Works of art intended to form part of a forthcoming exhibition at Tate that may be covered by immunity from seizure are listed below.

Part 6 of the Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 provides immunity from seizure for cultural objects which are loaned from overseas to temporary public exhibitions in approved museums or galleries in the UK where conditions are met when the object enters the UK.

The conditions are:

  • The object is usually kept outside the UK
  • The object is not owned by a person who is resident in UK
  • Importing the object does not contravene any law
  • The object is brought into UK for the purpose of a temporary public exhibition at an approved museum or gallery
  • The museum or gallery has published information about the object.

All works currently being proposed for or covered by immunity from seizure in the UK are linked to the Arts Council’s website.

If you have any further enquiries, please write to:

Immunity from seizure
Director’s Office
Tate
Millbank
London SW1P 4RG

Artworks currently at Tate

 

Yayoi Kusama

Tate Modern (London, UK) from 09 Feb 2012 until 05 Jun 2012.

Yayoi Kusama
(born 1929, born: Matsumoto)

Yayoi Kusama, Island No.7, 1953

X34356
Island No.7

1953
on paper, unique
Watercolour and pastel on paper
support: 305 x 265 mm
Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo
Provenance:
The artist 1953;
Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo acquired from the artist through Ota Fine Arts, Tokyo 1996.

Nationality of artist: Japanese
Identifying Marks: Unknown
Place of Manufacture: Japan

Yayoi Kusama, Dots on the Sun, 1953

X34363
Dots on the Sun

1953
on paper, unique
Watercolour and pastel on paper
support: 254 x 262 mm
Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo
Provenance:
The artist 1953;
Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, acquired from the artist through Ota Fine Arts, Tokyo 1996.

Nationality of artist: Japanese
Identifying Marks: Unknown
Place of Manufacture: Japan

Yayoi Kusama, The Sky, 1953

X36424
The Sky

1953
on paper, unique
Ink on paper
support: 286 x 216 mm
Private Collection
Provenance:
The artist 1953;
Eye Corporation, Chicago by 1985;
Private collection, New York 1985;
acquired by Paula Cooper Gallery at Sotheby's New York, Contemporary Art Part II, 12 September 2007, sale N08339, lot 386;
Private collection June 2010.

Nationality of artist: Japanese
Identifying Marks: Unknown
Place of Manufacture: Japan

Yayoi Kusama, No. 19 H.S.W., 1956

X35906
No. 19 H.S.W.

1956
on paper, unique
Pastel and gouache on paper
support: 597 x 457 mm
Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of Sally and Wynn Kramarsky, 1999
Provenance:
The artist 1956;
Richard Castellane, New York by 1995;
Paula Cooper Gallery, New York July 1995;
Mr. and Mrs. Werner Kramarsky, purchased from the above 1996;
The Museum of Modern Art, New York 1999, gift of the above.

Nationality of artist: Japanese
Identifying Marks: Unknown
Place of Manufacture: Japan

Yayoi Kusama, No.F, 1959

X34344
No.F

1959
painting
Oil on canvas
support: 1054 x 1321 mm
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Sid R. Bass Fund, 1997
Provenance:
The artist 1959;
Gres Gallery, Washington, DC April 1960;
Purchased by Sara Satterlee (now Sara Hitchcock Yerkes) and Nick Satterlee, Washington, DC 1960;
Given to Patricia and Amos Satterlee (son of Sara H. Yerkes), Washington, DC late 1980s;
Acquired by Paula Cooper Gallery, New York 1997;
Sold to the Museum of Modern Art, New York 1997.

Nationality of artist: Japanese
Identifying Marks: Unknown
Place of Manufacture: New York

Yayoi Kusama, Pacific Ocean, 1960

X34364
Pacific Ocean

1960
painting
Oil on canvas
support: 1830 x 1830 mm
Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo
Provenance:
The artist 1960;
Fuji Television Gallery, Tokyo by 1991;
Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo 1991.

Nationality of artist: Japanese
Identifying Marks: Unknown
Place of Manufacture: New York

Yayoi Kusama, Dot Abstraction, 1958-60

X35148
Dot Abstraction

1958-60
painting
Oil on canvas
support: 1149 x 1130 mm
Private American collection, courtesy Marc Selwyn Fine Art
Provenance:
The artist 1958-60;
Mr. and Mrs. Harry L. Tepper, East Orange, NJ, acquired via Richard Castellane directly from the artist's studio 1963;
Gift to Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH 1968;
De-accessioned by Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH 2007;
Private collection by 2011;
D'Amelio Terras Gallery, New York 2011;
Private American collection, courtesy Marc Selwyn Fine Art, acquired via Marc Selwyn Fine Art 2011.

Nationality of artist: Japanese
Identifying Marks: Unknown
Place of Manufacture: New York

Yayoi Kusama, Accumulation of Stamps, 63, 1962

X34345
Accumulation of Stamps, 63

1962
on paper, unique
Pasted labels and ink on paper
support: 603 x 736 mm
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of Philip Johnson, 1970
Provenance:
The artist 1962;
Green Gallery, Washington, D.C. 1962;
Philip Johnson, purchased from the above 1962;
The Museum of Modern Art, New York 1970, gift of the above.

Nationality of artist: Japanese
Identifying Marks: Unknown
Place of Manufacture: New York

Yayoi Kusama, Accumulation No.18a, 1962

X34346
Accumulation No.18a

1962
on paper, unique
Paper savers and charcoal on paper
support: 502 x 648 mm
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of Jo Carole and Ronald S. Lauder in honor of the Japanese members of The International Council of The Museum of Modern Art, Mr. and Mrs. Toshio Hara, Mr. and Mrs. Minoru Mori, Mr. and Mrs. Takeo Obayashi, and Mr. and Mrs. Seiji Tsutsumi, 1999
Provenance:
The artist 1962;
Henk Peeters, The Netherlands c.1963;
D'Amelio Terras Gallery, New York c.1998-9;
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald S. Lauder 1999;
The Museum of Modern Art, New York 1999, gift of the above.

Nationality of artist: Japanese
Identifying Marks: Unknown
Place of Manufacture: New York

Yayoi Kusama, Accumulation of Faces No.2, 1962

X34987
Accumulation of Faces No.2

1962
on paper, unique
Newspaper and ink on paper
support: 610 x 737 mm
Collection of Barbara Bertozzi Castelli
Provenance:
The artist 1962; ...;
Private collector, acquired from New York antique shop Azee 1990;
Barbara Bertozzi Castelli 1998.

Nationality of artist: Japanese
Identifying Marks: Unknown
Place of Manufacture: New York

Yayoi Kusama, Bronze Coat, c.1962

X34991
Bronze Coat

c.1962
sculpture
Sewn stuffed fabric, raincoat, clotheshanger, paint
object: 1067 x 890 x 76 mm
Courtesy Mudima Foundation, Milan
Provenance:
The artist c.1962;
Richard Castellane, New York, acquired directly from the artist 1965;
Acquired by Ikkan Sanada, New York at Sothebys New York Contemporary Art Part II sale 2 November 1994, lot 147;
Mudima Foundation, acquired from Ikkan Sanada June 2004.

Nationality of artist: Japanese
Identifying Marks: Unknown
Place of Manufacture: New York

Yayoi Kusama, Aggregation: One Thousand Boats Show, 1963

X34224
Aggregation: One Thousand Boats Show

1963
installation
Rowboat and oars covered by plaster castings in white cotton, a pair of women's shoes and 999 black and white offset posters on paper
boat: 600 x 2650 x 1300 mm oar: 1690 x 120 x 130 mm oar: 1690 x 130 x 140 mm
Collection Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam
Provenance:
The artist 1963;
Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam 1965, gift of the artist.

Nationality of artist: Japanese
Identifying Marks: Unknown
Place of Manufacture: New York

Yayoi Kusama, Airmail No.2 Accumulation, 1963

X34347
Airmail No.2 Accumulation

1963
on paper, unique
Airmail labels on paper
support: 232 x 267 mm
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawings Collection Gift (purchase, and gift, in part, of The Eileen and Michael Cohen Collection), 2005
Provenance:
The artist 1963;
Richard Castellane c.1965;
Collection Eileen and Michael Cohen by 2005;
The Museum of Modern Art, New York 2005, gift of The Judith Rothschild Collection (bought directly from the Cohen Collection by Harvey Shipley Miller on behalf of the Rothschild Collection and donated to MoMA).

Nationality of artist: Japanese
Identifying Marks: Unknown
Place of Manufacture: New York

Yayoi Kusama, Untitled Accumulation, 1963

X34985
Untitled Accumulation

1963
sculpture
Sewn stuffed fabric, ten pairs of women's shoes, paint
Display dimensions variable
Courtesy Mudima Foundation, Milan
Provenance:
The artist 1963;
Anzai Art Offices Inc., Tokyo by 1998;
Mudima Foundation November 2003.

Nationality of artist: Japanese
Identifying Marks: Unknown
Place of Manufacture: New York

Yayoi Kusama, Accumulation on Cabinet No.1, 1963

X34994
Accumulation on Cabinet No.1

1963
sculpture
Wooden cabinet, sewn stuffed fabric, cups, glasses, wire mesh, decanter, tea kettle
cabinet: 1537 x 1080 x 451 mm decanter: 292 x 102 x 114 mm tea kettle: 267 x 241 x 203 mm
Collection of Jerome L. and Ellen Stern
Provenance:
The artist 1963;
Kraushaar collection by 1998;
Acquired by Jerome L. and Ellen Stern, New York at Sotheby's New York Contemporary Art Part II sale, 18 November 1998, lot 302A.

Nationality of artist: Japanese
Identifying Marks: signed and dated and titled on verso
Place of Manufacture: New York

Yayoi Kusama, Silver Dress, 1966

X38743
Silver Dress

1966
sculpture
Dress, artificial flowers, clotheshanger, paint
object: 1150 x 570 x 200 mm
Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien, ehemals Sammlung Hahn, Köln
Provenance:
The artist 1966;
Galerie Thelen, Essen 1966;
Sammlung Hahn, Cologne 1966;
Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien 1978.

Nationality of artist: Japanese
Identifying Marks: Unknown
Place of Manufacture: New York

Yayoi Kusama, The Memory of the Pumpkin and the Lizard, 1975

X34369
The Memory of the Pumpkin and the Lizard

1975
on paper, unique
Collage with watercolour and pastel on paper
support: 398 x 546 mm
Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo
Provenance:
The artist 1975;
Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, acquired from the artist through Ota Fine Arts, Tokyo 1996.

Nationality of artist: Japanese
Identifying Marks: Unknown
Place of Manufacture: Tokyo

Yayoi Kusama, The Spirit is about to Part, 1975

X34370
The Spirit is about to Part

1975
on paper, unique
Collage with watercolour and pastel on paper
support: 399 x 544 mm
Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo
Provenance:
The artist 1975;
Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, acquired from the artist through Ota Fine Arts, Tokyo 1996.

Nationality of artist: Japanese
Identifying Marks: Unknown
Place of Manufacture: Tokyo

Yayoi Kusama, Tidal Waves of War, 1977

X34366
Tidal Waves of War

1977
on paper, unique
Collage with watercolour and pastel on paper
support: 975 x 785 mm
Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo
Provenance:
The artist 1977;
Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, acquired from the artist through Ota Fine Arts, Tokyo 1996.

