Achille Pace (1923-2021) - Giovenale - coppia di acqueforti

Achille Pace (Italy, 1923–2021)
“Juvenal” – pair of etchings

First half of the 2000s approximately

Important pair of original etchings by the Italian artist Achille Pace, a historic figure in Italian sign-based and abstract research of the late 20th century, and among the founders of the Gruppo Uno.
The works, both titled “Juvenal,” can be traced to the graphic production of the early 2000s and display the artist’s characteristic minimalist and poetic language, built through essential marks, spatial suspensions, and graphic symbols with strong compositional balance.

Technique: original aquatint on Fabriano paper.
The paper is identifiable with the historic Fabriano mark identifiable by the watermark with a crown in the form of a stylized “M” topped by a square cross.
Sheet dimensions: about 25 × 70 cm each.
Image dimensions:
etching with fish motif: about 49 × 13 cm;
etching with element resembling a lantern: about 48.5 × 18.5 cm.
The works are signed and pencil-numbered (20/30) at the bottom margins.
Low edition.
Printing date not specified but attributable to the early 2000s.
Provenance:
from the private collection of Corrado Bongiovanni, son of the toiler Luciano Bongiovanni, who oversaw the printing.
Documentation:
no certificates or annotated catalogs attached.
Conditions:
excellent conservation status. The works are well preserved, with no evident structural defects, folds, or significant color alterations.

Contextual note:
the pair stands out for its strong compositional coherence and for the refined balance between mark and space, central elements in Achille Pace’s graphic poetics.

Shipping:
the work will be shipped with professional packaging suitable for graphic works and in insured mode.
Shipping costs:
Italy: EUR 13
Europe: EUR 23
Shipping to non-European countries is not offered.