Bernard Aubertin (1934-2015) - (2 books) – "Il Fuoco e il Rosso" (2010) – Burnt matches & autographs – ZERO Group – Framed






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Bernard Aubertin’s two-volume diptych titled “Il Fuoco e il Rosso” (2010), a mixed-media work with burnt matches, smoke, marker and documentary photograph, is an original edition framed in a black castered frame with dimensions approximately 38 × 108 × 4 cm.
Description from the seller
Rare and striking artist's diptych comprising two volumes of the monographic publication "Il Fuoco e il Rosso. Dai tableaux clous ai tableaux brutalisées" (Rosenberg Art Gallery Editions, Milan, 2010), both featuring original hand-made interventions by Bernard Aubertin (1934–2015), a key figure of the ZERO Group.
Professionally mounted within a single custom-made black frame featuring a vibrant red inner lip matching Aubertin's signature monochrome:
Left section: open catalog with autograph dedication in marker "Pour MARIANGELA / Bernard", original documentary photograph depicting the master working and signing copies at Galleria Rosenberg in April 2010, and an original burnt matchbox composition with flame/smoke marks, hand-signed "Bernard Aubertin".
Right section: original monograph front cover paired with an open page featuring a burnt match pack composition with carbon trails, signed and dedicated "Per Sironi Gaetano / Bernard Aubertin".
Medium: burnt matches, carbon deposit, marker and applied original photo on paper
Single catalog dimensions: 31 × 23 cm each
Framed dimensions: approx. 38 × 108 × 4 cm
Provenance: Galleria d'Arte Rosenberg, Milan (2010)
Condition: very good condition, intact burns and fresh paper
Professional shipping by a certified Pro / Top Seller: custom-built protective packaging with high-density foam padding to preserve both the glass and the fragile match heads, fully insured with international tracking.
Seller's Story
Rare and striking artist's diptych comprising two volumes of the monographic publication "Il Fuoco e il Rosso. Dai tableaux clous ai tableaux brutalisées" (Rosenberg Art Gallery Editions, Milan, 2010), both featuring original hand-made interventions by Bernard Aubertin (1934–2015), a key figure of the ZERO Group.
Professionally mounted within a single custom-made black frame featuring a vibrant red inner lip matching Aubertin's signature monochrome:
Left section: open catalog with autograph dedication in marker "Pour MARIANGELA / Bernard", original documentary photograph depicting the master working and signing copies at Galleria Rosenberg in April 2010, and an original burnt matchbox composition with flame/smoke marks, hand-signed "Bernard Aubertin".
Right section: original monograph front cover paired with an open page featuring a burnt match pack composition with carbon trails, signed and dedicated "Per Sironi Gaetano / Bernard Aubertin".
Medium: burnt matches, carbon deposit, marker and applied original photo on paper
Single catalog dimensions: 31 × 23 cm each
Framed dimensions: approx. 38 × 108 × 4 cm
Provenance: Galleria d'Arte Rosenberg, Milan (2010)
Condition: very good condition, intact burns and fresh paper
Professional shipping by a certified Pro / Top Seller: custom-built protective packaging with high-density foam padding to preserve both the glass and the fragile match heads, fully insured with international tracking.
