Domenico Gnoli, motionless perfection

Published on 24 November 2021, by Claire Papon

Auction on 02 December 2021 - 19:30 (CET) - 5, avenue d'Eylau - 75116 Paris

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Works by Italian artist Domenico Gnoli are rare in auction houses, the pop and hyperrealist artist having painted only between 1964 and 1970.

Domenico Gnoli (1933-1970), Unbuttoned Button, 1969, acrylique et sable sur toile,... Domenico Gnoli, motionless perfection

Domenico Gnoli (1933-1970), Unbuttoned Button, 1969, acrylique et sable sur toile, 170 x 130 cm.
Estimation : 1/1,5 M€ Adjugé : 8 040 000 €

This acrylic and sand on canvas, from a Swiss collection, was painted by its author a few months before his death. It will be the only hammer blow of the evening, as part of Millon's "So unique" sales program. Will it be the start of a war of the buttons ? Unbuttoned Button…

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So Unique!

Domenico Gnoli
Unbuttoned button, 1969

Thursday 02 December 2021 - 19:30 (CET) - Live

5, avenue d'Eylau - 75116 Paris

Millon

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