Pandolfini's Milan auction features 20th-century Italian masters

Pandolfini holds a modern and contemporary art auction in Milan on December 6, 2023, preceded by a preview exhibition from December 2 to 5. The sale includes over 100 lots focusing on early 20th-century Italian artists such as Giorgio de Chirico, Giacomo Balla, Carlo Carrà, and Felice Casorati, alongside contemporary works by Luigi Ontani and Bertozzi&Casoni. Highlight lots include de Chirico's "Vita silente di frutta in un paese" (1944, estimate €30,000-50,000), Alberto Savinio's "Nettuno" (1939, €60,000-120,000), Carrà's "Vittoria, torso di donna" (1940, €40,000-70,000), Balla's "Linee Forza" (1920s, €10,000-15,000), Casorati's "Natura Morta" (€15,000-25,000), Giulio Turcato's "Superficie Lunare" (€30,000-50,000), and Agostino Bonalumi's "Blu" (€70,000-110,000). Sculptural and ceramic works include Ontani's "HarlemArlecchino" (1998, from Bottega Gatti di Faenza), Bertozzi&Casoni's "Cestino della discordia" and "Vassoio delle vite estreme" (2001, €5,000-12,000), Salvo's "Minareto" (1995, €5,000-8,000), and pieces by Fausto Melotti and Arnaldo Pomodoro.