Fausto Melotti
Gallo , 1948 (Executed)
Lot #30 |
2023-04-20 |
Sotheby's, Milan
Contemporary Auction
Category:
Sculpture
Estimate:
EUR 40,000 - 60,000 (currency of sale)
USD 43,240 - 64,860 (approx.)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Sotheby's
Auction number: MIOL42
Auction name: Contemporary Auction
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: Milan
Start date: 2023-04-20
Currency: EUR
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Lot Description
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Genre: Contemporary Art
Department: Sculpture & 3D Art
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Year notes: Executed in 1948.
Provenance
O. Santagata Collection Galleria Michela Cattai, Milan Acquired from the above by the previous owner (Ivi acquistato dal precedente proprietario) Thence by descent to the present owner in 2022 (Ivi acquisito dall'attuale proprietario nel 2022)
Exhibited
Rovereto, Mart, Museo di Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Trento e Rovereto, Fausto Melotti, L'opera in ceramica , 2003, p. 100, n. 6, illustrated in colour
Catalog summary
Fausto Melotti 1901 - 1986 Gallo signed under and on the side of the base polychrome enameled ceramic Executed in circa 1948 This work is registered in the Fondazione Fausto Melotti, Milan, under no. 1948 12. (firmato sotto e sul lato della base ceramica smaltata policroma Eseguito nel 1948 circa L'opera è registrata presso la Fondazione Fausto Melotti, Milano, con il n. 1948 12.) cm 88,8x37x24,3; inches 34.96 by 14.56 by 9.56 Provenance O. Santagata Collection Galleria Michela Cattai, Milan Acquired from the above by the previous owner (Ivi acquistato dal precedente proprietario) Thence by descent to the present owner in 2022 (Ivi acquisito dall'attuale proprietario nel 2022) Exhibited Rovereto, Mart, Museo di Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Trento e Rovereto, Fausto Melotti, L'opera in ceramica , 2003, p. 100, n. 6, illustrated in colour