Nationality of artist: Japanese
Identifying Marks: Unknown
Place of Manufacture: Tokyo

Yayoi Kusama, Graves of the Unknown Soldiers, 1977

X34367
Graves of the Unknown Soldiers

1977
on paper, unique
Collage with watercolour and pastel on paper
support: 975 x 785 mm
Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo
Provenance:
The artist 1977;
Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, acquired from the artist through Ota Fine Arts, Tokyo 1996.

Nationality of artist: Japanese
Identifying Marks: Unknown
Place of Manufacture: Tokyo

Yayoi Kusama, War, 1977

X34368
War

1977
on paper, unique
Collage with watercolour and pastel on paper
support: 975 x 785 mm
Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo
Provenance:
The artist 1977;
Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, acquired from the artist through Ota Fine Arts, Tokyo 1996.

Nationality of artist: Japanese
Identifying Marks: Unknown
Place of Manufacture: Tokyo

Yayoi Kusama, I who Committed Suicide, 1977

X34371
I who Committed Suicide

1977
on paper, unique
Collage with ink, ballpoint pen, pencil, watercolour, gouache and India ink on paper
support: 395 x 540 mm
Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo
Provenance:
The artist 1977;
Museum of Contemporary Art, Tokyo, acquired from the artist through Ota Fine Arts, Tokyo 1996.

Nationality of artist: Japanese
Identifying Marks: Unknown
Place of Manufacture: Tokyo

Edvard Munch: The Modern Eye

Tate Modern (London, UK) from 28 Jun 2012 until 14 Oct 2012.

Edvard Munch
(1863-1944, born: Loten, died: Oslo)

Edvard Munch, Street in Åsgårdstrand, 1901

X40945
Street in Åsgårdstrand

[Gate i Åsgårdstrand] 1901
painting
Oil on canvas
image: 885 x 1140 mm
Kunstmuseum Basel, gift from Sigrid Schwarz von Speckelsen and Katharina Schwarz
Provenance:
The artist;
Albert Kollmann, Berlin?;
Curt Glaser, Berlin (before 1922-1928);
Kunsthalle Karlsruhe (1928-1934);
Otto Fischer (1935);
Fritz Schwarz von Spreckelsen, Basel (1935 – after 1952)
Sigrid Schwarz von Spreckelsen and Katharina Schwarz, Basel (-1979);
Offentliche Kunstsammlung, Basel (1979 - gift from previous owners)

Catalogue raisonné: Woll, 2008, no.486 pp528

Nationality of the artist: Norwegian
Identifying marks: Signed lower left ‘E.M.’
Place of manufacture: Norway

Edvard Munch, The Girls on the Bridge, 1902

X41712
The Girls on the Bridge

[Pikene på broen] 1902
painting
Oil on Canvas
image: 1000 x 1020 mm
Private Collection
Provenance:
The artist;
Schultz, Steinkjer (before 1915-after 1926);
Ragnar Moltzau (before 1952 - after 1956);
Oscar Johannesen (1950s);
Malborough Fine Art Ltd., London (1962);
Mr and Mrs Norton Simon, Los Angeles;
Chrsitie's New York (1980);
The Wendell and Dorothy Cherry Collection, Louisville, Kentucky (1980-1996);
Sotheby's, New York (1996);
Private Collection, UK (-2006-)
This work has an incomplete provenance in the period 1933-45 but consultation with colleagues and the appropriate sources shows no evidence of wrongful taking.

Catalogue raisonné: Woll, 2008, no.540 pp.572

Nationality of the artist: Norwegian
Identifying marks: Signed upper right, 'E. Munch 1902'
Place of manufacture: Norway

Edvard Munch, Two Human Beings. The Lonely Ones, 1905

X41389
Two Human Beings. The Lonely Ones

[To mennesker. De ensomme] 1905
painting
Oil on canvas
image: 800 x 1100 mm
Private collection
Provenance:
The artist;
Halfdan Nobel Roede (ca.1909-27);
Galerie Arnold, Dresden (1928);
Statische Kunstsammlung, Chemnitz (1928-37?);
Hildebrand Gurlitt (1937);
Harald Holst Halvorsen ( - 1938);
Niels Werring (1938-81);
Sotheby's (1981);
Private Collection, New York (1982- )
This work has an incomplete provenance in the period 1933-45 but consultation with colleagues and the appropriate sources shows no evidence of wrongful taking.

Catalogue raisonné: Woll, 2008, no.640 pp.656

Nationality of the artist: Norwegian
Identifying marks: Signed upper right, 'E Munch 1908', [1905?]
Place of manufacture: Norway

Edvard Munch, Weeping Woman, 1909

X42045
Weeping Woman

[Gråtende kvinne] 1909
painting
Oil on canvas
image: 885 x 720 mm
Westfälisches Landesmuseum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte Münster
Provenance:
The artist;
Klas Fahraeus, Stockholm (1912-1951);
Frankfurter Kunstkabinett (1951);
E.A. Voretzsch (1951-1964);
Westfälisches Landesmuseum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte Münster (1964-)

Catalogue raisonné: Woll, 2008, no.829, pp.858

Nationality of the artist: Norwegian
Identifying marks: Signed lower left, ‘E Munch 1909’

Edvard Munch, Street Workers in Snow, 1920

X41966
Street Workers in Snow

[Gatearbeidere i snø] 1920
painting
Oil on canvas
image: 1050 x 1510 mm
Private collection
Provenance:
The artist;
Anton Sunde (before 1922- after 1933);
Per Sunde (-1967-);
Mrs and Mr David Loyd Kreeger, USA (-1986-);
Kaare Berntsen AS (1988);
Private collection (before 2006-)
This work has an incomplete provenance in the period 1933-45 but consultation with colleagues and the appropriate sources shows no evidence of wrongful taking.

Catalogue raisonné: Woll, 2008, no.1360 pp 1230-1231

Nationality of the artist: Norwegian
Identifying marks: Signed lower right, 'Edv. Munch 1920'
Place of manufacture: Norway

Alighiero Boetti

Tate Modern (London, UK) from 28 Feb 2012 until 27 May 2012.

Alighiero e Boetti
(1940-1994, born: Turin)

Alighiero e Boetti, Ping Pong, 1966

X11939
Ping Pong

1966
sculpture
Wood, glass and electric device
object, each: 500 x 500 x 200 mm
Goetz Collection, Munich
Provenance:
The artist
Christian Stein Gallery, mid. 60s
Present owner acquired the work on 11/07/1995

Catalogue raisonné: 74

Nationality of the artist: Italian
Identifying marks: Not recorded
Place of Manufacture: Italy

Alighiero e Boetti, Ladder, 1966

X37864
Ladder

[Scala] 1966
sculpture
Wood
object: 1730 x 1110 x 480 mm
Fondazione per l'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea CRT on loan to Castello di Rivoli Museo d'Arte Contemporanea, Rivoli,Turin; GAM- Galleria Civica d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Turin
Provenance:
The artist
Galleria Christian Stein, Milan
Present owner acquired the work in 2001

Catalogue raisonné: 88

Nationality of the artist: Italian
Identifying marks: Not recorded
Place of Manufacture: Italy

Alighiero e Boetti, 8,50 (Zig Zag), 1966

X37865
8,50 (Zig Zag)

1966
sculpture
Aluminium and cloth
object: 514 x 514 x 514 mm
Fondazione per l'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea CRT on loan to Castello di Rivoli Museo d'Arte Contemporanea, Rivoli, Turin; GAM- Galleria Civica d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Turin
Provenance:
The artist
Christian Stein, 1966
Present owner acquired the work in 2001

Catalogue raisonné: 95

Nationality of the artist: Italian
Identifying marks: Not recorded
Place of Manufacture: Italy

Alighiero e Boetti, 2 Meter Handrail, 1966

X38109
2 Meter Handrail

[Mancorrente metri 2] 1966
sculpture
Iron, varnish, chrome
object: 800 x 2000 x 400 mm
Fondazione per l'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea CRT on loan to Castello di Rivoli Museo d'Arte Contemporanea, Rivoli, Turin; GAM- Galleria Civica d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Turin
Provenance:
The artist
Christian Stein, 1966
Present owner acquired the work in 2001

Catalogue raisonné: 84

Nationality of the artist: Italian
Identifying marks: Not recorded
Place of Manufacture: Italy

Alighiero e Boetti, frou frou, 1966

X38112
frou frou

1966
relief
Industrial varnish, wood, cork letters
object: 800 x 600 x 100 mm
Gino Viliani Collection
Provenance:
The artist
Christian Stein, 1960s
Galleria Martano Torino
Present owner acquired the work in 1978

Catalogue raisonné: 94

Nationality of the artist: Italian
Identifying marks: Not recorded
Place of Manufacture: Italy

Alighiero e Boetti, the thin thumb, 1966

X38355
the thin thumb

1966
sculpture
Industrial varnish, wood, cork letters
object: 500 x 500 x 80 mm
Collection Sprüth-Leccese Courtesy: Sprüth Magers, Berlin-London and Le Case D'Arte, Milan
Provenance:
The artist
Christian Stein, 1966
Present owner acquired the work during a Sotheby's auction in 1999

Catalogue raisonné: 92

Nationality of the artist: Italian
Identifying marks: Not recorded
Place of Manufacture: Italy

Alighiero e Boetti, Oro Longchamp 2 234 2288, 1967

X29346
Oro Longchamp 2 234 2288

1967
painting
Industrial enamel, cardboard and cork letters and numbers
image: 650 x 680 mm
Collection du Frac des Pays de la Loire, France
Provenance:
The artist

The work was exhibited at Galleria Massimo Minini, Brescia in 1983
Present owner acquired the work in 1987

Catalogue raisonné: 121

Nationality of the artist: Italian
Identifying marks: Not recorded
Place of Manufacture: Italy

Alighiero e Boetti, Rosso Palermo 511 52 27, 1967

X37867
Rosso Palermo 511 52 27

1967
painting
Industrial enamel, cardboard, cork letters and numbers
image: 650 x 680 mm
Collection du Frac des Pays de la Loire, France
Provenance:
The artist

The work was exhibited at Galleria Massimo Minini, Brescia in 1983
Present owner acquired the work in 1987

Catalogue raisonné: 123


Nationality of the artist: Italian
Identifying marks: Not recorded
Place of Manufacture: Italy

Alighiero e Boetti, Checkerboard, 1967

X38110
Checkerboard

[Dama] 1967
sculpture
Punched wood: 289 wooden blocks
970 x 970 x 55 mm
Collection Gloria Molino
Provenance:
The artist
Galleria Sperone, 1983
Massimo Minini Gallery, Brescia, 1983
Ippolito Simonis, 1983
Present owner acquired the work in 1985

Catalogue raisonné: 103

Nationality of the artist: Italian
Identifying marks: Not recorded
Place of Manufacture: Italy

Alighiero e Boetti, Counter, 1967

X38351
Counter

[Contatore] 1967
on paper, unique
Collage on silkscreen
image: 425 x 625 mm
Private Collection
Provenance:
Acquired from the artist in 1967

Catalogue raisonné: 152 (a. 3060)

Nationality of the artist: Italian
Identifying marks: Not recorded
Place of Manufacture: Italy

