Salvatore Scarpitta - 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale London Friday, March 8, 2024 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Collection of Lola Scarpitta, Los Angeles
    Collection of Stella Scarpitta Cartaino, New York
    Private Collection, New York
    Acquired from the above by the present owner

  • Literature

    Luigi Sansone, Salvatore Scarpitta: Catalogue Raisonné, Milan, 2005, no. 244, p. 172 (illustrated)

135

Tête de Nègre

signed, titled, dated and dedicated 'S. Scarpitta S. Scarpitta - 1959 - Tête de Nègre - a Lola mia tuo papà' on the reverse
canvas and mixed media on panel
57.8 x 76.2 cm (22 3/4 x 30 in.)
Executed in 1959.

Estimate
£80,000 - 100,000 ‡♠

Sold for £76,200

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Simon Tovey
Specialist, Associate Director, Head of Day Sale
+44 7502 428 688
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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

London Auction 8 March 2024