Live Auction 775920th Century Decorative Art & Design
Christie’s roundel
Lot 34

GIO PONTI (1891-1975)

MASKS, DRAWING, 1942

Closed27 October 2009

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GBP 4,375

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GIO PONTI (1891-1975)
MASKS, DRAWING, 1942
pencil on paper, later framed and glazed
17¾ in. (19.5 cm.) x 16½ in. (16.5 cm.) approx. excluding frame
signed in pencil Ponti 42

Specialist note

These designs are related to a series of sketches, composed of 'talking faces and talking hands', created for Luigi Pirandello's 'Henry IV' screenplay, 1940.