Lumaca (Snail)
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MARIO MERZ (1924-2003)
Lumaca (Snail)
signed 'Mario Merz' (lower left)
charcoal, Mastic and snail shell on paper
27 1⁄2 x 39 3⁄8in. (70 x 100cm.)
Executed in 1975
Lumaca (Snail)
signed 'Mario Merz' (lower left)
charcoal, Mastic and snail shell on paper
27 1⁄2 x 39 3⁄8in. (70 x 100cm.)
Executed in 1975
Provenance
Galleria Lucio Amelio, Naples.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1977.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1977.
Exhibited
Amstelveen, Cobra Museum for Modern Art, Bestiae Animatae: Bezielde Dieren/Inspirational animals, 2004.
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Please note that the medium for this lot is charcoal, Mastic and snail shell on paper and not as printed in the catalogue.
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