Live Auction 6248The Italian Sale
Francesca Leone (b. 1964)
Lot 113

Francesca Leone (b. 1964)

Volto (Aung San Suu Kyi)

Closed11 October 2012

Price Realised

GBP 12,500

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Francesca Leone (b. 1964)
Volto (Aung San Suu Kyi)
signed, titled and dated 'Volto A.S.S.K. 2009 Leone' (on the reverse)
oil and bitumen on canvas
78¾ x 39 3/8in. (200 x 100cm.)
Executed in 2009

Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner.

Specialist note

'The painting is at the same time sharply defined and yet elusive, solid but yet ethereal, disconcerting and yet majestic. One would infer the artistic approach of a fearless character that treats reality with candor and respect for everything but by reinterpreting all renders it personal' (Claudio Strinati, 'Close-up', in V. Sgarbi, Francesca Leone, exh. cat., Venezia, 54th Esposizione Internazionale D'Arte Biennale di Venezia, Rome, May 2011, p.78)