Salvatore Scarpitta | FORAGER FOR PLANKTON (1959)

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Artwork by Salvatore Scarpitta, FORAGER FOR PLANKTON, Made of bandages and mixed media on canvas

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FORAGER FOR PLANKTON, 1959

bandages and mixed media on canvas

Painting

128 by 104 cm. 50 3/8 by 41 in

Signed

Provenance and Exhibition History

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Realized Price

+73%

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Sale Date

Oct 07, 2016

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Red Freight by Salvatore Scarpitta, Executed in 1961

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THE CORN QUEEN by Salvatore Scarpitta, dated 1959

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Senza titolo by Salvatore Scarpitta, 1957

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Runner arriving by Salvatore Scarpitta, dated 1960

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LA MANROVESCIA by Salvatore Scarpitta, 1956

LA MANROVESCIA ,1956

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Collezione privata, Torino

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Scarpitta, Galleria del Naviglio, Milano, 18 - 27 febbraio 1956, pieghevole ivi ripr. Sette pittori romani, Galleria La Tartaruga, Roma, marzo 1956, pieghevole ivi ripr. XXVIII Biennale Internazionale d'Arte, Venezia 16 giugno - 21 ottobre 1956, p. 545, n. 27

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