Unseen Paolo Scheggi work surfaces, heads to auction in Copenhagen
A previously unknown work by Paolo Scheggi, from his 'Intersuperficie curva dal rosso' series dating to the early 1960s, has been discovered in a private Danish collection. The piece will be exhibited at 12-Drouot in Paris on September 12–13, 2016, then auctioned by Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers of Fine Art in Copenhagen from September 20–29, 2016, with an estimate of €270,000–335,000. Scheggi, who died in 1971 at age 31, has seen a surge in market interest over the past decade. In 2015, Sotheby's Milan sold his 'Intersuperficie curva bianca' (1969) for €1.35 million, and Sotheby's London sold a 1967 work for €1.319 million. Another piece from his Biennale period, 'Parete Intercamera plastica', fetched €1.156 million at Sotheby's London in 2015. Robilant + Voena in London held a major solo show for the artist in 2014. The rediscovered work was recently catalogued by the Associazione Paolo Scheggi in Milan.
Key facts
- Paolo Scheggi died in 1971 at age 31.
- The newly discovered work belongs to the 'Intersuperficie curva dal rosso' series from the early 1960s.
- The work was hidden in a private Danish collection until now.
- It will be exhibited at 12-Drouot in Paris on September 12–13, 2016.
- The auction runs from September 20–29, 2016, at Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers of Fine Art in Copenhagen.
- Estimate: €270,000–335,000.
- Scheggi participated in the 1966 Venice Biennale.
- Record auction: 'Intersuperficie curva bianca' (1969) sold for €1.35 million at Sotheby's Milan in 2015.
- Another work sold for €1.319 million at Sotheby's London in 2015.
- 'Parete Intercamera plastica' sold for €1.156 million at Sotheby's London in 2015.
- Robilant + Voena (London) held a solo exhibition for Scheggi in 2014.
- The Associazione Paolo Scheggi in Milan registered the newly discovered work.
Entities
Artists
- Paolo Scheggi
Institutions
- Archivio Paolo Scheggi
- Associazione Paolo Scheggi
- Bruun Rasmussen Auctioneers of Fine Art
- Sotheby's
- Robilant + Voena
- Biennale di Venezia
- Artribune
Locations
- Milan
- Italy
- Paris
- France
- Copenhagen
- Denmark
- London
- United Kingdom