Alighiero e Boetti, Untitled (Invitation), 1966-1967

X38369
Untitled (Invitation)

1966-1967
on paper, unique
Mixed media on printed cardboard
framed: h. 15 9/16 x 14 x 1 3/8 inches non-framed: 248 x 210 mm
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. The Judith Rothschild Foundation Contemporary Drawing Collection Gift (purchase, and gift, in part, of The Eileen and Michael Cohen Collection), 2005. Accession number: 1330.2005
Provenance:
The artist
Collection of Eileen and Michael Cohen
Present owner acquired the work in 2005 via Zwirner& Wirth, New York

Catalogue raisonné: 101

Nationality of the artist: Italian
Identifying marks: Not recorded
Place of Manufacture: Italy

Alighiero e Boetti, The Sighted, 1967

X38388
The Sighted

[I VEDENTI] 1967
sculpture
Plaster
object: 600 x 600 x 60 mm
Viaindustriae / Private Collection, Foligno
Provenance:
The artist
Mr Prearo
Coll. Lucrezia De Domizio
Peppe Morra
Galleria Alfonso Artiaco, 1992
Present owner acquired the work in 1994


Catalogue raisonné: 102

Nationality of the artist: Italian
Identifying marks: Not recorded
Place of Manufacture: Italy

Alighiero e Boetti, Prefixes and Projects, 1967

X38392
Prefixes and Projects

[Prefissi e progetti] 1967
on paper, unique
Mixed media on paper
9 pieces: a/ b/ h: 472 x 473 mm c/ e/ f/ g/ i: 578 x 578 mm d: 520 x 520 mm
Collection Gian Enzo Sperone, New York Courtesy Sperone Westwater, New York
Provenance:
Acquired from the artist in 1970

Catalogue raisonné: 165

Nationality of the artist: Italian
Identifying marks: Not recorded
Place of Manufacture: Italy

Alighiero e Boetti, Twins, 1968

X37855
Twins

[Gemelli] 1968
on paper, print
Photomontage
150 x 100 mm
Annemarie Sauzeau, Paris
Provenance:
From the artist, 1968

Catalogue raisonné: 199 (a. 3530)

Nationality of the artist: Italian
Identifying marks: Not recorded
Place of Manufacture: Italy

Alighiero e Boetti, Column, 1968

X38340
Column

[Colonna] 1968
sculpture
Scalloped-edged paper doilies and iron core
object: 2110 x 360 x 240 mm
Colombo Collection, Milan
Provenance:
The artist
Galleria Borgogna, Milan
Galleria Franco Toselli, Milan
Present owner aquired the work in 1976

Catalogue raisonné: 192

Nationality of the artist: Italian
Identifying marks: Not recorded
Place of Manufacture: Italy

Alighiero e Boetti, Twins, 1968

X38348
Twins

[Gemelli] 1968
on paper, unique
Photomontage
image: 150 x 100 mm
Private Collection
Provenance:
Received as a postcard by the artist 01/10/1968

Catalogue raisonné: 199 (a. 3528)

Nationality of the artist: Italian
Identifying marks: Not recorded
Place of Manufacture: Italy

Alighiero e Boetti, Cube, 1968

X38479
Cube

[Cubo] 1968
sculpture
Plexiglass container and various materials: wood, polystyrene, steel rods, aluminum, fiberglass, cardboard, plastic, glass, rubber, wire wool and glue
object: 900 x 900 x 900 mm
Inhotim Collection, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Provenance:
The artist
Sperone Westwater Gallery, NY
Goetz Collection, Germany
Christie's Italian sale, London, October 24th 2005 lot 60 where acquired by Dana and Jim Tananbaum, San Francisco
Present owner acquired the work in 2009

Catalogue raisonné: 187

Nationality of the artist: Italian
Identifying marks: Not recorded
Place of Manufacture: Italy

Alighiero e Boetti, Shaman/Showman, 1968

X39052
Shaman/Showman

1968
on paper, print
Lithography
image: 700 x 500 mm
Composti della Cá di Frá Collection, Milan
Provenance:
From the artist in the 1970s

Catalogue raisonné: 194

Nationality of the artist: Italian
Identifying marks: Not recorded
Place of Manufacture: Italy

Alighiero e Boetti, For an Alienated Man, 1968

X39054
For an Alienated Man

[Per un uomo alienato] 1968
sculpture
Writing on quick-drying cement on wooden support
object: 1300 x 1280 x 25 mm
Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Rome
Provenance:
The artist

Mr Francesco Paparella and Mrs Maria Maddalena Macario, Italy
Present owner acquired the work in 2002

Catalogue raisonné: 201

Nationality of the artist: Italian
Identifying marks: Not recorded
Place of Manufacture: Italy

Alighiero e Boetti, Self-Portrait, 1969

X38344
Self-Portrait

[Autoritratto] 1969
on paper, unique
Photocopy on Xerox paper (direct impression of the face on the photocopier)
each of 12 elements: 320 x 205 mm
J. E. Van Praet
Provenance:
The artist
...
Giancarlo Ferraresi, Torino
Private collection, London
Private Collection, New York
Present owner acquired the work in 2006/2007

The work has been authenticated by the Archivio Alighieo Boetti dated January 24, 2005 and the execution of an exhibition copy has been authorized

Nationality of the artist: Italian
Identifying marks: Not recorded
Place of Manufacture: Italy

Catalogue raisonné: 266

Alighiero e Boetti, Untitled, 1969

X38350
Untitled

1969
on paper, unique
Ink and stickers on paper
image: 2000 x 2000 mm
Private Collection
Provenance:
Acquired from the artist in 1969

Catalogue raisonné: 274

Nationality of the artist: Italian
Identifying marks: Not recorded
Place of Manufacture: Italy

Alighiero e Boetti, Occupied Territories, 1969

X40100
Occupied Territories

[Territori occupati] 1969
sculpture
Cross stitch embroidery in wool on jute, circular wooden frame
frame, circular: 1200 x 1270 mm
Regional Contemporary Art Fund of Burgundy (FRAC) Collection
Provenance:
The artist
Gisele Oser (Rome), around 1985
Present owner acquired the work in 1988

Catalogue raisonné: 259

Nationality of the artist: Italian
Identifying marks: Not recorded
Place of Manufacture: Italy

Alighiero e Boetti, Postal Work (Permutation), 1970

X37787
Postal Work (Permutation)

[Lavoro postale (permutazione)] 1970
on paper, unique
Six framed envelopes
object: 305 x 205 mm
Agata and Matteo Boetti Collection, Rome
Provenance:
From the artist

Catalogue raisonné:339

Nationality of the artist: Italian
Identifying marks: Not recorded
Place of Manufacture: Italy

Alighiero e Boetti, Musical instrument, 1970

X37788
Musical instrument

[Strumento musicale] 1970
on paper, print
Photograph
image: 500 x 600 mm
Agata Boetti, Paris
Provenance:
From the artist, 1990

Catalogue raisonné: 343

Nationality of the artist: Italian
Identifying marks: Not recorded
Place of Manufacture: Italy


Alighiero e Boetti, EMME I ELLE ELLE E . . ., 1970

X38356
EMME I ELLE ELLE E . . .

1970
sculpture
Spray paint on wood
object: 280 x 280 x 20 mm
Collection Sprüth-Leccese Courtesy: Sprüth Magers, Berlin-London and Le Case D'Arte, Milan
Provenance:
The artist
Private collection
Studio La Citta, Verona
Present owner acquired the work in 1991

Catalogue raisonné: 303

Nationality of the artist: Italian
Identifying marks: Not recorded
Place of Manufacture: Italy

Alighiero e Boetti, Postal Voyages, 1969-1970

X38393
Postal Voyages

[Viaggi postali] 1969-1970
on paper, unique
19 stamped envelopes with stamps
Various measurements: Smallest envelope: 110 x 220 mm Largest envelope: 260 x 400 mm
Collection Gian Enzo Sperone, New York Courtesy Sperone Westwater, New York
Provenance:
Acquired from the artist in 1970

Catalogue raisonné: 268

Nationality of the artist: Italian
Identifying marks: Not recorded
Place of Manufacture: Italy

Alighiero e Boetti, Postal Dossier, 1969-1970

X38394
Postal Dossier

[Dossier postale] 1969-1970
on paper, unique
181 cardboard folders (embossed and stamped) with print content
each folder: 350 x 255 mm
Collection Gian Enzo Sperone, New York Courtesy Sperone Westwater, New York
Provenance:
Acquired from the artist in 1970

Catalogue raisonné: 269 (a. 3297)

Nationality of the artist: Italian
Identifying marks: Not recorded
Place of Manufacture: Italy

Alighiero e Boetti, Political Planisphere, 1969-1970

X38395
Political Planisphere

[Planisfero politico] 1969-1970
on paper, unique
Mixed media on map
image: 780 x 1250 mm
Valerio de Paolis Collection
Provenance:
The artist

Studio Simonis, Paris, mid 90s
Christie's auction (Italian sale 16 October, 2006 lot 242)
...
Sotheby's 20th Century Italian Art auction, London, 16 October 2009, Lot 24 where acquired by present owner

The work is registered: number 181 Arhivio Boetti

Nationality of the artist: Italian
Identifying marks: Not recorded
Place of Manufacture: Italy

Catalogue raisonné: 261

Alighiero e Boetti, Untitled-Turin, September 24, 1970

X39055
Untitled-Turin

September 24, 1970
electronic equipment
16mm film, b/w, sound, 2:08 min

Courtesy GAM- Galleria Civica d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Turin
Provenance:
The artist

Private German collection
Present owner acquired the work in 2000

Nationality of the artist: Italian
Identifying marks: Not recorded
Place of Manufacture: Italy

Alighiero e Boetti, Alphabet (Writing with Two Hands), 1970

X40113
Alphabet (Writing with Two Hands)

[Alfabeto (Scrittura a due mani)] 1970
on paper, unique
Pencil on paper
image: 660 x 480 mm
Private Collection
Provenance:
The artist

Studio Morra (Giuseppe Morra), Napoli
Present owner acquired the work during an art auction at Galleria Pananti 22/11/2002 lot no. 178

Catalogue raisonné: 346

Nationality of the artist: Italian
Identifying marks: Not recorded
Place of Manufacture: Italy

Alighiero e Boetti, December 26, 2040 - July 11, 2023, 1971

X38353
December 26, 2040 - July 11, 2023

[16 DICEMBRE 2040 - 11 LUGLIO 2023] 1971
sculpture
Engraving on brass
2 objects, each: 400 x 400 mm
Private Collection, Houston, Texas
Provenance:
The artist
Gian Enzo Sperone, Torino 1971
Present owner acquired the work from Sperone Westwater New York on 13/05/2001

Catalogue raisonné: 356

Nationality of the artist: Italian
Identifying marks: Not recorded
Place of Manufacture: Italy

Alighiero e Boetti, December 26, 2040 - July 11, 2023, 1971

X38354
December 26, 2040 - July 11, 2023

[16 DICEMBRE 2040 - 11 LUGLIO 2023] 1971
sculpture
Embroidery on fabric
2 objects, each: 600 x 600 mm
Private Collection, Houston, Texas
Provenance:
The artist
Gian Enzo Sperone, Torino 1971
Present owner acquired the work from Sperone Westwater New York on 13/05/2001

