Antonio Calderara (1898-1976) - Orizzonte
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Antonio Calderara, Orizzonte, 1971, is a hand-signed silkscreen on paper measuring 18 x 6 cm (image) within a 33 x 18 cm sheet, issued in a limited edition of 49 and in very good condition.
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Antonio Calderara (1898-1976), untitled (Orizzonte), 1971.
Color screenprint on cardboard, 18 x 6 cm on 33 x 18 cm.
Signed and dated on the reverse. From an edition of 49.
Provenance: Edition Original 5 Hofhaus Presse Hans Möller, Düsseldorf/Hubbelrath; private collection Berlin.
Condition: Very good. Photos are part of the condition description.
Biography
Antonio Calderara (1903–1978) was an Italian painter of concrete and geometric abstraction. He is regarded as a central figure of European postwar art and is particularly known for his strictly composed, light-filled color-field pictures. After an early phase of representational painting, Calderara developed from the 1950s a reduced, abstract pictorial language based on clear geometric structures, subtle color modulations, and a meditative handling of light.
His works are closely connected with international movements such as concrete art and minimalism. Calderara was a member of the group “Gruppo di ricerca estetica” and participated in major exhibitions in Europe and the United States. Today, paintings and works on paper by Antonio Calderara are represented in important museum collections and enjoy steady demand on the international art market, especially in the field of Italian abstract art of the 20th century.
Antonio Calderara (1898-1976), untitled (Orizzonte), 1971.
Color screenprint on cardboard, 18 x 6 cm on 33 x 18 cm.
Signed and dated on the reverse. From an edition of 49.
Provenance: Edition Original 5 Hofhaus Presse Hans Möller, Düsseldorf/Hubbelrath; private collection Berlin.
Condition: Very good. Photos are part of the condition description.
Biography
Antonio Calderara (1903–1978) was an Italian painter of concrete and geometric abstraction. He is regarded as a central figure of European postwar art and is particularly known for his strictly composed, light-filled color-field pictures. After an early phase of representational painting, Calderara developed from the 1950s a reduced, abstract pictorial language based on clear geometric structures, subtle color modulations, and a meditative handling of light.
His works are closely connected with international movements such as concrete art and minimalism. Calderara was a member of the group “Gruppo di ricerca estetica” and participated in major exhibitions in Europe and the United States. Today, paintings and works on paper by Antonio Calderara are represented in important museum collections and enjoy steady demand on the international art market, especially in the field of Italian abstract art of the 20th century.
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Artist
Antonio Calderara (1898-1976)
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Edition
Limited edition
Title of artwork
Orizzonte
Technique
Silkscreen
Signature
Hand signed
Country of origin
Germany
Year
1971
Condition
Good condition
Height
33 cm
Width
18 cm
Style
Minimalism
Period
1970-1980
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