An appointment of international relevance for modern and contemporary art, with results exceeding € 5.7 million, 91% of lots sold and a 181% increase on starting prices.
Three auction sessions with intense and tight-knit bidding clearly demonstrate the strong appeal of a selection which, since the catalogue launch, has garnered over 10,000 digital reads and more than 110,000 online views from 25,000 connected users.
Tancredi Parmeggiani's extraordinary "Untitled" from 1959 (sold for € 252,000) was at the forefront, followed by Giorgio de Chirico's iconic "Piazza d’Italia" from the 1960s (sold for € 226,800), and Carla Accardi's rare experimentation on sicofoil “Marrone” from 1972 (sold for € 189,000).
Lot 23
Tancredi, "Untitled" 1959, oil on canvas, cm 100x80.
Sold € 252,000
Lot 18
Giorgio de Chirico, "Piazza d'Italia", fine anni '60, oil on canvas, cm 40x50.
Sold € 226,800
Lot 124
Carla Accardi, "Marrone", 1972, enamel on sicofoil, cm 92.5x 104.5.
Sold € 189,000
Sculpture also claimed a significant space, thanks to the mythological fascination of Fausto Melotti's beautiful "Kore" from 1954 (sold for € 138,600) and Lynn Chadwick's geometric "Winged Figures II" from 1975 (sold for € 107,100).
Also noteworthy was the appreciation for Carmelo Cappello's "Involuzione del cerchio ” from 1962 (sold for € 25,200), which has joined an important foreign collection.
Lot 84
Fausto Melotti, "Kore", 1954, glazed ceramic, h cm 102.
Sold € 138,600
Lot 81
Lynn Chadwick, "Winged Figures II", 1975, partially polished bronze, cm 47x43x38.
Sold € 107,100
Lot 29
Carmelo Cappello, "Involuzione del cerchio", 1962, steel diam. cm 149; h cm 158 (h cm con base 222) circa.
Sold € 25,200
Also particularly successful were Sergio Lombardo's irreverent portrait "Mao Tze Tung" from 1964 (sold for € 100,800) and William Scott's oil painting "Jar and Plate" from 1971 (sold for € 100,800).
Lot 121
Sergio Lombardo, "Mao Tze Tung", 1964, enamel on canvas, cm 120x120.
Sold € 100,800
Lot 80
William Scott, "Jar and Plate" 1971, oil on canvas, cm 64x64.5, titled and dated 1971 on the reverse.
Sold € 100,800
The early 20th century Italian works brought great satisfaction with Gerardo Dottori's futuristic "Forze Ascensionali" from 1923 (sold for € 81,900) and a world record for Fortunato Depero's rare theater-inspired collage "Donna + rosario" from 1916 (sold for € 80,640) in the paper works category.
Lot 10
Gerardo Dottori, "Forze Ascensionali", 1923, tempera on board, cm 84x60.
Sold € 81,900
Lot 4
Fortunato Depero, "Donna + rosario", 1916, collage of colored papers, cm 49.5x33.5.
Sold € 80,640
*world record for the artist for works on paper