Catalogue raisonné:357

Nationality of the artist: Italian
Identifying marks: Not recorded
Place of Manufacture: Afghanistan

Alighiero e Boetti, ABEEGHIIILOORT, 1971

X40111
ABEEGHIIILOORT

1971
on paper, unique
Biro on paper
image: 470 x 685 mm
Private Collection, Turin
Provenance:
The artist
Private collector
Mrs Sardi
Present owner acquired the work in 2000

Catalogue raisonné: 374

Nationality of the artist: Italian
Identifying marks: Not recorded
Place of Manufacture: Italy

Alighiero e Boetti, One Hotel, Kabul (Afghanistan), 1971-1972

X37856
One Hotel, Kabul (Afghanistan)

1971-1972
on paper, print
Photograph
30,3 x 23,7 cm
Courtesy Archivio Alighiero e Boetti
Provenance:
From the artist

Nationality of the artist: Italian
Identifying marks: Not recorded
Place of Manufacture: Italy

Alighiero e Boetti, Salt and Sugar, 1973

X37866
Salt and Sugar

[Sale e Zucchero] 1973
on paper, unique
Mixed Stamps and mixed media on paper
10 elements, each part: 500 x 700 mm
Private Collection, Germany
Provenance:
The artist
Agata Boetti
Galerie Guy Bärtschi, Geneva
Private collection, 2001
Present owner acquired the work during a Christie's auction on 20/10/08

This work is registered in the Archivio Alighiero Boetti, Rome, under no. 2169

Nationality of the artist: Italian
Identifying marks: Not recorded
Place of Manufacture: Italy

Alighiero e Boetti, The Sighted, 1972-1973

X38338
The Sighted

[I VEDENTI] 1972-1973
sculpture
Embroidery on fabric
object: 1740 x 1500 mm
Gino Viliani Collection
Provenance:
The artist
...
Collezione Tazzoli
Luce Monachesi Via del Babuino Roma
Present owner aqcuired the work in 1986

Nationality of the artist: Italian
Identifying marks: Not recorded
Place of Manufacture: Afghanistan

Alighiero e Boetti, Order and Disorder, 1973

X38347
Order and Disorder

[Ordine e Disordine] 1973
sculpture
Embroidery on fabric
object, each: 175 x 175 x 15 mm
Private Collection
Provenance:
The artist
Mario Fiorentino, 1976
Present owner inherited the work from their father in 1982

Nationality of the artist: Italian
Identifying marks: Not recorded
Place of Manufacture: Afghanistan

Alighiero e Boetti, 24 Letters from Afghanistan, 1973

X39597
24 Letters from Afghanistan

[24 lettere dall' Afghanistan] 1973
on paper, unique
24 letters / 24 drawings
image: 1300 x 2000 mm
Collection Gloria Molino
Provenance:
The artist
Private Collection, Rome, Italy
Genny Botti
Fontanella Borghese Gallery
Present owner acquired the work in 1979

Nationality of the artist: Italian
Identifying marks: Not recorded
Place of Manufacture: Italy

Alighiero e Boetti, Guatemala, 1974

X38653
Guatemala

1974
on paper, unique
4 photographs
each image: 290 x 220 mm
Agata and Matteo Boetti Collection
Provenance:
From the artist, 1987

Nationality of the artist: Italian
Identifying marks: Not recorded
Place of Manufacture: Italy

Alighiero e Boetti, Postal Work, 1974

X39587
Postal Work

[Lavoro Postale] 1974
on paper, unique
Envelopes and drawings on paper, framed
overall: 1500 x 5650 mm
LWL-Landesmuseum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte, Münster
Provenance:
The artist
...
Galerie Annemarie Verna, Neptunstrasse 42, CH-8032 Zurich, Zwitzerland
E/ H. Brunner, Bern, Switzerland
Galerie Annegret Burki, Murifeldweg 66, CH-3006 Bern, Switzerland
Westfälische Provinzial Feuersozietät, Broderichweg 58, 48131 Münster, Germany
Present owner received the work as a gift from Westfälische Provinzial Feuersozietät Münster (Westfalen), Germany (acquisition number 1998-0113,02 LM).

Nationality of the artist: Italian
Identifying marks: Not recorded
Place of Manufacture:Italy

Alighiero e Boetti, Natural History of Multiplication, 1975

X37839
Natural History of Multiplication

[Storia naturale della moltiplicazione] 1975
on paper, unique
Ink on graph paper
each panel: 700 x 1000 mm
Agata Boetti, Paris
Provenance:
From the artist, 1990

Nationality of the artist: Italian
Identifying marks: Not recorded
Place of Manufacture: Italy

Alighiero e Boetti, Code, Free Eritrea, 1975

X37852
Code, Free Eritrea

[Codice, Eritrea Libera] 1975
on paper, unique
Set of envelopes, framed
object: 460 x 860 mm
Annemarie Sauzeau, Paris
Provenance:
Acquired from the artist in 1975

Nationality of the artist: Italian
Identifying marks: Not recorded
Place of Manufacture: Eritrea

Alighiero e Boetti, La Mole Antonelliana, 1970-1975

X38341
La Mole Antonelliana

1970-1975
on paper, unique
7 stamped postcards
image, each: 150 x 100 mm
Colombo Collection, Milan
Provenance:
From the artist in 1970-1975

Catalogue raisonné: 342

Nationality of the artist: Italian
Identifying marks: Not recorded
Place of Manufacture: Italy

Alighiero e Boetti, The Years of My Life, 1976

X38656
The Years of My Life

[Gli anni della mia vita] 1976
on paper, unique
Ink on paper using handmade stencils
image: 1020 x 800 mm
Matteo Boetti Collection, Rome
Provenance:
From the artist, 1987

Nationality of the artist: Italian
Identifying marks: Not recorded
Place of Manufacture: Italy

Alighiero e Boetti, One Hotel, Kabul (Afghanistan), 1971- 1977

X41099
One Hotel, Kabul (Afghanistan)

1971- 1977
on paper, print
photograph
30,3 x 23,7 cm
Courtesy Archivio Alighiero e Boetti
Provenance:
From the artist

Nationality of the artist: Italian
Identifying marks: Not recorded
Place of Manufacture: Italy

Alighiero e Boetti, One Hotel, Kabul (Afghanistan), 1971- 1977

X41100
One Hotel, Kabul (Afghanistan)

1971- 1977
on paper, print
photograph
30,3 x 23,7 cm
Courtesy Archivio Alighiero e Boetti
Provenance:
From the artist

Nationality of the artist: Italian
Identifying marks: Not recorded
Place of Manufacture: Italy


Alighiero e Boetti, One Hotel, Kabul (Afghanistan), 1971-1977

X41101
One Hotel, Kabul (Afghanistan)

1971-1977
on paper, print
photograph
30,3 x 23,7 cm
Courtesy Archivio Alighiero e Boetti
Provenance:
From the artist

Nationality of the artist: Italian
Identifying marks: Not recorded
Place of Manufacture: Italy

Alighiero e Boetti, One Hotel, Kabul (Afghanistan), 1971- 1977

X41102
One Hotel, Kabul (Afghanistan)

1971- 1977
on paper, print
photograph
10 x 15,1 cms
Courtesy Archivio Alighiero e Boetti
Provenance:
From the artist

Nationality of the artist: Italian
Identifying marks: Not recorded
Place of Manufacture: Italy

Alighiero e Boetti, One Hotel, Kabul (Afghanistan), 1971- 1977

X41103
One Hotel, Kabul (Afghanistan)

1971- 1977
on paper, print
photograph
10 x 15,1 cms
Courtesy Archivio Alighiero e Boetti
Provenance:
From the artist

Nationality of the artist: Italian
Identifying marks: Not recorded
Place of Manufacture: Italy

Alighiero e Boetti, One Hotel, Kabul (Afghanistan), 1971-1977

X41104
One Hotel, Kabul (Afghanistan)

1971-1977
on paper, print
photograph
10 x 15,1 cms
Courtesy Archivio Alighiero e Boetti
Provenance:
From the artist

Nationality of the artist: Italian
Identifying marks: Not recorded
Place of Manufacture: Italy


Alighiero e Boetti, Aeroplanes, 1978

X37845
Aeroplanes

[Aerei] 1978
on paper, unique
Biro on paper mounted on canvas
each of the three panels: 1400 x 1000 mm Total of 1400 x 3000 mm
Private Collection
Provenance:
The artist
Private collector (Vernazza)
Galleria Milleventi (Giuseppe Pero), early 1980s
Present owner acquired the work in 2000

Nationality of the artist: Italian
Identifying marks: Not recorded
Place of Manufacture: Italy

Alighiero e Boetti, Animal Kingdom, 1978

X37854
Animal Kingdom

[Regno animale] 1978
on paper, unique
Pencil on paper mounted on linen
image: 1500 x 1000 mm
Annemarie Sauzeau, Paris
Provenance:
From the artist

Nationality of the artist: Italian
Identifying marks: Not recorded
Place of Manufacture: Italy

Alighiero e Boetti, San Bernardino, 1968/1978

X39053
San Bernardino

1968/1978
on paper, print
Photolithography
700 x 500 mm
Courtesy Frittelli Arte Contemporanea, Florence
Provenance:
The artist
Mr. Tonino Nespoli's private collection (Galleria La Torre, Pistoia)
Present owner acquired the work at some point between 1998-2001

Nationality of the artist: Italian
Identifying marks: Not recorded
Place of Manufacture: Italy

Alighiero e Boetti, Music Kingdom, 1979

X37848
Music Kingdom

[Regno musicale] 1979
on paper, unique
Pencil (drawing, writing, frottage) on paper
image: 1500 x 1000 mm
Annemarie Sauzeau, Paris
Provenance:
From the artist

Nationality of the artist: Italian
Identifying marks: Not recorded
Place of Manufacture: Italy

Alighiero e Boetti, Paper Kingdom, 1979

X38342
Paper Kingdom

[Regno delle carte] 1979
on paper, unique
Pencil on paper mounted on canvas
image: 1500 x 1000 mm
Private Collection, Monza, Italy
Provenance:
The artist
Salvatore Ala Gallery, Milan, 1980
Present owner acquired the work on17/05/2005

Nationality of the artist: Italian
Identifying marks: Not recorded
Place of Manufacture: Italy

Alighiero e Boetti, Order and Disorder, 1979

X38352
Order and Disorder

[Ordine e disordine] 1979
sculpture
Embroidery on cloth
1860 x 2050 mm
Private Collection, New York
Provenance:
The artist

Mario Piero Croce
Paula Cooper Gallery
Present owner acquired the work on 05/11/2011

Nationality of the artist: Italian
Identifying marks: Not recorded
Place of Manufacture: Afghanistan

Alighiero e Boetti, The Hour Tree, 1979

X38481
The Hour Tree

[L'Albero delle ore] 1979
sculpture
Embroidery on linen
image: 3250 x 1930 mm
Dallas Museum of Art, fractional gift of the Rachofsky Collection
Provenance:
The artist
Collection Vitali, Como, Italy
Galeria Fabia Calvassine, Milan, Italy
Monika Spruth Galerie
The Rachofsky Collection
Dallas Museum of Art, fractional gift of The Rachofsky Collection

