Live Auction 7655Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale (Afternoon Session)
Francesco Vezzoli (b. 1971)
Lot 478

Francesco Vezzoli (b. 1971)

An Embroidery Tris

Closed7 February 2008

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GBP 96,500

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Francesco Vezzoli (b. 1971)
An Embroidery Tris
signed 'Francesco Vezzoli' (on the reverse of embroidery no. 1); titled 'An enbroidery tris' (on the reverse of each embroidery)
triptych: laserprint on canvas with metallic embroidery
each: 16½ x 11 7/8in. (42 x 30cm.)
Executed in 1999 (3)

Galleria Gio Marconi, Milan.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.

Specialist note

This is one of the first artworks dedicated by Francesco Vezzoli to the divas of Italian Cinema, caught in the act of doing needlework, in this case from Luchino Visconti's movies. The work is related to the artist's first video project "An Embroidered Trilogy".
This triptych features Maria Schell (from "White Nights - Le Notti Bianche"), Rina Morelli and Lucilla Morlacchi (both from "The Leopard - Il Gattopardo").