Live Auction 7858Impressionist/Modern Works on Paper
Giorgio de Chirico (1888-1978)
Lot 197 Throughout his career, Giorgio de Chirico was involved in at least twenty-three productions of opera, ballet and theatre. In 1971 he was commissioned to design the costumes and set for a production of Gluck's opera Orfeo, and the following works are preparations for this project.

Giorgio de Chirico (1888-1978)

Bozzetto per l'opera Orfeo di Gluck: Il tripode

Closed24 June 2010

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Giorgio de Chirico (1888-1978)
Bozzetto per l'opera Orfeo di Gluck: Il tripode
signed 'g.de Chirico' (lower right)
gouache, watercolour, brush and ink and pencil on card
13 3/8 x 9¼ in. (34 x 23.5 cm.)
Executed in 1971

Galleria Alexander Iolas, Milan (with their stamp on the reverse).
Acquired from the above by the previous owner in the early 1970s.