Nationality of the artist: Italian
Identifying marks: Not recorded
Place of Manufacture: Afghanistan

Alighiero e Boetti, Make Everything Fit In, 1979

X38482
Make Everything Fit In

[Far quadrare tutto] 1979
sculpture
Embroidery on fabric
image, each: 229 x 241 mm
Private Collection
Provenance:
The artist
Private Collection, Italy
Thomas Babeor Gallery, California
Private Collection, USA
Sperone Westwater, New York
Private Collection
Present owner

Nationality of the artist: Italian
Identifying marks: Not recorded
Place of Manufacture: Afghanistan

Alighiero e Boetti, Map, 1979

X38641
Map

[Mappa] 1979
sculpture
Embroidery on linen
image: 1302 x 2300 mm
Private Collection, La Spezia, Italy
Provenance:
The artist
Maria Gabriella Cresci Fornelli, 1981
Present owner inherited the work on 16/09/2007

Nationality of the artist: Italian
Identifying marks: Not recorded
Place of Manufacture: Afghanistan

Alighiero e Boetti, Nature, a Dull Affair (2), 1980

X38652
Nature, a Dull Affair (2)

[La natura, una faccenda ottusa (2)] 1980
on paper, unique
Collage and ink on paper
image: 700 x 1000 mm
Annemarie Sauzeau, Paris
Provenance:
From the artist

Nationality of the artist: Italian
Identifying marks: Not recorded
Place of Manufacture: Italy

Alighiero e Boetti, Titles, 1980

X40137
Titles

[Titoli] 1980
sculpture
Embroidery on cloth
image: 2150 x 2180 mm
Private collection, Rome
Provenance:
From the artist, 1980

Nationality of the artist: Italian
Identifying marks: Not recorded
Place of Manufacture: Afghanistan

Alighiero e Boetti, Map, 1980

X40139
Map

[Mappa] 1980
sculpture
Embroidery on linen
image: 1580 x 2020 mm
Tornabuoni Art, Paris
Provenance:
The artist
Present owner acquired the work in the early 1990s

Nationality of the artist: Italian
Identifying marks: Not recorded
Place of Manufacture: Afghanistan

Alighiero e Boetti, Hour-glass, Hinge and Vice Versa, 1981

X37790
Hour-glass, Hinge and Vice Versa

[Clessidra, cerniera e viceversa] 1981
on paper, unique
Pencil on paper
object: 700 x 1000 mm
Alessandra Bonomo, Rome
Provenance:
Acquired from the artist in 1981

Nationality of the artist: Italian
Identifying marks: Not recorded
Place of Manufacture: Italy

Alighiero e Boetti, From One to Ten (Japanese), 1981

X40112
From One to Ten (Japanese)

[Da uno a dieci (giapponese)] 1981
on paper, unique
Watercolour on paper mounted on canvas
image, each: 330 x 458 mm
Private Collection, La Spezia, Italy
Provenance:
The artist
Maria Gabriella Cresci Fornelli, 1981
Present owner inhereted the work on 16/09/2007

Nationality of the artist: Italian
Identifying marks: Not recorded
Place of Manufacture: Italy

Alighiero e Boetti, The Thousand Longest Rivers in the World, 1976-1982

X38371
The Thousand Longest Rivers in the World

[I mille fiumi più lunghi del mondo] 1976-1982
sculpture
Embroidery on linen
image: 2515 x 5359 mm
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of Jo Carole and Ronald S. Lauder, Jeanne C. Thayer Fund, The Bernhill Fund, Patricia Phelps de Cisneros Fund, Agnes Gund, and Barbara Jakobson Fund, 1993. Accession Number: 279.1993.1
Provenance:
The artist
Galleria Alessandra Bonomo, Rome
Present owner acquired the work in 1993

Nationality of the artist: Italian
Identifying marks: Not recorded
Place of Manufacture: Afghanistan

Alighiero e Boetti, Map, 1983

X38646
Map

[Mappa] 1983
sculpture
Embroidery on linen
image: 1120 x 1660 mm
Alessandra Bonomo, Rome
Provenance:
Acquired from the artist in 1983

Nationality of the artist: Italian
Identifying marks: Not recorded
Place of Manufacture: Afghanistan

Alighiero e Boetti, Aeroplanes, 1984

X40104
Aeroplanes

[Aerei] 1984
on paper, unique
Biro on paper mounted on canvas
image: 660 x 1500 mm
Roberto Casamonti Collection, Florence
Provenance:
The artist
Private Collection, Milan, 1990s
Private Collection, Milan
Private Collection, Turin
Private Collection, Italy, 2004
Private Collection (end of 2010)

Nationality of the artist: Italian
Identifying marks: Not recorded
Place of Manufacture: Italy


Alighiero e Boetti, Untitled, 1987

X40141
Untitled

1987
on paper, unique
Pencil, ink and collage on paper on canvas
each panel: 1500 x 1000 mm
Alessandra Bonomo, Rome
Provenance:
Acquired from the artist in 1987

Nationality of the artist: Italian
Identifying marks: Not recorded
Place of Manufacture: Italy

Alighiero e Boetti, Twenty-five x Twenty-five Six Hundred and Twenty-five letters, 1988

X37842
Twenty-five x Twenty-five Six Hundred and Twenty-five letters

[Venticinque x venticinque seicentoventicinque lettere] 1988
relief
Embroidery on fabric
object: 1000 x 1000 mm
Alessandra Bonomo, Rome
Provenance:
Acquired from the artist in 1988

Nationality of artist: Italian
Identifying marks: Not recorded
Place of Manufacture: Pakistan

Alighiero e Boetti, Map, 1989

X38647
Map

[Mappa] 1989
sculpture
Embroidery on linen
object: 1175 x 2277 x 51 mm
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Scott Burton Fund, 1999. Accession number: 1253.1999
Provenance:
The artist
Private Collection, Geneva
Sperone Westwater Gallery, New York
Present owner acquired the work in 1999

Nationality of the artist: Italian
Identifying marks: Not recorded
Place of Manufacture: Pakistan

Alighiero e Boetti, Today the Twelth Day of the Sixth Month of the Year One Thousand Nine Hundred and Eighty-nine, 1989

X39584
Today the Twelth Day of the Sixth Month of the Year One Thousand Nine Hundred and Eighty-nine

[Oggi dodicesimo giorno sesto mese anno mille novecento ottantanove] 1989
sculpture
Embroidery on cloth
object: 1040 x 1120 mm
Francesco Riccio, Rome
Provenance:
The artist

Collection Massimo Minini, Rome
Present owner acquired the work in December 1996

Nationality of the artist: Italian
Identifying marks: Not recorded
Place of Manufacture: Pakistan


Alighiero e Boetti, Black on White, White on Black, 1989

X40466
Black on White, White on Black

[Senza titolo (nero su bianco, bianco su nero)] 1989
sculpture
Embroidery on cloth
image: 1080 x 1080 mm
Alessandra Bonomo, Rome
Provenance:
Acquired from the artist in 1988

Nationality of the artist: Italian
Identifying marks: Not recorded
Place of Manufacture: Pakistan

Alighiero e Boetti, Footprints, 1990

X38654
Footprints

[Orme] 1990
on paper, unique
Mixed media on paper
image: 2700 x 3000 mm
Matteo Boetti Collection, Rome
Provenance:
From the artist, 1992

Nationality of the artist: Italian
Identifying marks: Not recorded
Place of Manufacture: Italy

Alighiero e Boetti, Map, 1989-1991

X38639
Map

[Mappa] 1989-1991
sculpture
Embroidery on linen
image: 2650 x 5850 mm
Chiara and Francesco Carraro Collection, Venice
Provenance:
The artist
Emilio Mazzoli, Modena, 1991 (acquired after the exhibition of Alighiero Boetti and Mimmo Paladino “Dieci arazzi”)
Present owner acquired the work in 1998

Nationality of the artist: Italian
Identifying marks: Not recorded
Place of Manufacture: Pakistan

Alighiero e Boetti, A Row of Merlons Set at Regular Intervals Along the Ramparts of a Wall, 1971-1993

X38655
A Row of Merlons Set at Regular Intervals Along the Ramparts of a Wall

[Serie di merli dispositi a intervalli regolari lungo gli spalti di una muraglia] 1971-1993
on paper, unique
13 telegrams in a vitrine
image: 220 x 2850 mm
Matteo Boetti Collection, Rome
Provenance:
From the artist, 1994

Nationality of the artist: Italian
Identifying marks: Not recorded
Place of Manufacture: Italy


Alighiero e Boetti, Annual Watches, 1977-1994

X37789
Annual Watches

[Orologi annuali] 1977-1994
sculpture
Paper and set of 16 watches in a vitrine
vitrine: 410 x 830 mm
Agata Boetti, Paris
Provenance:
From the artist, 1977-1994

Nationality of the artist: Italian
Identifying marks: Not recorded
Place of Manufacture: Italy

Alighiero e Boetti, Calendars, 1978-1994

X38346
Calendars

[Calendari] 1978-1994
on paper, unique
Collage on paper
frame each: 270 x 370 mm
Collection Maria Angelica de Gaetano
Provenance:
A gift from the artist donated between 1978 to 1994

Nationality of the artist: Italian
Identifying marks: Not recorded
Place of Manufacture: Italy

Picasso and Modern British Art

Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art (Edinburgh, UK) from 04 Aug 2012 until 04 Nov 2012.

Francis Bacon
(1909-1992, born: Dublin, died: Madrid)

Francis Bacon, Composition (Figure), 1933

X31071
Composition (Figure)

1933
on paper, unique
Gouache, pastel, pencil and pen on paper
support: 535 x 400 mm
Coleccion Abelló
Provenance:
Miss Diana Watson, London; Anon. sale, Sotheby's London, 14 May 1952, lot 52; Peter Cochrane, London; Private Collection; acquired present owner lot 40, Sale 7246 Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale, Christies 22 June 2006.
Nationality of Artist: British
Identifying marks: signed 'F. Bacon 33' (lower right)
Place of manufacture: London, UK
Catalogue Raisonné: R. Alley and J. Rothenstein, Francis Bacon catalogue raisonné, London 1964, no. 9 (illustrated, unpaged); C. Domino, Francis Bacon: 'Taking Reality by Surprise', London 1996, p. 13 (illustrated in colour); W. Schmied, Francis Bacon: Commitment and Conflict, Munich 1996, fig. 99 (illustrated, p. 91); M. Harrison, In Camera: Francis Bacon; Photography, Film and the Practice of Painting, London 2005, no. 14 (illustrated in colour, p. 16).

Duncan Grant
(1885-1978, born: Scotland, died: Aldermaston)

Duncan Grant, The Modelling Stand, c.1914

X30868
The Modelling Stand

c.1914
painting
Oil and collage on board
frame: 756 x 610 mm
Private Collection Courtesy Ivor Braka Ltd.
Provenance:
The artist to Anthony d'Offay by 1975; private collection 1996; present owner May 2009.
Nationality of Artist: British
Indentifying marks: Inscribed The Modelling Stand 1912 (late inscription by Grant on back)
Place of manufacture: London, Great Britain
Catalogue Raisonné: The Burlington Magazine, 130, Jan. 1988 (Fig. 59); Watney 1990 (pl.20); Shone 1993 (pl. 100).

