Sergio Fermariello - Moss New York Tuesday, October 16, 2012 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Lucio Amelio, Naples, 1990
    Private Collection

  • Catalogue Essay

    This untitled work by Sergio Fermariello employs one of the artist’s most favored figural motifs – the warrior – to create a repetitive field condition. This stark contrast of black and white further emphasizes competing readings of figure against void. Through its density and repetition, the use of the violent warrior becomes almost decorative. When paired with the ‘Poly Spot’ vase, this idea becomes more apparent. The painting becomes a wallpapered surface, against which the vase, in camouflage, nearly disappears.

36

Senza Titolo No. 1

1989
Acrylic on panel.
70 7/8 x 86 5/8 in (180 x 220 cm)
Reverse signed ‘S. Fermariello’ and with paper label from Lucio Amelio, Napoli.

Estimate
$8,000 - 12,000 

Sold for $10,000

Moss

16 October 2012
New York