LOT DETAILS

Materials:

oil on canvas

Size Notes:

100 x 125,5 cm; 39? x 49? in.

Edition:

Painted in 1917.

Description:

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Markings:

signed A. Magnelli and dated 1917 (lower right); signed MAGNELLI, situated FIRENZE, dated 1917 and titled DEUX TORSES DE FEMMES (on the reverse)

Condition:

Canvas is not lined. There are thin craquelures in places most predominantly in the yellow, light green and white pigments. There are minor paint losses in places and especially one located in the upper right corner. There are fly spots in the pink vertical shape. There are remnants of a varnish located at the extremity of the upper right corner. Examination under UV light reveals no evidence of retouching. This work is in overall very good condition.

Literature:

Blanca Pastor, Alberto Magnelli, Buenos Aires, 1955, no. 4, illustrated p. 4 Murilo Mendes, Alberto Magnelli, Rome, 1964, no. XXXV, illustrated Armando Brissoni, Alberto Magnelli, opere dal 1913 al 1917, Roma, 1970, no. 27, illustrated Jacques Lassaigne, ''Magnelli 1909-1918'', in XXe siècle Nouvelle série, No. 40, June 1973, illustrated p. 25 Anne Maisonnier, Alberto Magnelli, L'Œuvre peint, catalogue raisonné, Paris, 1975, no. 152, illustrated p. 74 __________________________________________________________________________ Blanca Pastor, Alberto Magnelli, Buenos Aires, 1955, no. 4, reproduit p. 4 Murilo Mendes, Alberto Magnelli, Rome, 1964, no. XXXV, reproduit Armando Brissoni, Alberto Magnelli, opere dal 1913 al 1917, Rome, 1970, no. 27, reproduit Jacques Lassaigne, ''Magnelli 1909-1918'', in XXe siècle Nouvelle série, No. 40, juin 1973, reproduit p. 25 Anne Maisonnier, Alberto Magnelli, L'Œuvre peint, catalogue raisonné, Paris, 1975, no. 152, reproduit p. 74

Provenance:

Private collection, London __________________________________________________________________________ Collection particulière, Londres