It is a snapshot of great satisfaction that marks the results of the Modern and Contemporary Art sale: over € 5,5 million in total, 92% of lots sold, 155% revaluation on estimates and 3 new world records for the Italian artists Ennio Morlotti, Bruno Munari and Edgardo Mannucci.
Endless bids and a heated competition between bidders from all over the world are the symbolic image of a catalogue that since its publication has catalysed the audience's attention with more than 10,000 digital readings and over 100,000 online views from thousands of active users.
The first success of the sale is by the artist Hans Hartung (€ 252,000), followed by the extraordinary results achieved by the museum piece “Collina a Imbersago (Paesaggio con figure)” by Ennio Morlotti (€ 201,600) and by the rediscovered work “Buccia di Eva” by an unpublished futurist Bruno Munari (€ 176,400).
Lot 68
Hans Hartung,
"T1962-E44" 1962, acrylic and grattage on canvas, 162x100 cm.
Sold € 252,000
Lot 43
Ennio Morlotti,
"Collina a Imbersago (Paesaggio con figure)" 1956, oil on canvas, 207,5x167 cm.
Sold € 201,600
Lot 9
Bruno Munari,
"Buccia di Eva" 1929-30,tempera on canvas, 80x205 cm.
Sold € 176,400
The hammer knock marks the performance of artists such as Paolo Scheggi with "Zone riflesse" (€ 138,600), Renato Guttuso and his monumental work "Il bosco d'amore" (€ 100,800) and rewards, in the context of the early 20th century, the incredible modernity of two masterpieces on paper by Angelo Morbelli: "La sedia vuota" and "Il Natale dei rimasti" - both sold for € 50,400.
Lot 77
Paolo Scheggi,
"Zone riflesse" 1966, red acrylic on three overlapping canvases, 60x80x5 cm.
Sold € 138,600
Lot 104
Renato Guttuso,
"Il bosco d'amore" 1984, oil on canvas, 300x410.5 cm.
Sold € 100,800
Lot 1
Angelo Morbelli,
"La sedia vuota" 1902, conté and pastel on paper, 54.5x79 cm.
Sold € 50,400
Lot 2
Angelo Morbelli,
"Il Natale dei rimasti" 1902, conté and pastel on paper, 53.5x102.5 cm.
Sold € 50,400
Premonitory results of a growing trend are the sculpture "Sole elogio del 3" by Giò Pomodoro (€ 37,800), the painting "Black City New York" by William Congdon (€ 35,280) and the record of the labyrinthine "Spirale" by the sculptor Edgardo Mannucci (€ 18,900).
Lot 45
Giò Pomodoro,
"Sole elogio del 3" 1973, bronze, 55x45x35 cm.
Sold € 37,800
Lot 70
William Congdon,
"Black City New York" 1949, oil on board, 75.5x114.5 cm.
Sold € 35,280
Lot 72
Edgardo Mannucci,
"Spirale" 1973-74, gilded copper foil, copper tube, glass, on marble base, 156x50x50 cm.
Sold € 18,900