GINO ALESSANDRINI (1878 1956) CICLI E BIANCHI Circa 1900 57

Sale 2643 - Lot 17

Price Realized: $ 5,460

?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price

Estimate: $ 4,000 - $ 6,000

GINO ALESSANDRINI (1878-1956)

CICLI E. BIANCHI. Circa 1900.

57x40 1/2 inches, 144 3/4x102 3/4 cm. Ricordi & c., Milan.
Condition B+: repaired tears, replaced losses, overpainting, creases and abrasions at edges and along vertical and horizontal folds. Mounted on old linen.

For this charming and rare allegorical image, Mercury is shown removing the wings from his ankles as he prepares to "take flight" on a fast Bianchi cycle. Bolaffi p. 3.

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Property of Penn State's Palmer Museum of Art, sold to benefit the acquisitions fund.