LOT DETAILS

Materials:

kaolin on canvas

Measurements:

27.56 in. (70.00 cm.) (height) by 19.69 in. (50.00 cm.) (width)

Markings:

signed and variously inscribed on the reverse

Literature:

Germano Celant, Piero Manzoni, Milan 1975, p.146, no. 89 cg, illustrated; Freddy Battino and Luca Palazzoli, Piero Manzoni Catalogo Ragionato, Milan 1991, p. 270, no. 328, illustrated; Germano Celant, Piero Manzoni Catalogo Generale, Vol. II, Milan 2004, p. 432, no. 257, illustrated

Provenance:

Galerie Mathias Fels, Paris; Galleria Notizie, Turin; Sale: Finarte, Milan, Arte Contemporanea, 1973; Marinella Pirelli Collection, Varese; Sale: Sotheby's, London, 20th Century Italian Art, 16 October 2006, Lot 29; Acquired directly from the above by the present owner