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Alberto Magnelli’s Fifty Shades of Happiness

Published on , by Claire Papon
Auction on 19 March 2021 - 13:30 (CET) - Salle 4 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009

Provenance, period but above all quality are the main selling points for this 1918 work by Alberto Magnelli, the first in his "Explosions lyriques" series.

Alberto Magnelli (1888-1971), Explosions lyrique n°1 (Lyrical Explosion No. 1), oil... Alberto Magnelli’s Fifty Shades of Happiness

Alberto Magnelli (1888-1971), Explosions lyrique n°1 (Lyrical Explosion No. 1), oil on canvas, 1918, 130.5 x 130.2 cm (51.18 x 51.18 in).
Estimate: €250,000/300,000

Two paintings from the series of 12, which includes the one here, belong to the Centre Pompidou in Paris. Others are now in New York’s Guggenheim, the Saint-Étienne Museum of Modern Art and the Museo Novecento in Florence. Another belongs to the Vallauris Museum, to which the artist’s…
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Friday 19 March 2021 - 13:30 (CET) - Live
Salle 4 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009 Paris
Oger - Blanchet , Mathias - Bournazel
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