Lot Essay
This work is registerd in the Archivio Mario Merz, Turin.
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La Stella del Mattino
Details
Mario Merz (1925-2003)
La Stella del Mattino
acrylic, charcoal and neon on canvas and enamel on rocks
94½ x 105½in. (240 x 268cm.)
Executed in 1983-84
La Stella del Mattino
acrylic, charcoal and neon on canvas and enamel on rocks
94½ x 105½in. (240 x 268cm.)
Executed in 1983-84
Provenance
Acquired by the present owner in November 1985.
Literature
J. Silverthorne, 'Mario Merz's Future of an Illustion' in Parkett, no. 15, 1988 (illustrated in colour, p. 67).
Mario Merz, exh. cat., Buenos Aires, Fundación Proa, 2003 (illustrated in colour, p.52).
Mario Merz, exh. cat., Buenos Aires, Fundación Proa, 2003 (illustrated in colour, p.52).
Exhibited
Buffalo, Albright-Knox Gallery, Mario Merz - Paintings and Constructions and Drawings, January-March 1984.
New York, P.S.1/Institue for Art and Urban Resources, The Knot Arte Povera at P.S.1, October-December 1985.
New York, P.S.1/Institue for Art and Urban Resources, The Knot Arte Povera at P.S.1, October-December 1985.
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 15% on the buyer's premium