Sale: 22 / Online Sale, June 12. 2022
Lot 120002350

120002350
Julius Bissier
Ronco 5. Mai 59 Cista, 1959.
Egg and oil tempera
Estimate:
€ 5,000 / $ 5,900 Sold:
€ 6,250 / $ 7,375 (incl. surcharge)
Ronco 5. Mai 59 Cista. 1959.
Egg and oil tempera on linen.
Signed, dated "5. Mai 59" and inscribed "Ronco" in lower right. Titled "Cista" in center left. Ca. 20.5 x 20.5 cm (8 x 8 in). [CH].
• The year this work was made Bissier showed works at, among others, the documenta II in Kassel.
• In 1959/60 Bissier was honored with a retrospective at the Gemeente-Museum The Hague.
• On his annual stays in the Ticino the artist developed a close friendship with the English artist Ben Nicholson (1894-1982).
The work is registered at the Archivio Bissier, Ascona, with the archive reference "Ronco 5.Mai 59 Cista/Diap.26VIII.". We are grateful for the kind support in cataloging this lot.
PROVENANCE: Moeller Fine Art Ltd., London.
Deutsche Bank Collection (acquired from aforementioned).
In soft colors and in a very good state of preservation. Edges irregularly trimmed by the artist. Upper edge with a small vertical creasemark. The condition report was compiled in daylight with the help of an ultraviolet light and to the best of knowledge.
Egg and oil tempera on linen.
Signed, dated "5. Mai 59" and inscribed "Ronco" in lower right. Titled "Cista" in center left. Ca. 20.5 x 20.5 cm (8 x 8 in). [CH].
• The year this work was made Bissier showed works at, among others, the documenta II in Kassel.
• In 1959/60 Bissier was honored with a retrospective at the Gemeente-Museum The Hague.
• On his annual stays in the Ticino the artist developed a close friendship with the English artist Ben Nicholson (1894-1982).
The work is registered at the Archivio Bissier, Ascona, with the archive reference "Ronco 5.Mai 59 Cista/Diap.26VIII.". We are grateful for the kind support in cataloging this lot.
PROVENANCE: Moeller Fine Art Ltd., London.
Deutsche Bank Collection (acquired from aforementioned).
In soft colors and in a very good state of preservation. Edges irregularly trimmed by the artist. Upper edge with a small vertical creasemark. The condition report was compiled in daylight with the help of an ultraviolet light and to the best of knowledge.
120002350
Julius Bissier
Ronco 5. Mai 59 Cista, 1959.
Egg and oil tempera
Estimate:
€ 5,000 / $ 5,900 Sold:
€ 6,250 / $ 7,375 (incl. surcharge)
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