Antonio Calderara (1898-1976) - Ohne Titel (Orizzonte)






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Antonio Calderara, Ohne Titel (Orizzonte), 1971, screen print on cardboard, 18 x 6 cm on 33 x 18 cm, edition of 49, signed, in good condition, Germany, Minimalism.
Description from the seller
Antonio Calderara (1898-1976), Untitled (Orizzonte), 1971. No reserve!
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 post-war art and is especially known for his rigorously composed, light-filled color-field works. After an early phase of representational painting, Calderara developed from the 1950s a reduced, abstract visual language based on clear geometric structures, subtle color modulations, and a contemplative treatment 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 important exhibitions in Europe and the United States. Today, paintings and works on paper by Antonio Calderara are represented in major museum collections and command steady demand on the international art market, particularly in the field of 20th-century Italian abstract art.
Antonio Calderara (1898-1976), Untitled (Orizzonte), 1971. No reserve!
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 post-war art and is especially known for his rigorously composed, light-filled color-field works. After an early phase of representational painting, Calderara developed from the 1950s a reduced, abstract visual language based on clear geometric structures, subtle color modulations, and a contemplative treatment 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 important exhibitions in Europe and the United States. Today, paintings and works on paper by Antonio Calderara are represented in major museum collections and command steady demand on the international art market, particularly in the field of 20th-century Italian abstract art.
