Germann Auctionhouse Zurich
Important Paintings, Sculptures, Watercolors and Drawings
Tuesday, 24 June 2003, 08:00 pm

Italo Valenti, Fiesta, 1968

Lot 126

Italo Valenti, 1912-1995 (CH)

Fiesta, 1968

Oil on chipboard mounted on canvas.
H 220 mm W 270 mm.

CHF4'500 / 5'000
EUR3'900 / 4'300
USD4'800 / 5'400

Hammer Price: CHF 4'800

Annotation:

Verso signed by Anne Valenti, dated and inscribed: No. 165.
Provenance: Alfred Andersch, Berzona.
Literature: Carlo Carena, Stefano Pult. Italo Valenti. Catalogo ragionato dei dipinti. Milano, Skira, 1998. No. D684 (illustration).
Annotation: Since the original frame with the signature of Italo Valenti is no longer availabe, Anne Valenti (the wife of the artist) ordered an identical frame and she verso inscribed it herself.