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(updated Mon Aug 13 20:25:33 2012 E.S.T.)

Auction Lot No. 212

Bidding:
MELOTTI, FAUSTO Italian, 1901 - 1986
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    "Deux Spirales et les Fenetres ovale (Two Spirals with oval Windows)"
    screenprint after a drawing, , 1934, , signed and numbered 14/150 , Screenprinted by Franco Sciardelli, Milan and issued in the portfolio abstraction, création, art non figuratif 1932 - 1936 published by Paul Nemours, Paris, 1973

  • Condition:In very fine condition on hand-made paper with full margins.
  • Sheet: 84.5 x 66.0 cm - (33¼ x 26 inches)
  • Framing: Sold unframed
  • Note: The group Abstraction Création was formed in Paris in 1931; Auguste Herbin was its president and George Vantongerloo vice president; other members of the board of directors were Jean Arp, Albert Gleizes, Frantisek Kupka and George Valmier. Artists from all over the world were invited to join and send illustrations of their work to be included in the five yearbooks issued between 1932 and 1938 (in black and white). These books are now very rare collectors' items and the 1973 portfolio, in large format and full colour shows the wide perspective of abstract art in the 1930s.
Estimates*
US $
Euro
UK pound
Swiss Fr
50-100
41.5-83
34-68
49-98

* Estimates do not include 25% buyer's premium (see Terms and Conditions). NR means no reserve (minimum bid $50 unless otherwise posted). Estimates in other currencies based on conversion rates of Euro: 0.83 , British Pound 0.68, Swiss Fr 0.98. All conversion values are approximate with the final cost determined in dollars.
workcode: mf-1131e-10