

ALBERTO SAVINIO (1891-1952)
Les Captives
Details
ALBERTO SAVINIO (1891-1952)
Les Captives
signed and dated ‘Savinio 1929’ (lower right)
oil on canvas
21 ¹/₄ x 25 ⁵/₈in. (54 x 65cm.)
Painted in 1929
Les Captives
signed and dated ‘Savinio 1929’ (lower right)
oil on canvas
21 ¹/₄ x 25 ⁵/₈in. (54 x 65cm.)
Painted in 1929
Provenance
Jeanne Castel, Paris.
Dino Tega, Milan.
Galleria Narciso, Turin.
Private collection, Italy, by whom acquired from the above in 1963, and thence by descent to the present owner.
Dino Tega, Milan.
Galleria Narciso, Turin.
Private collection, Italy, by whom acquired from the above in 1963, and thence by descent to the present owner.
Literature
G. Bolaffi, Catalogo nazionale Bolaffi d’arte moderna, no. XI, Turin, 1976, p. 213 (illustrated).
Savinio, gli anni di Parigi, dipinti 1927-1932, exh. cat., Palazzo Forti e Galleria dello Scudo, Verona, 1990, p. 200 (illustrated; titled ‘Le Prigioniere’).
P. Vivarelli, Alberto Savinio, Catalogo generale, Milan, 1996, no. 1929 56, p. 85 (illustrated).
Savinio, gli anni di Parigi, dipinti 1927-1932, exh. cat., Palazzo Forti e Galleria dello Scudo, Verona, 1990, p. 200 (illustrated; titled ‘Le Prigioniere’).
P. Vivarelli, Alberto Savinio, Catalogo generale, Milan, 1996, no. 1929 56, p. 85 (illustrated).
Exhibition
Milan, Galleria Levi, Arte contemporanea, Savinio, 25 dipinti dal 1927 al 1931 – Parigi, February 1963, no. 3 (illustrated; titled ‘Le prigioniere’ and with inverted dimensions).
Turin, Galleria Narciso, Savinio, 32 dipinti dal 1927 al 1930 – Parigi, April – March 1963, no. 25 (illustrated; titled ‘Le prigioniere’ and with inverted dimensions).
Florence, Palazzo Strozzi, Arte moderna in Italia, 1915-1935, February – May 1967, no. 1313, p. XLII (titled ‘Le prigioniere’; with inverted dimensions).
L’Aquila, Castello Spagnolo, Alternative attuali 3, Rassegna internazionale d’arte contemporanea, July – September 1968, no. A 18, p. 1.40 (titled ‘Le prigioniere’).
Turin, Galleria Narciso, Savinio, 32 dipinti dal 1927 al 1930 – Parigi, April – March 1963, no. 25 (illustrated; titled ‘Le prigioniere’ and with inverted dimensions).
Florence, Palazzo Strozzi, Arte moderna in Italia, 1915-1935, February – May 1967, no. 1313, p. XLII (titled ‘Le prigioniere’; with inverted dimensions).
L’Aquila, Castello Spagnolo, Alternative attuali 3, Rassegna internazionale d’arte contemporanea, July – September 1968, no. A 18, p. 1.40 (titled ‘Le prigioniere’).
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