Pablo Picasso
(1881-1973, born: Málaga, died: Mougins)

Pablo Picasso, Vase of Flowers, Paris, spring 1908

X31181
Vase of Flowers

[Fleurs sur une table] Paris, spring 1908
painting
Oil on canvas
support: 921 x 730 mm
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph F. Colin, 1962.
Provenance:
Purchased from the artist in 1910 by Wilhelm Uhde, Paris; Kluxen Collection, Boldixum, 1913; Alfred Flechtheim, Düsseldorf; Yvonne Zervos, Paris; Pierre Loeb, Paris; Meric Gallery, New York; Parke Bernet sale, New York January 1945, purchased by Ralph F. Colin; Mr and Mrs Ralph F. Colin, New York, 1945 - 62; donated by Mr and Mrs Ralph F. Colin, 1962, to the Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1962.
Nationality of Artist: Spanish
Indentifying marks: Signed bottom left: Picasso
Place of manufacture: Paris, France
Catalogue Raisonné: Z.II*30; Kahnweiler 1920 pl. 3; Raynal 1922 pl. 29; Sabartés 1946 pl. 3*; Raynal 1959 p.43*; Rosenblum 1960/76 fig. 17; Rubin 1972 p.45*; DR:70.

Pablo Picasso, Head of a Man, 1913

X31082
Head of a Man

[Tête d'homme] 1913
on paper, unique
Oil, gouache, varnish, ink, charcoal and pencil on paper
support: 616 x 464 mm
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Richard S. Zeisler Bequest, 2010
Provenance:
Galerie Kahnweiler, Paris, 1907-1914; Roger Fry, London. Purchased from Galerie Kahnweiler, 1913; [Max-Pol Fouchet, Paris] or [Comtesse de Noailles, Paris to Serge Diaghilev, Paris]; Rose Fried Gallery, New York, by 1955; Richard S. Zeisler, New York. Purchased from the Rose Fried Gallery, 1955; Museum of Modern Art, New York, 2010.
Nationality of Artist: Spanish
Indentifying marks: Signed (subsequently) top left: Picasso
Place of manufacture: Céret, France
Catalogue Raisonné: Z.IIb:431; Reverdy 1924 p.53; Shinichi Segui 1964 Pl.11*; DR:615.

Pablo Picasso, Nude Seated on a Rock, Fontainebleau, summer 1921

X36370
Nude Seated on a Rock

[Nu féminin assis sur un rocher] Fontainebleau, summer 1921
painting
Oil on wood
support: 158 x 111 mm
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. James Thrall Soby Bequest, 1979.
Provenance:
Purchased from the artist by James Thrall Soby, New Canaan, Connecticut, 1934; The Museum of Modern Art, New York, James Thrall Soby Bequest, 1979.
Nationality of Artist: Spanish
Indentifying marks:
Place of manufacture: Fontainebleau, France
Catalogue Raisonné: FP.73:263p; RP.60:96; VK.97:83p; WR.72:117p; WR.80*:235p.

Pablo Picasso, Guitar, Compote Dish and Grapes, 1924

X36314
Guitar, Compote Dish and Grapes

1924
painting
Oil on canvas
support: 975 x 1330 mm frame: 985 x 1324 x 4 mm
Collection Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam
Provenance:
Collection of G.F. Reber, Switzerland; until 1936 collection Rudolf Engelhorn; 1937 purchased by Pierre Alexandre Regnault from the art dealer Dr. Herbert Tannenbaum, Amsterdam, and on loan to the Stedelijk Musuem, Amsterdam; 1958 Collection Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, purchased from the heirs of Pierre Alexandre Regnault.
Nationality of Artist: Spanish
Indentifying marks: Inscribed, upper right: Picasso 24
Place of manufacture: Juan-les-Pins, France
Catalogue Raisonné: Zervos V: 224; Rosenblum 1960, p. 108, pl. XVII (color repr.); Kosinski 1991, p. 531

Pablo Picasso, Standing Nude, 1928

X31202
Standing Nude

[Nu debout] 1928
painting
Oil and chalk on canvas
support: 1620 x 1300 mm frame: 1745 x 1425 x 85 mm
Private collection
Provenance:
The Artist's Estate
Nationality of Artist: Spanish
Indentifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: Paris, France
Catalogue Raisonné: AB.05a*:54; CH.10:153p; FR.53:56; PP.03:10; TG.94*:89; TO.99:38

Pablo Picasso, Woman Dressing her Hair, June 1940

X40916
Woman Dressing her Hair

June 1940
painting
Oil on canvas
support: 1301 x 971 mm
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Louise Reinhardt Smith Bequest, 1995
Provenance:
Pablo Picasso, 1940 - summer 1957; Samuel M. Kootz Gallery, Inc., New York;
Mrs. Bertram Smith / Louise Reinhardt Smith, New York, purchased from Samuel M. Kootz Gallery; The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Louise Reinhardt Smith Bequest, 1995.
Nationality of Artist: Spanish
Indentifying marks:
Place of manufacture: Royan, France
Catalogue Raisonné: AB.07:48p; BS.55:251p; CK.10:222; DT.78:68; EC.02:609; FR.53:85; GB.87:272; JB.65:82; JF.03:9.2; JF.94a:56; JL.71:65p; JR.62:6.1; KS.62:39; MC.00:161p; MG.80:195p; MJ.55:95; MM.00:75p; RP.60:162; RP.81:19.3; RS.88:136p; SF.09:157p; TH.75:187; UP.00:839; VK.97:117p; WR.72:159p; WR.80*:366p; WR.96:401p; WW.91:439p

Tate Britain (London, UK) from 15 Feb 2012 until 15 Jul 2012.

Francis Bacon
(1909-1992, born: Dublin, died: Madrid)

Francis Bacon, Composition (Figure), 1933

X31071
Composition (Figure)

1933
on paper, unique
Gouache, pastel, pencil and pen on paper
support: 535 x 400 mm
Coleccion Abelló
Provenance:
Miss Diana Watson, London; Anon. sale, Sotheby's London, 14 May 1952, lot 52; Peter Cochrane, London; Private Collection; acquired present owner lot 40, Sale 7246 Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale, Christies 22 June 2006.
Nationality of Artist: British
Identifying marks: signed 'F. Bacon 33' (lower right)
Place of manufacture: London, UK
Catalogue Raisonné: R. Alley and J. Rothenstein, Francis Bacon catalogue raisonné, London 1964, no. 9 (illustrated, unpaged); C. Domino, Francis Bacon: 'Taking Reality by Surprise', London 1996, p. 13 (illustrated in colour); W. Schmied, Francis Bacon: Commitment and Conflict, Munich 1996, fig. 99 (illustrated, p. 91); M. Harrison, In Camera: Francis Bacon; Photography, Film and the Practice of Painting, London 2005, no. 14 (illustrated in colour, p. 16).

Francis Bacon, Head I, 1947-1948

X20405
Head I

1947-1948
painting
Oil and tempera on board
support: 1003 x 749 mm frame: 1165 x 911 x 44 mm
Lent by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of Richard S. Zeisler, 2007 (2007.247.1)
Provenance:
Hanover Gallery and Redfern Gallery, London, jointly owned, 1948;
Richard Feigen Gallery, New York 1958-61;
Richard S. Zeisler, New York, 1961-2006;
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Richard S. Zeisler bequest, 2007.

Nationality of Artist: British
Identifying marks: none or not recorded
Place of manufacture: not recorded

Francis Bacon, Head I, 1947-1948

X20405
Head I

1947-1948
painting
Oil and tempera on board
support: 1003 x 749 mm frame: 1165 x 911 x 44 mm
Lent by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of Richard S. Zeisler, 2007 (2007.247.1)
Provenance:
Hanover Gallery, London, since 1949; Redfern Gallery, London; Richard Feigen Gallery, New York, 1958-1961; Richard S. Zeisler, New York until 2006; Zeisler bequest to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2007.
Nationality of Artist: British
Indentifying marks: not recorded
Place of manufacture: London
Catalogue Raisonné: Matthew Gale and Chris Stephens (Eds.), Francis Bacon, Tate Publishing, 2009, p. 102.

Duncan Grant
(1885-1978, born: Scotland, died: Aldermaston)

Duncan Grant, The Modelling Stand, c.1914

X30868
The Modelling Stand

c.1914
painting
Oil and collage on board
frame: 756 x 610 mm
Private Collection Courtesy Ivor Braka Ltd.
Provenance:
The artist to Anthony d'Offay by 1975; private collection 1996; present owner May 2009.
Nationality of Artist: British
Indentifying marks: Inscribed The Modelling Stand 1912 (late inscription by Grant on back)
Place of manufacture: London, Great Britain
Catalogue Raisonné: The Burlington Magazine, 130, Jan. 1988 (Fig. 59); Watney 1990 (pl.20); Shone 1993 (pl. 100).

Ben Nicholson OM
(1894-1982, born: Denham, died: London)

Ben Nicholson OM, 1933 (coin and musical instruments), 1933

X30932
1933 (coin and musical instruments)

1933
painting
Oil on board
support: 1067 x 1219 mm frame: 1299 x 1454 x 83 mm
Lent by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of Richard S. Zeisler, 2007 (2007.247.6)
Provenance:
Gimpel Fils Ltd., London, until 1958; sold in February to Richard S. Zeisler; Richard S. Zeisler bequest to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2007.
Nationality of Artist: British
Indentifying marks:
Place of manufacture: London
Catalogue Raisonné: Lynton, 1993, p. 52-53.

Pablo Picasso
(1881-1973, born: Málaga, died: Mougins)

Pablo Picasso, Vase of Flowers, Paris, spring 1908

X31181
Vase of Flowers

[Fleurs sur une table] Paris, spring 1908
painting
Oil on canvas
support: 921 x 730 mm
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph F. Colin, 1962.
Provenance:
Purchased from the artist in 1910 by Wilhelm Uhde, Paris; Kluxen Collection, Boldixum, 1913; Alfred Flechtheim, Düsseldorf; Yvonne Zervos, Paris; Pierre Loeb, Paris; Meric Gallery, New York; Parke Bernet sale, New York January 1945, purchased by Ralph F. Colin; Mr and Mrs Ralph F. Colin, New York, 1945 - 62; donated by Mr and Mrs Ralph F. Colin, 1962, to the Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1962.
Nationality of Artist: Spanish
Indentifying marks: Signed bottom left: Picasso
Place of manufacture: Paris, France
Catalogue Raisonné: Z.II*30; Kahnweiler 1920 pl. 3; Raynal 1922 pl. 29; Sabartés 1946 pl. 3*; Raynal 1959 p.43*; Rosenblum 1960/76 fig. 17; Rubin 1972 p.45*; DR:70.

Pablo Picasso, Man with a Clarinet, 1911-12

X30944
Man with a Clarinet

[Homme à la clarinette] 1911-12
painting
Oil on canvas
support: 1060 x 690 mm frame: 1250 x 880 x 55 mm
Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid
Provenance:
Purchased by Wilhelm Uhde from Galerie Kahnweiler, Paris 1912; Drouot sale, Paris 30 May 1921; Dr G.F. Reber, Lausanne; Douglas Cooper, Argilliers, France; Private Collection, France, Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid, 1982.
Nationality of Artist: Spanish
Indentifying marks: Signed on the back (canvas re - backed).
Place of manufacture: Paris, France
Catalogue Raisonné: Z.IIa:288; Raynal 1922 pl. 41; Schürer 1927 pl. 13; Raynal 1950 p.58*; Raynal 1959 p.55*; Cooper 1971 pl. 31*; DR:426.

