Giorgio Griffa (1936) - Senza titolo, 1982

Giorgio Griffa (born 1936, Turin)

Untitled, 1982

Original watercolor on high-quality handmade paper, bottom right signed and dated in pencil “giorgio griffa 82”.

Dimensions:** 33 × 26 cm (sheet size, width × height)

Execution and description:

Characteristic abstract paper work by the Italian artist Giorgio Griffa from 1982.

The composition combines a rhythmic sequence of small, freely placed color forms in warm yellow, red, green, and ochre tones with a reduced sequence of blue brushstrokes. The differently pronounced color traces create a tense contrast between lively movement and calm, repeated gesture.

The deliberately unfinished composition and the generous unworked areas of paper are characteristic of Griffa’s artistic understanding, in which color, rhythm, and the single painterly gesture are in the foreground.

An expressive yet restrained original work from an important period of the artist’s output.

The watercolor is overall in good, age-appropriate condition. The handmade paper shows occasional light browning and, in the lower right area of the sheet, a faint, locally limited discoloration spot. The painting itself is not affected by this.

The work is mounted between two transparent Plexiglas plates. The back mounting has partially come loose and should be professionally renewed for durable, safe display. This does not affect the overall optical impression of the watercolor.

The attached photographs document the condition as well as the signature and the back mounting.

Note:

This lot contains AI Visualisations. Please refer to the original photographs for the actual object condition.

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