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Color-aid paper is an American product comprising pre-packed sets of brightly hued paper. For the collage each letter was first drawn upside down on the reverse of the paper, cut out and then glued onto the backing cardboard using Cow Gum glue. Each collage in the edition can be considered unique since the colour variations used change each time. During the design phase, Alighiero Boetti advised the use of 'moon' colours for 'Talvolta luna' and 'sun' colours for 'Talvolta sole', also indicating the possibility of turning the work upside down depending on the owner's mood in a particular moment, whether cheerful or melancholic. The edition was realized by the artist's friend and collaborator, the photographer Giorgio Colombo.
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In addition to the catalogue description: - a few scuffs in the collage elements. - the lower section of the 'O' in the upper right corner slightly lifted, the other collage elements generally adhered well to the underlying white support card. - some foxspots visible in the white support card, predominantly in the lower section. - the tips of the upper and lower right corners of the white support card with minor creasing. - with stamp numbering at the lower sheet edge verso. Otherwise as described. Framed (with perspex).
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Lot 73Sale 22607
Talvolta sole talvolta lunaALIGHIERO BOETTI (1940-1994)Estimate: GBP 5,000 - 7,000
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