, € 10,000 - 15,000) are also present in the catalogue.
Lot 15
Scipione, "Contemplazione (Tramonto)", 1928 circa, oil on canvas, cm 47,5x59.
Estimate € 25,000 - 35,000
Lot 19
Fausto Pirandello, "Bagnanti" ,1939, oil on cardboard, cm 150x224,5.
Estimate € 50,000 - 70,000
Lot 25
Giorgio de Chirico, "I bagni misteriosi", 1960 circa, oil on canvas board, cm 49,8x40,1.
This work is accompanied by a certificate of autenticity on photography issued by the
Fondazione Giorgio and Isa de Chirico, Rome, with the n. 011/04/22.
Estimate € 80,000 - 120.000
Innovation, dynamism and chaos, all characterise the section dedicated to Futurism, with the great canvas by Giacomo Balla “Linea di velocità + luce” from 1925 (lot 13, estimate € 150,000 - 200,000), a spinning dancer by Fortunato Depero from around 1917 (lot 7, estimate € 30,000 - 50,000), "Donna + Caffè Parigi" by Roberto Marcello Baldessari of 1918-19 (lot 10, estimate € 25,000 - 35,000), an oil by Fillia from 1931 (lot 1, estimate € 6,000 - 8,000) and two paintings by Enrico Prampolini: “Velocissimo” from 1943 and “In volo” from 1942 (lot 6, estimate € 4,000 - 6,000; lot 2, € 4,000 - 6,000).
Also to underline, an exceptional "futurist" Bruno Munari with a work of particular historical interest "Auto in corsa" made in 1930-1935 (lot 8, estimate € 30,000 - 40,000).
Lot 13
Giacomo Balla, "Linea di velocità + luce", 1925, oil on canvas, cm 70x80.
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity
on photography issued by Elena Gigli, Rome, with the n. 1060.
Estimate € 150,000 - 200,000
Lot 7
Fortunato Depero, "Ballerina", 1917 ca, oil on cardboard, cm 54x49.
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by the
Archivio Unico per il Catalogo delle Opere Futuriste di Fortunato Depero, by Maurizio Scudiero, with the n. FD-0585-DIP.
Estimate € 30,000 - 50,000
Lot 10
Roberto Marcello Baldessari, "Donna + Caffè Parigi", 1918-19, oil on cardboard, cm 49,5x63.
Estimate € 25,000 - 35,000
Extraordinary in quality is the collection dedicated to the national and international informal current, retraced through excellences such as the Sam Francis of 1956/1958 (lot 77, estimate € 50,000 - 70,000), "Combustione plastica" by Alberto Burri made in 1961 (lot 80, estimate € 250,000 - 350,000), the 1952 oil on canvas by Hans Hartung from the illustrious provenance of the Beyeler Gallery in Basel (lot 78, estimate € 150,000 - 200,000), Jean Fautrier (lot 81, estimate € 80.000 - 120.000), Antonio Sanfilippo (lot 67, estimate € 15,000 - 20,000) and a large canvas by Carla Accardi from 1963, exhibited at the 1993 Venice Biennale (lot 68, estimate € 100,000 - 150,000).
Lot 77
Sam Francis, "Black, Blue and Yellow (Blue Gouache)", 1956/1958, watercolor, gouache and tempera on paper, cm 35,8x47,3.
This work is registered at the Sam Francis Foundation, Glendale, California, and published on the
Sam Francis Online Catalogue Raisonné Project with the n. SFF5.416 (Francis Archive SF56-094).
Estimate € 50,000 - 70,000
Lot 80
Alberto Burri, "Combustione plastica", 1961, plastic, acrylic, combustion on cardboard, cm 32x31.
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity on photography issued by
the Fondazione Palazzo Albizzini "Collezione Burri", Città di Castello, on 31-05-1993.
Estimate € 250,000 - 350,000
Lot 78
Hans Hartung, "T1952-41", 1952, oil on canvas, cm 55x46.
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity on photography signed by the artist on 8 December 1974.
This work is registered at the Fondation Hans Hartung et Anna-Eva Bergman, Antibes, with n. T1952-41
and will be published in the upcoming Catalogue Raisonné by the Fondation Hans Hartung et Anna-Eva Bergman, Antibes.
