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CHIA, Sandro, Childrens Holiday, 1984
Italian painter, born in Florence, where he studied at the Academy. In the early 1970s he experimented with *Conceptual and *Performance art, but h… [Read biography »]
Signed Sandro Chia (1946 - ), Lithograph printed in colors on six sheets of Somerset soft white paper, Childrens Holiday, 1984  |
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| Artist: | Chia, Sandro (1946 - ) |
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| Title: | Childrens Holiday, 1984 |
| Medium: | Lithograph printed in colors on six sheets of Somerset soft white paper |
| Image Size: | 77 1/8 in x 71 1/4 in (196.3 cm x 181.3 cm) |
| Sheet Size: | 35 3/4 in x 25 3/4 in (each) |
| Framed Size: | unframed |
| Signed: | This work contains a guaranteed authentic signature by Chia in white crayon, with date |
| Edition: | This work is numbered out of the edition of 75 in the lower left. Publisher’s ink stamp appears on the verso in the lower left: “© 1984 CFP CORP.” |
| Condition: | Minor skinning on verso of about 2-3 sheets (not visible from front) -- all from prior adhesives. Image not affected |
Price :Item# 1015 | $9,000 To speak directly with the Director, Alex Adelman, please call (510) 777-9970 / 1-800-805-7060. |
| Description: | |
A marvelous and jovial work, Children’s Holiday reflects the best of Chia’s large scale work. Captured with the freshness and vitality of a photographic snapshot, this work is particularly noteworthy for its graceful use of color and active line. Executed on six sheets of Somerset soft white paper, Chia explores color gradation and significant detail in this large printed work. The figures exist in life scale, making the work best experienced in person. This is a fabulous and significant work, it remains in excellent condition! Circle Gallery, who published Children’s Holiday, in their last price list retailed this work for $25,000. Catalogue Raisonné & COA: 1) Masterworks Fine Art, Inc. Certificate of Authenticity accompanies this work. NOTE: This is a very large and wonderful work. Shipping the work within the frame will be particularly expensive due to its significant size. Therefore, the work has been removed from the frame and will be sent securely at cost. Please consult us regarding shipping for exact quotes for national and international destinations. | |
| Style: | Contemporary |
Biography of Sandro Chia
Sandro Chia (1946 - )
Italian painter, born in Florence, where he studied at the Academy. In the early 1970s he experimented with *Conceptual and *Performance art, but he returned to painting in 1975 and by the end of the decade he had adopted the style with which he has become one of the best-known Italian painters of his generation, characteristically featuring muscle-bound figures in 122 pseudo-heroic situations parodying the Old Masters (Courageous Boys at Work, NG of Modem Art, Edinburgh, 1981). Robert *Hughes describes his figures as 'ladylike coal-heavers expelling wind while floating in postures vaguely derived from classical statuary'. Chia has also made sculpture in a similar vein.
Chilvers, Ian, Oxford Dictionary of 20th Century Art, Oxford University Press, 1998.
