LOT DETAILS

Materials:

oil, graphite and glue on canvas

Measurements:

80.51 in. (204.50 cm.) (height) by 31.30 in. (79.50 cm.) (width)

Markings:

titled 'CARO VIETNAM' (lower centre); signed and dated 'Novelli 68' (lower right)

Exhibited:

Rome, Marlborough Galleria d'Arte, Gastone Novelli, 1970, no. 2 (illustrated, unpaged). New York, Museum of Modern Art, Gastone Novelli, 1972. Turin, Galleria Civica d'Arte Moderna, Gastone Novelli, 1972 (illustrated, p. 28).

Literature:

XXXIV Biennale Internazionale d'Arte, exh. cat., Venice, Giardini di Castello, 1968, no. 9 (illustrated, p. 38). G. Baratta, Gastone Novelli, exh. cat., Turin, Galleria Civica d'Arte Moderna, 1972, (illustrated, p. 28). G. Ballo, 22 Fiorino. Biennale Internazionale d'Arte. Aspetti dell'arte fantastica oggi, exh. cat., Florence, Forte di Belvedere, 1975, (illustrated, unpaged). Z. Birolli, Novelli, Milano 1976, no. 536 (illustrated, p. 274). Venezia 1948-1986: la scena dell'arte. Fotografie da Archivio Arte Fondazione Modena, exh. cat., Venice, Collezione Peggy Guggenheim, 2006 (detail illustrated in colour, p. 206).

Provenance:

Marlborough Galleria d'Arte, Rome. Acquired from the above by the previous owner and thence by descent to the present owner.