Estimate € 150,000 - 200,000
On the top of concrete art is the magnificent "Homage to the Square" by Josef Albers from 1964 (lot 71, estimate € 100,000 - 150,000).
While gazing at the Italian pop art and conceptual art is the nucleus of works from an important Italian private collection, with six works by Alighiero Boetti. We also find a “Linea” by Piero Manzoni (lot 108, estimate € 80,000 - 120,000) and a large landscape by Mario Schifano (lot 96, estimate € 50,000 - 70,000).
Lot 71
Josef Albers, "Homage to the Square", 1964, oil on masonite in its original frame, cm 40,6x40,6.
This work will be included in the Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings by Josef Albers
currently being prepared by the Josef and Anni Albers Foundation under number JAAF 1976.1.36.
Estimate € 100,000 - 150,000
Lot 101
Alighiero Boetti, "La metà e il doppio", 1979, ballpoint pen on paper, cm 100x140 (two elements cm 100x70 each).
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity on photography issued by the Archivio Alighiero Boetti, Rome, with n. 10181.
Estimate € 100,000 - 150,000
Lot 108
Piero Manzoni, "Linea m 4,89", October 1959, ink on paper, cardboard tube h cm 19,5, diam. cm 6.
Titled and dated 10/59. This work is registered at the Fondazione Piero Manzoni, Milan, with the n. 1240C/02.
Estimate € 80,000 - 120,000
Lot 96
Mario Schifano, "Untitled", 1973, enamel on paper laid down on canvas, cm 200x180.
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity on photography
issued by the Archivio Mario Schifano, Rome, with n. 03503170624.
Estimate € 50,000 - 70,000
To find their place of honour in the sculptural production sphere are the "Concetto spaziale" ceramic by Lucio Fontana from ca. 1960-65 (lot 79, estimate € 50,000 - 70,000), two bronzes by Igor Mitoraj (lot 26, estimate € 50,000 - 70,000; lot 39, € 50,000 - 70,000), a marble by Pablo Atchugarry (lot 74, estimate € 30,000 - 40,000), an emblematic cardinal by Giacomo Manzù (lot 35, estimate € 15,000 - 20,000), a museum wood from the 1960s by Mario Ceroli (lot 92, estimate € 20,000 - 30,000) and lastly a very rare totem by Sofu Teshigahara (lot 50, estimate € 4,000 - 6,000), already in the prestigious Palma Bucarelli’s collection.
Lot 79
Lucio Fontana, "Concetto spaziale", 1960-65, colored and glazed ceramic, cm 16,5x29x17,5.
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity on photography issued by
the Lucio Fontana Foundation, Milan, with the n. 2849/1.
Estimate € 50,000 - 70,000
Lot 26
Igor Mitoraj, "Torso alato", 1985, bronze, h cm 184 (torso h cm 83; base h cm 101).
This work is registered at Archivio Mitoraj, Pietrasanta.
Estimate € 50,000 - 70,000
Lot 74
Pablo Atchugarry, "Untitled", 2016, Carrara white marble, cm 63,5x24,5x9,5.
Estimate € 30,000 - 40,000
The work on paper boasts the presence of two "jewels" previously belonged to Magda and Riccardo Jucker: a gouache by Joan Mirò (lot 40, estimate € 35,000 - 50,000) and a drawing by Amedeo Modigliani from around 1914 (lot 41, estimate € 30,000 - 50,000).
The auction will continue on November 30 with the second session which offers over 200 works by national and international artists.
Lot 40
Joan Mirò, "L'oiseau s'envole vers la zone où pousse le duvet sur les collines encerclées d'or", 1952, gouache and ink on paper, cm 32,5x24,5.
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity on photography issued by ADOM, Paris, on 5-10-2022.
Estimate € 35,000 - 50,000
Lot 41
Amedeo Modigliani, "Nudo virile semisdraiato verso destra", 1914 circa,
blue pencil on paper laid down on cardboard, cm 43,8x54,9.
Estimate € 30,000 - 50,000