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| Image | Last Sale Date | Title | Edition No. | Last Sale | Last Sale Auction House | Last Sale Location | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 2021 | Il dolce far niente | 4 | Sotheby's | Milan | |||
Works on Paper
10100 x 28400 x 350 cm (3976.38 x 11181.1 x 137.8 in)
black ballpoint pen on paper, four elements
signed, titled, inscribed 4 FOGLI INSEPARABILI and dated 1975 on the reverse of the first element; signed, inscribed DOLCE / NON SEPARABILI on the reverse of the second element; signed and inscribed FAR on the reverse of the third element; signed and inscribed NIENTE on the reverse of the fourth element
The Artist
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1976 (Ivi acquistato dall'attuale proprietario nel 1976)
Frankfurt am Main, MMK Museum für Moderne Kunst , Alighiero Boetti, Mettere al mondo il mondo , 1998, p. 331 (dated 1977 )
Naples, MADRE Museo d'Arte Contemporanea Donnaregina, Alighiero & Boetti, Mettere all'arte il mondo 1993-1962 , 2009, p. 104, illustrated
Jean-Christophe Ammann, Alighiero Boetti, Catalogo generale, Tomo secondo , Milan 2012, p. 182, n. 683, illustrated in colour
Alighiero Boetti
1940-1994
Il dolce far niente
signed, titled, inscribed 4 FOGLI INSEPARABILI and dated 1975 on the reverse of the first element; signed, inscribed DOLCE / NON SEPARABILI on the reverse of the second element; signed and inscribed FAR on the reverse of the third element; signed and inscribed NIENTE on the reverse of the fourth element
black ballpoint pen on paper, four elements
The work is registered in the Archivio Alighiero Boetti, Rome.
(firmato, intitolato, iscritto 4 FOGLI INSEPARABILI e datato 1975 sul retro del primo elemento; firmato, iscritto DOLCE / NON SEPARABILI sul retro del secondo elemento; firmato e iscritto FAR sul retro del terzo elemento; firmato e iscritto NIENTE sul retro del quarto elemento
penna biro nera su carta, quattro elementi
Opera registrata presso l'Archivio Alighiero Boetti, Roma.)
cm 100x70 ciascun elemento, cm 100x280 misure complessive; inches 39.27 by 27.56 each, inches 39.27 by 110.24 overall
Framed: cm 101x71x3,5 ciascun elemento, cm 101x284x3,5 misure complessive; inches 39.76 by 27.95 by 1.38 each; inches 39.76 by 111.81 by 1.38 overall
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