Live Auction 10171Eyes Wide Open: An Italian Vision
Piero Manzoni (1933-1963)
Lot 4

Piero Manzoni (1933-1963)

Achrome

Closed11 February 2014

Price Realised

GBP 506,500

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Piero Manzoni (1933-1963)
Achrome
synthetic fibre
including artist's frame: 17¾ x 17.7/8 x 4.7/8in. (45 x 45.6 x 12.5cm.)
Executed circa 1961

Valeria Manzoni, Milan.
Michele Sgaramella Collection, Milan.
Studio Casoli, Milan.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.

Specialist note

An extremely beautiful Achrome, in the form of fibreglass on a red velvet background, with its rebellious curls gathered up and arranged by Manzoni: it seems to live a life of its own, that of the pure material chosen by the artist. A work that seduces you with the brilliance of its white, with a sort of mystery that it seems to conceal within, even if you know that for the artist it is exactly what you are looking at: an Achrome in fibreglass. A highly respectable pedigree completes the description, and makes it an important piece for your collection.