Description:
Roberto Marcello Iras Baldessari (Italian, 1894-1965)
Still Life
Initialed "R.M.B" l.l., with a stamp from Galleria Gissi, Turin, applied to the frame backing.
Pencil on thick paper, 11 x 18 3/4 in. (27.8 x 47.7 cm),framed.
Condition: Toning, dog-ear creases to corners, scattered stains and fox marks, small nicks and crimps to edges.
Provenance: Galleria Gissi, Turin, to the current private collection, circa 1960.
N.B. Likely a study for a 1917 still life painting (private collection),Baldessari completed this drawing at the height of his invlovment with Italian Futurism.
This work will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné of the artist's work in preparation by Maurizio Scudiero. We would like to thank Dott. Scudiero for his kind assistance with cataloguing the drawing and providing the date of circa 1917 for the work.
Estimate $5,000-10,000
Framed dimensions: 13 x 20 3/4 in.
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