Pablo Picasso, Head of a Man, 1913

X31082
Head of a Man

[Tête d'homme] 1913
on paper, unique
Oil, gouache, varnish, ink, charcoal and pencil on paper
support: 616 x 464 mm
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Richard S. Zeisler Bequest, 2010
Provenance:
Galerie Kahnweiler, Paris, 1907-1914; Roger Fry, London. Purchased from Galerie Kahnweiler, 1913; [Max-Pol Fouchet, Paris] or [Comtesse de Noailles, Paris to Serge Diaghilev, Paris]; Rose Fried Gallery, New York, by 1955; Richard S. Zeisler, New York. Purchased from the Rose Fried Gallery, 1955; Museum of Modern Art, New York, 2010.
Nationality of Artist: Spanish
Indentifying marks: Signed (subsequently) top left: Picasso
Place of manufacture: Céret, France
Catalogue Raisonné: Z.IIb:431; Reverdy 1924 p.53; Shinichi Segui 1964 Pl.11*; DR:615.

Pablo Picasso, Nude Seated on a Rock, Fontainebleau, summer 1921

X36370
Nude Seated on a Rock

[Nu féminin assis sur un rocher] Fontainebleau, summer 1921
painting
Oil on wood
support: 158 x 111 mm
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. James Thrall Soby Bequest, 1979.
Provenance:
Purchased from the artist by James Thrall Soby, New Canaan, Connecticut, 1934; The Museum of Modern Art, New York, James Thrall Soby Bequest, 1979.
Nationality of Artist: Spanish
Indentifying marks:
Place of manufacture: Fontainebleau, France
Catalogue Raisonné: FP.73:263p; RP.60:96; VK.97:83p; WR.72:117p; WR.80*:235p.

Pablo Picasso, Guitar, Compote Dish and Grapes, 1924

X36314
Guitar, Compote Dish and Grapes

1924
painting
Oil on canvas
support: 975 x 1330 mm frame: 985 x 1324 x 4 mm
Collection Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam
Provenance:
Collection of G.F. Reber, Switzerland; until 1936 collection Rudolf Engelhorn; 1937 purchased by Pierre Alexandre Regnault from the art dealer Dr. Herbert Tannenbaum, Amsterdam, and on loan to the Stedelijk Musuem, Amsterdam; 1958 Collection Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam, purchased from the heirs of Pierre Alexandre Regnault.
Nationality of Artist: Spanish
Indentifying marks: Inscribed, upper right: Picasso 24
Place of manufacture: Juan-les-Pins, France
Catalogue Raisonné: Zervos V: 224; Rosenblum 1960, p. 108, pl. XVII (color repr.); Kosinski 1991, p. 531

Pablo Picasso, Standing Nude, 1928

X31202
Standing Nude

[Nu debout] 1928
painting
Oil and chalk on canvas
support: 1620 x 1300 mm frame: 1745 x 1425 x 85 mm
Private collection
Provenance:
The Artist's Estate
Nationality of Artist: Spanish
Indentifying marks: none
Place of manufacture: Paris, France
Catalogue Raisonné: AB.05a*:54; CH.10:153p; FR.53:56; PP.03:10; TG.94*:89; TO.99:38

Pablo Picasso, Reading at a Table, 1934

X36316
Reading at a Table

[Femme écrivant] 1934
painting
Oil on canvas
support: 1622 x 1305 mm frame: 1740 x 1422 x 76 mm
Lent by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of Florene M. Schoenborn, in honor of William S. Lieberman, 1995 (1996.403.1)
Provenance:
The artist; Purchased by Peter Watson, London from the artist by 1939 -1945/6); Mr. and Mrs. Samuel A. Marx, Chicago, 1945/6 -1964; Mrs. Florene M. Schoenborn (widow of Samuel A. Marx), New York, 1964-1996; Bequest of Florene M. Schoenborn to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, in honor of William S. Lieberman, 1995.
Nationality of Artist: Spanish
Indentifying marks: Signed and dated, upper right: Picasso/XXXIV
Place of manufacture: Boisgeloup, France
Catalogue Raisonné: Barr, Alfred H. Jr., Picasso: Forty Years of his Art, New York, The Museum of Modern Art, 1939, illus. p. 164; Barr, Alfred H. Jr. Picasso: Fifty Years of his Art, New York, The Museum of Modern Art, 1946, illus. p. 189; Lieberman, William S., ed. Picasso and the Weeping Women: The Years of Marie-Thérèse Walter and Dora Maar, New York, The Metropollitan Museum of Art, 1994, illus. no. 34; Pablo Picasso, Exh. Cat. Nagoya City Art Museum, 1998. pp. 233-234; Read, Herbert, Art Now, (3rd edition). London, 1948, pl. 117, illus. (as: 'Femme lisant', 1934); Rubin, William. Picasso in the Collection of The Museum of Modern Art. New York, The Museum of Modern Art, 1972, pp. 144-145, illus. in colour; The School of Paris: Paintings from the Florene May Schoenborn and Samuel A. Marx Collection, New York, The Museum of Modern Art, 1965, pp. 28-29, illus. in color; Zervos, Christian. Pablo Picasso, vol 8. 1957 no. 246, p. 114 illus.

Pablo Picasso, Woman Dressing her Hair, June 1940

X40916
Woman Dressing her Hair

June 1940
painting
Oil on canvas
support: 1301 x 971 mm
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Louise Reinhardt Smith Bequest, 1995
Provenance:
Pablo Picasso, 1940 - summer 1957; Samuel M. Kootz Gallery, Inc., New York;
Mrs. Bertram Smith / Louise Reinhardt Smith, New York, purchased from Samuel M. Kootz Gallery; The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Louise Reinhardt Smith Bequest, 1995.
Nationality of Artist: Spanish
Indentifying marks:
Place of manufacture: Royan, France
Catalogue Raisonné: AB.07:48p; BS.55:251p; CK.10:222; DT.78:68; EC.02:609; FR.53:85; GB.87:272; JB.65:82; JF.03:9.2; JF.94a:56; JL.71:65p; JR.62:6.1; KS.62:39; MC.00:161p; MG.80:195p; MJ.55:95; MM.00:75p; RP.60:162; RP.81:19.3; RS.88:136p; SF.09:157p; TH.75:187; UP.00:839; VK.97:117p; WR.72:159p; WR.80*:366p; WR.96:401p; WW.91:439p

Damien Hirst

Tate Modern (London, UK) from 04 Apr 2012 until 09 Sep 2012.

Damien Hirst
(born 1965, born: Bristol)

Damien Hirst, Submission, 1989

X37613
Submission

1989
sculpture
Glass, faced particleboard, beech, wooden dowels, plastic, aluminium and pharmaceutical packaging
unconfirmed: 1372 x 1016 x 229 mm
Collection Bischofberger, Switzerland
Provenance:
Work of Art acquired from 11 Duke St, London 1997; Collection Bischofberger, Switzerland

Nationality of Artist: British
Indentifying marks: Unknown
Place of manufacture: Not recorded

Catalogue Raisonné
Exhibitions:
L & M Arts, New York, Damien Hirst. Medicine Cabinets, 28/10/2010 - 11/12/2010, Catalogue P. 107-109,
177, illustrated in colour
Galerie Perrotin, Paris, Dan Bonsall, Mat Collishaw, Dominique Denis, Damien Hirst: Building One, 1990

Literature:
Damien Hirst, Arthur C. Danto, Damien Hirst. The Complete Medicine Cabinets (Catalogue Raisonné), Other
Criteria / L&M Arts, London / New York, 2010, P. 107-109, 177, illustrated in colour

Damien Hirst, Submission, 1989

X37613
Submission

1989
sculpture
Glass, faced particleboard, beech, wooden dowels, plastic, aluminium and pharmaceutical packaging
unconfirmed: 1372 x 1016 x 229 mm
Collection Bischofberger, Switzerland
Provenance:
Work of Art acquired from 11 Duke St, London 1997; Collection Bischofberger, Switzerland

Nationality of Artist: British
Indentifying marks: Unknown
Place of manufacture: Not recorded

Catalogue Raisonné
Exhibitions:
L & M Arts, New York, Damien Hirst. Medicine Cabinets, 28/10/2010 - 11/12/2010, Catalogue P. 107-109,
177, illustrated in colour
Galerie Perrotin, Paris, Dan Bonsall, Mat Collishaw, Dominique Denis, Damien Hirst: Building One, 1990

Literature:
Damien Hirst, Arthur C. Danto, Damien Hirst. The Complete Medicine Cabinets (Catalogue Raisonné), Other
Criteria / L&M Arts, London / New York, 2010, P. 107-109, 177, illustrated in colour

Damien Hirst, Pretty Vacant, 1989

X37614
Pretty Vacant

1989
sculpture
Glass, faced particleboard, ramin, plastic, aluminium and pharmaceutical packaging
unconfirmed: 1372 x 1016 x 229 mm
Collection of Vicki and Kent Logan, fractional and promised gift to the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
Provenance:
Work of art acquired from White Cube on 07.06.2000; Fractional gift to SFMOMA from Vicki and Kent Logan, Colorado


Nationality of Artist: British
Identifying marks: Unknown
Place of manufacture: Not recorded

Catalogue Raisonné:
EXHIBITED:

"A Contemporary Cabinet of Curiosities: Selections from the Vicki and Kent Logan Collection," CCAC Institute, Oliver Art Center, Oakland CA, January 17 - March 3, 2001 (illustrated in catalogue)

"Warhol/Koons/Hirst: Cult and Culture - Selections from the Vicki and Kent Logan Collection," Aspen Art Museum, Aspen CO, August 3 - September 30, 2001 (illustrated in catalogue)

"Supernova: Art of the 1990s from the Logan Collection," San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco CA, December 11, 2003 - May 23, 2004 (illustrated in catalogue)

"Damien Hirst: The Medicine Cabinets," L&M Arts, New York NY, October 14, 2010 - December 11, 2010

LITERATURE

"I Want to Spend the Rest of My Life Everywhere, With Everyone, One to One, Always, Forever, Now," Robert Violette (ed.), Booth-Clibborn Editions, London, 1997, p. 208 (illustrated in colour)

"Damien Hirst," C. Gether and M. Laurberg (ed.), Arken Museum of Modern Art, Denmark, 2009, p. 99 (illustrated in colour)

"Damien Hirst: The Complete Medicine Cabinets," Other Criteria/L&M Arts, New York, 2010, p. 111-113


Damien Hirst, Crematorium, 1996

X37890
Crematorium

1996
sculpture
Fibreglass, cigarettes, cigarette packaging, tobacco packaging, cigarette papers, matches, tissues, sweet wrappings, swizzle sticks, drug paraphernalia and ash
unconfirmed: 584 x 2438 mm
Collection of Larry Gagosian
Provenance:
Work acquired from the Collection of the Artist 2005; Larry Gagosian; New York

Nationality of Artist: British
Identifying marks: Unknown
Place of manufacture: Not recorded

