91. Musical instrument (The monk) [1972]

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91. Musical instrument (The monk) [1972]

Alexandru Ţipoia

1914, Micşuneştii Mari, Ilfov - 1993, Geneva, Elveţia

Estimate:

EUR 4.500 - 6.500

Not sold

marble, 80 x 28 x 15 cm, 28x80 adâncime: 15, signed and dated on the left side, on the base, AL. Ţipoia, (19)72

Research information

The artwork figures in " The artist's family donation to the City Hall of Bucharest" album, Ed. Martor, Bucharest, 2013, p.47. The artwork was part of the exhibition organized with the occasion of the artist's family donation to the City Hall of Bucharest, The Romanian Peasant Museum, 2013. Another artwork, part of the same cycle of "Musical Instruments", part of the City Hall of Bucharest collection, is placed near The National Museum of Art, Bucharest.

PROVENANCE

the artist's family collection.

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS: 1946 – Solo exhibition, San Bernardo Gallery, Rome, Italy 1947 – Group exhibition, “Romanian Contemporary Art”, Budapest, Hungary 1956 – Group exhibition, “Romanian Contemporary Art”, Vienna, Austria 1960 – Group exhibition, “Romanian Contemporary Art”, Helsinki, Finland 1973 – Group exhibition, “Romanian Contemporary Art”, Buenos Aires, Argentina 1974 – Solo exhibition, Du Quesne van Brucken Gallery, Castillon du Gard, France SELECTED AWARDS: 1945 – Mention for “the best exhibition of the year” 1947 – Ministry of Arts Award

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