7 - Matteo Boato (Italian, b. 1971). Mixed media on canvas, Venezia P. San Marco, 2006. The work features graphite architectural drawings of Saint Mark's Basilica and the Doge's Palace in Venice, overlaid with heavy textured black and white impasto and vertical dripping trails of translucent yellow-ochre pigment. The canvas is stretched over a wooden frame with a central horizontal crossbar and is unframed. Signed and dated BOATO 06 in the lower right corner. The verso is signed Boato in graphite and dated 2006, with the location inscribed Venezia P. San Marco. A stretcher bar stamp reads V&A SNC, DD 3212, 30123 VENEZIA - ITALIA. Stretcher bars are incised 60 x 100. Sight: 39 3/8 x 23 5/8 in.

Matteo Boato (Italian, b. 1971). Mixed media on canvas, Venezia P. San Marco, 2006. The work features graphite architectural drawings of Saint Mark's Basilica and the Doge's Palace in Venice, overlaid with heavy textured black and white impasto and vertical dripping trails of translucent yellow-ochre pigment. The canvas is stretched over a wooden frame with a central horizontal crossbar and is unframed. Signed and dated BOATO 06 in the lower right corner. The verso is signed Boato in graphite and dated 2006, with the location inscribed Venezia P. San Marco. A stretcher bar stamp reads V&A SNC, DD 3212, 30123 VENEZIA - ITALIA. Stretcher bars are incised 60 x 100. Sight: 39 3/8 x 23 5/8 in. Location: Bin 40 CONDITION: The painted surface appears stable with minor surface dust accumulation on the textured impasto. The verso shows visible staining and foxing throughout the canvas. Edges of the canvas exhibit slight wear and handling marks consistent with an unframed work. NOTICE TO BIDDERS: The absence of a condition report does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition. Photos are considered part of the condition report. Complete condition information is available by request, please request no later than 24 hours prior to the auction. All lots are offered and sold "as is", and Willow Auctions will not provide refunds based on condition. Timepiece movements, lighting and electrics have not been tested, and art has not been examined out of the frame unless otherwise stated.