ANTONIO CALDERARA (Abbiategrasso 1903–1978 Ortasee) Nello spazio quadrato. 1973. Watercolour and pencil on cardboard. Monogrammed and dated lower left: A. C. 1973, as well as signed and dated on the reverse: Antonio Calderara 1973. 16 × 15.4 cm. Provenance: - Formerly Fondazione Antonio e Carmela Calderara, Vacciago. - Formerly Galerie Stefan Hildebrandt, Zurich. Exhibition: St. Moritz 2015/16, Horizons, Abstracts and Epigrams. Galerie Stefan Hildebrandt, 19 December 2015 - 19 March 2016. "To paint the Nothing, which is Everything." Antonio Calderara * The full tax is charged on this item marked * in the auction catalogue, i.e. VAT is charged on the sum of the bid price plus the surcharge for those items. The VAT will be refunded to Purchasers providing a validly stamped export declaration.

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