101 - Giuseppe Santomaso (Venice 1907–1990 Venice), “Forme sovvraposte” (Overlapping Forms), 1975, déchirure, construction paper, and oil on canvas, signed and dated lower left, mounted on a wider canvas and set in a silver-mounted studio stretcher, reference: Nico Stringa 891, mounted on backing board and under glass in a box frame, overall dimensions: 76 x 49 cm. Limit 3,600

Giuseppe Santomaso (Venice 1907–1990 Venice), “Forme sovvraposte” (Overlapping Forms), 1975, déchirure, construction paper, and oil on canvas, signed and dated lower left, mounted on a wider canvas and set in a silver-mounted studio stretcher, reference: Nico Stringa 891, mounted on backing board and under glass in a box frame, overall dimensions: 76 x 49 cm. Limit 3,600 Exhibitions: - Giuseppe Santomaso: Oil Paintings, Gouaches, Prints, Westend Gallery, Frankfurt, Sept. 26–Nov. 8, 1975. - Galerie Begemann, Baden-Baden, 1976, cat. no. 12. - Homage to Giuseppe Santomaso, Galleria Daniele Ugolini, Florence, June 6–July 26, 1996. Provenance: - Private collection, Rhineland-Palatinate (acquired at Christie’s, London, “Impressionist, Modern, and Contemporary Paintings,” March 18, 1996, Lot 134 (with illustration)) - in the family’s possession ever since >> Italian painter, lithographer, and ceramic artist; student at the Venetian Academy; initially influenced by Cubism; professor at the Academy in Venice from 1971 to 1974; works in European museums; Lit.: Bénézit.