Alberto Burri - Evening & Day Editions London Wednesday, January 21, 2015 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Galleria 2RC, Rome
    Acquired from the above by the present owner

  • Literature

    Maurizio Calvesi & Chiara Sarteanesi pp. 142 and 152-153
    2RC Editions p. 53
    Big Prints from Rome, exh. cat. Museum of Modern Art, Toyama, Japan, no. 11 (another example illustrated p. 36)
    Collezione Burri, Fondazione Palazzo Albizzini, Città di Castello, Italy, no. 194 (another example illustrated p. 166)

PROPERTY OF AN IMPORTANT ITALIAN COLLECTOR

30

Grande Bianco e Nero

1981
Etching and embossing with screenprint, on Fabriano paper, the full sheet,
I. 90.7 x 221 cm (35 3/4 x 87 in.)
S. 118.3 x 221 cm (46 5/8 x 87 in.)

signed and numbered 4/26 in pencil (there were also 5 artist's proofs in Roman numerals), published by 2RC Editions, Rome (with their blindstamp), contained in the original light wooden frame specified by the artist.

Estimate
£15,000 - 20,000 

Sold for £22,500

Contact Specialist
Robert Kennan
Head of Sale, Editions
London
+44 207 318 4075

Evening & Day Editions

London Auction 22 January 2015 2pm & 6pm