Catalogue Raisonné:
Not previously exhibited

Damien Hirst, Beautiful, cataclysmic pink minty shifting horizon exploding star with ghostly presence, wide, broad, painting, 2004

X37919
Beautiful, cataclysmic pink minty shifting horizon exploding star with ghostly presence, wide, broad, painting

2004
(no classification assigned)
Household gloss on canvas and electric motor
support, circular: 3658 mm
The Broad Art Foundation, Santa Monica
Provenance:
Work of art acquired from White Cube, London; April 2004; The Broad Art Foundation, Santa Monica

Nationality of Artist: British
Identifying marks: Unknown
Place of manufacture: Not recorded


Damien Hirst, Sympathy in White Major - Absolution II, 2006

X37908
Sympathy in White Major - Absolution II

2006
painting
Butterflies and household gloss on canvas
support, circular: 2134 mm
Private collection
Provenance:
Work of art acquired from Gagosian Gallery 2006; Private Collection; Highland Park

Nationality of Artist: British
Identifying marks: Unknown
Place of manufacture:

Catalogue Raisonné: Exhibited: Damien Hirst: Superstition, Gagosian Gallery, Los Angeles February, 22- April 5, 2007

Literature:
John Banville, Richard Bradford and poems by Philip Larkin, Superstition, exh. cat., Gagosian Gallery, Los Angeles and London 2007


Damien Hirst, I Am Become Death, Shatterer of Worlds, 2006

X41425
I Am Become Death, Shatterer of Worlds

2006
painting
Butterflies and household gloss on canvas
image: 2134 x 5334 mm
Private collection
Provenance:
Work of art acquired from the Artist in 2007; Gagosian Gallery; New York; 10.14.10 sold by Christie's on behalf of Gagosian Gallery; acquired from Christie's; Private Collector; New York.

Nationality of Artist: British
Identifying marks: Unknown
Place of manufacture:

Catalogue Raisonné:

Damien Hirst, Sulfisoxazole, 2007

X40052
Sulfisoxazole

2007
painting
Household gloss on canvas
support: 1295 x 1448 mm (51" x 57")
Mugrabi Collection
Provenance:
Work of art acquired Gagosian Gallery, London, 2010; Christies, New York May 2010; Mugrabi Collection

Nationality of Artist: British
Identifying marks: Unknown
Place of manufacture: Not recorded

Damien Hirst, Remembrance, 2008

X40453
Remembrance

2008
painting
Household gloss on canvas with gold leaf
support: 2515 x 2210 mm
The Hanson Collection, New York
Provenance:
Work received directly from Artist's studio; White Cube; London; 02.02.10; Acquired from White Cube; The Hanson Collection; New York

Nationality of Artist: British
Identifying marks: unknown
Place of manufacture: Not recorded

Catalogue Raisonné


Damien Hirst, Judgement Day, 2009

X40074
Judgement Day

2009
sculpture
Glass, gold plated stainless steel, steel, aluminium, nickel and cubic zirconia
object: 2403 x 8743 x 102 mm
The Broad Art Foundation, Santa Monica
Provenance:
Work of art acquired from Gagosian Gallery, New York in June 2010; The Broad Art Foundation, Santa Monica.

Nationality of Artist: British
Identifying marks: Unknown
Place of manufacture: Not recorded




Alex Katz: Give me tomorrow

Tate St Ives (St Ives, UK) from 19 May 2012 until 23 Sep 2012.

Alex Katz
(born 1927, born: Brooklyn)

Alex Katz, Ada and Edwin on the Beach, 1950

X40218
Ada and Edwin on the Beach

1950
painting
Oil on linen
support: 914.4 x 1231.9 mm (36" x 48 1/2")
Collection of the artist
Provenance:
From the artists studio

Alex Katz, Bernard in Queens, 1950

X41887
Bernard in Queens

1950
painting
Oil on Board
support: 457.2 x 457.2 mm (18" x 18")
Collection of the artist
Provenance:
From the artists studio

Alex Katz, Two Boys, 1951

X41890
Two Boys

1951
painting
Oil on board
support: 457.2 x 355.6 mm (18" x 14")
Collection of the artist
Provenance:
From the artists studio

Alex Katz, Late Spring, 1954

X40215
Late Spring

1954
painting
Oil on board
unconfirmed: 341.3 x 357.2 mm (13 7/16" x 14 1/16")
Collection of the artist
Provenance:
From the artists studio

Alex Katz, Two Figures, 1955

X42208
Two Figures

1955
on paper, unique
Watercolour and coloured paper collage
support: 101.6 x 155.6 mm (4" x 6 1/8") frame: 184.2 x 238.1 mm (7 1/4" x 9 3/8")
Collection of the artist
Provenance:
From the artists studio

Alex Katz, Ives Field, 1956

X40216
Ives Field

1956
painting
Oil on board
support: 984.3 x 990.6 mm (38 3/4" x 39")
Collection of the artist
Provenance:
From the artists studio

Alex Katz, Beach, 1956

X42204
Beach

1956
on paper, unique
Watercolour and coloured paper collage
support: 101.6 x 152.4 mm (4" x 6") frame: 311.2 x 349.3 mm (12 1/4" x 13 3/4")
Collection of the artist
Provenance:
From the artists studio

Alex Katz, Roadmaster, 1955-1956

X42206
Roadmaster

1955-1956
on paper, unique
Watercolour and coloured paper collage
support: 120.7 x 177.8 mm (4 3/4" x 7") frame: 181 x 241.3 mm (7 1/8" x 9 1/2")
Collection the artist
Provenance:
From the artists studio

Alex Katz, Clam Digger, 1958

X41889
Clam Digger

1958
painting
Oil on Linen
support: 831.9 x 1181.1 mm (32 3/4" x 46 1/2")
Collection of the artist
Provenance:
From the artists studio

Alex Katz, Red Sails, 1958

X42205
Red Sails

1958
on paper, unique
Coloured paper collage
support: 127 x 203.2 mm (5" x 8") frame: 177.8 x 254 mm (7" x 10")
Collection of the artist
Provenance:
From the artists studio

Alex Katz, James Schuyler, 1959

X40219
James Schuyler

1959
painting
Oil on canvas
frame: 1524 x 1219.2 mm (60" x 48")
Private Collection
Provenance:
Acquired Summer 2009 from Rober Miller Gallery

Alex Katz, Ada, 1959

X40220
Ada

1959
painting
Oil on Masonite
support: 609.6 x 609.6 mm (24" x 24")
Collection of the artist
Provenance:
From the artists studio

Alex Katz, Ada on Red Diamond, 1959

X40221
Ada on Red Diamond

1959
painting
Oil on board
unconfirmed: 812.8 x 812.8 mm (32" x 32")
Collection of the artist
Provenance:
From the artists studio

Alex Katz, Sea Land Sky, 1959

X42207
Sea Land Sky

1959
on paper, unique
Coloured paper collage
support: 142.9 x 279.4 mm (5 5/8" x 11") frame: 279.4 x 323.9 mm (11" x 12 3/4")
Collection of the artist
Provenance:
From the artists studio

Alex Katz, Luna Park, 1960

X40222
Luna Park

1960
painting
Oil on board
support: 1016 x 762 mm (40" x 30")
Collection of the artist
Provenance:
From the artists studio

Alex Katz, Hamman House 2, 1960

X40223
Hamman House 2

1960
painting
Oil on linen
support: 1270 x 1270 mm (50" x 50")
Collection of the artist
Provenance:
From the artists studio

Alex Katz, Islesboro Ferry Slip, 1976

X40239
Islesboro Ferry Slip

1976
painting
Oil on linen
support: 1981.2 x 2133.6 mm (78" x 84")
Collection of the artist
Provenance:
From the artists studio

Alex Katz, Round Hill, 1977

X40250
Round Hill

1977
painting
Oil on linen
unconfirmed: 1803.4 x 2438.4 mm (71" x 96")
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, partial and promised gift of Barry and Julie Smooke
Provenance:
Alex Katz
Barry and Julie Smooke
Partial/promised gift to LACMA

Alex Katz, Green Reflections 3, 1999

X40232
Green Reflections 3

1999
painting
Oil on linen
support: 2438.4 x 3048 mm (96" x 120")
Collection of the artist
Provenance:
From the artists studio

Alex Katz, Beige Ocean, 1999

X40234
Beige Ocean

1999
painting
Oil on linen
support: 2133.6 x 4267.2 mm (84" x 168")
Collection of the artist
Provenance:
From the artists studio

Alex Katz, 4.30 pm, 2007

X40989
4.30 pm

2007
painting
Oil on linen
support: 2438.4 x 4876.8 mm (96" x 192")
Collection of the artist
Provenance:
From the artists studio

Alex Katz, Homage to Monet 9, 2009

X40249
Homage to Monet 9

2009
painting
Oil on linen
support: 3048 x 2438.4 mm (120" x 96")
Collection of the artist
Provenance:
From the artists studio

Alex Katz, Seagull, 2010

X41892
Seagull

2010
painting
Oil on Linen
support: 2133.6 x 1524 mm (84" x 60")
Collection of the artist
Provenance:
From the artists studio

Alex Katz, Late Summer Flowers, 2011

X41891
Late Summer Flowers

2011
painting
Oil on linen
support: 2743.2 x 3708.4 mm (108" x 146")
Collection of the artist
Provenance:
From the artists studio

Turner Monet Twombly: Later Paintings

Tate Liverpool (Liverpool, UK) from 29 Jun 2012 until 28 Oct 2012.

Claude Monet
(1840-1926, born: Paris, died: Giverny)

Claude Monet, Waterloo Bridge, London, Effet rose, 1904

X41633
Waterloo Bridge, London, Effet rose

1904
painting
Oil on canvas
650 x 920 mm
National Gallery of Art, Washington D. C. Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon
Provenance:
Purchased from the artist December 1920 by Durand-Ruel, Paris and Bernheim-Jeune, Paris; Durand-Ruel, New York by 1922. Sam Salz, Inc., New York; sold 2 November 1960 to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon, Upperville, Virginia; gift to NGA 1983.

Claude Monet, Water Lilies, after 1916

X41641
Water Lilies

[Nymphéas] after 1916
painting
Oil on canvas
1302 x 2007 mm
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Gift of Louise Reinhardt Smith, 1983. 1983.532
Provenance:
Michel Monet, Giverny (until after 1960; sold to Granoff or Callez); [Katia Granoff, Paris and/or Meric Callez Gallery, New York, after 1960-1963]; Louise Reinhardt Smith, New York (by 1963-65); Gifted to Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York by Louise Reinhardt Smith, 1983.

Claude Monet, The Japanese Footbridge, c. 1920 - 1922

X41645
The Japanese Footbridge

[Le Pont japonais] c. 1920 - 1922
painting
Oil on canvas
895 x 1163 mm
The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Grace Rainey Rogers Fund, 1956
Provenance:
The artist, Giverny. 1920 – 1926; Michel Monet, in his father's studio at Giverny. 1926 - [1956]; [Katia Granoff, Paris. Purchased from Michel Monet, 1956]; M. Knoedler & Co., New York. [Acquired from Granoff, as one of a group of 15 Monet paintings, in 1956]; The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Purchased from Knoedler, NY, 1956