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A Milestone Work by Magnelli on the Road to Abstraction

Published on , by Caroline Legrand
Auction on 16 November 2022 - 10:00 (CET) - 50, rue Gioffredo - 06000 Nice

Painted in 1913-1914 in Florence, this piece dates from Alberto Magnelli's early career, when he was not yet committed to abstraction.

Alberto Magnelli (1888-1971), The Woman and the Clown (La Donna e il clown), 1913-1914,... A Milestone Work by Magnelli on the Road to Abstraction

Alberto Magnelli (1888-1971), The Woman and the Clown (La Donna e il clown), 1913-1914, oil on canvas, signed and dated, 100 x 75 cm/39.4 x 29.5 in.
Estimate: €200,000/300,000

This painting, which had remained in the artist's studio, passed through the Corneur Collection and was then sold at the Hôtel Drouot in 1996 by Mr. Loudmer, when it entered a private collection in the South of France. It is well known to the Italian artist’s admirers and has often…
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Arts d’Asie, tableaux anciens et modernes, objets d'art et d'ameublement, meubles anciens et de style, arts décoratifs du XXe, design
Wednesday 16 November 2022 - 10:00 (CET)
50, rue Gioffredo - 06000 Nice
Hôtel des Ventes Nice Riviéra