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

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

Early to mid-2000s approximately

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

Technique: original etching on Fabriano paper.
The paper can be linked to the historic Fabriano mark identifiable by the watermark with a crown in the shape 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 (25/30) at the lower margins.
Low edition.
Printing date not precisely known but attributable to the early 2000s.
Provenance:
from the private collection of Francesco Bongiovanni, son of the toiler Luciano Bongiovanni who oversaw the printing.
Documentation: no certificates or catalogue raisonnés attached.
Condition: excellent state of preservation. The works are well preserved, with no evident structural defects, creases, or significant color alterations.

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

Shipping:
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