“Still Life with Six Objects” by Giorgio Morandi fully belongs to the mature graphic production of the Bolognese artist. The composition depicts six objects arranged on a tabletop, including bottles and vessels, recurring elements within Morandi’s visual repertoire. The image is constructed through a dense network of cross-hatched lines, characteristic of the etching technique, which allows the artist to modulate light and shadow with remarkable control.
Morandi, active primarily in Bologna during the first half of the twentieth century, developed a distinctive style based on formal reduction and a concentrated focus on everyday objects. In particular, during the 1930s, printmaking assumed a central role in his artistic research, offering a field of experimentation parallel to painting.
In conclusion, this “Still Life with Six Objects” represents a significant example of Giorgio Morandi’s method, founded on compositional balance, the controlled repetition of subjects, and a constant attention to the relationships between form, space, and light.
Description: Etching on Japan paper, signed and dated in the plate lower centre, edition number 82/120 lower left, Plate H cm 19.8×23.7 – Sheet H cm 24.7×31.6 – with frame H cm 48×57.
Publications: Work published in L. Vitali, “The Graphic Work of Giorgio Morandi”, Turin, Einaudi, 1964/1969, fig. 124; Tosini Pizzetti, 1990, p. 93; F. Basile, “Giorgio Morandi. Comparisons between Graphic Work and Painting”, Bologna, Edizioni Marescalchi, 2005/2006, no. 85, p. 195; F. Basile, “Morandi the Printmaker”, Bologna, La Loggia Edizioni d’Arte, 1985, no. 90, p. 111.
Exhibitions: Bern, 1965, no. 208; Bologna, 1966, no. 86; Florence, 1978, no. 80; Bologna, 1990, no. 226.
Provenance: important private collection – Bologna.
Hammer Price: € 4.000,00
Auction 76 – November 14th 2024 – Contemporary Art
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