Art (1945-contemporary) > Figurative Painting (70s - contemporary) Salvo (d.i. Salvatore Mangione)
Senza titolo. 1981.
Oil on press board.
Signed and dated on the reverse. 16.6 x 22.5 cm (6.5 x 8.8 in). [AW].
• Salvo, whose real name was Salvatore Mangione, was a painter, photographer and conceptual artist born in Sicily.
• A representative of Italian Arte Povera.
• Landscapes and abandoned civilizations are central themes of his art.
• In 1972 he participated in Documenta 5 in Kassel.
PROVENANCE: Helga and Hans-Jürgen Müller Collection, Cologne/Stuttgart.
Private collection Czech Republic (acquired from the above in 2012).
LITERATURE: Van Ham Kunstauktionen, Cologne, auction 317, November 29, 2012, lot 425 (illu. in color on p. 144).
In good condition, colors in fine impression. Firmly mounted on a wooden frame. The condition report was compiled in daylight with the help of an ultraviolet light and to the best of knowledge.
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