3456 - SALVO (SALVATORE MANGIONE)

SALVO (SALVATORE MANGIONE) (Leonforte 1947–2015 Turin) Untitled. 2001. Oil on hardboard. Signed and inscribed on the reverse: Salvo H. 49.5 × 60 cm. Certificate: Archivio Salvo, Turin (no. S2001-48). Provenance: - Private collection, Switzerland. - Koller Zurich auction, June 22, 2023, lot 3434. - Collection, Great Britain, acquired at the above auction. - Mucciaccia Gallery, London. - Private collection, Italy, acquired from the above gallery. - Private collection, Spain, acquired from the previous owner in 2026. Exhibited: Chiari 2002, Salvo. I luoghi della preghiera e della memoria, Galleria d'arte L'Incontro, January 12–23, 2002. In the late 1980s and throughout the 1990s, Salvo traveled to Turkey, Oman, Syria, the United Arab Emirates, Tibet, Nepal, and Ethiopia, among other places. His impressions of these journeys are reflected in several series of paintings. This work, painted in 2001, also appears to draw on such an experience. The turquoise roofs contrast sharply with the warm, gentle colors of the sky, giving the scene an almost unreal luminosity. The architecture evokes a city in the Arab world, although the precise location cannot be identified. The interplay of cool turquoise and warm tones in the sky creates a composition that is both vibrant and harmonious. Time seems to stand still above the rooftops and domes. Salvo transforms the memory of a real place into a poetic image poised between geographical specificity and an imagined distance. The deserted scene has a quiet atmosphere, leaving viewers free to make their own associations and inviting them into a remote, dreamlike world. * The full tax is charged on this item marked *; that is, VAT is charged on the total amount but will be refunded to purchasers who provide a validly stamped export declaration.