Lumi. 1983.
Oil on canvas.
Signed, dated and titled on the reverse of the canvas and inscribed with the work number “1480” on the folded canvas. With the artist stamp, the work number “1480”, the gallery stamp and two numbered gallery labels on the reverse of the stretcher. 65.5 x 35 cm (25.7 x 13.7 in).
The Barcode of Life - The Hans Braun Collection
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• Dorazio is renowned as one of the leading Italian artists of concrete painting and was a member of the important group Movimento per l'arte concreta (MAC) in Milan.
• Superimposed structures, visual dynamics and floating color fans turn his works into visual spectacles.
• In 1959, he participated in the important abstract second documenta in Kassel, and in 1964 in the third one.
• His works are part of the collections of the Museum Folkwang, Essen, the Museum of Concrete Art, Ingolstadt, and the Neuer Berliner Kunstverein (n.b.k.).

The work was submitted to the Archivio Piero Dorazio, Milan.

PROVENANCE: Frankfurter Westend Galerie, Frankfurt a.M.
Hans Braun Collection, Baden-Württemberg (acquired in 2011, Hauswedell & Nolte).

LITERATURE: Hauswedell & Nolte, Hamburg, Kunst nach '45, Auktion on December 3, 2011, lot 679 (illu.).

In very good condition with strong colors. The condition report was compiled in daylight with the help of a UV light source to the and to the best of our knowledge and belief.
For information concerning the condition, please view the high resolution image / backside image.