The International Sale

Live Virtual Auction, 22 October 2024

Evening Sale

Sold for

ZAR 46 900
Lot 158
  • Mimmo Paladino; Tesoro (Treasure)
  • Mimmo Paladino; Tesoro (Treasure)
  • Mimmo Paladino; Tesoro (Treasure)


Lot Estimate
ZAR 40 000 - 60 000
Selling Price
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
ZAR 46 900

About this Item

Italian 1948-
Tesoro (Treasure)

signed, dated 1993, numbered 16 and inscribed with the title on the reverse; embossed with the artist's chopmark in the margin; inscribed with the artist's name, dated 1993, the title and the medium on a Goodman Gallery label adhered to the reverse

drawing, watercolour, gouache and collage on paper
50 by 34,5cm excluding frame; 73 by 56 by 4cm including frame

Provenance

Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg.

The Linda Givon Collection.

Notes

Mimmo Paladino was born in 1948 in Paduli, near Benevento, Italy. He studied at the Liceo Artistico di Benevento from 1964 to 1968 and is a celebrated contemporary artist known for his contributions to painting, sculpture, and installation art. Paladino developed a distinctive style marked by vibrant colours, expressive forms, and allegorical themes. He became a key figure in the Italian Transavanguardia movement, with works exploring ideas of myth, memory, and the human experience.

Paladino has exhibited widely, including at the 1980 Venice Biennale. He has had significant solo exhibitions at institutions like the Guggenheim Museum in Venice and the Royal Academy of Arts in London. His artwork is held in prestigious collections such as the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, the Tate Modern in London, and the Centre Pompidou in Paris.

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