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Lot 0329: SIGNED & INSCRIBED PIERO DORAZIO EXHIBITION CATALOGUE

Seller: 2C105 (97)

Piero Dorazio (1927–2005) was a leading figure in post-war Italian abstraction, known for luminous grid compositions and colour-driven structures that linked European modernism with American abstract movements. This softcover exhibition catalogue, published by Associazione Piazza Maggiore, Todi, is illustrated in black and white and includes critical texts with an essay by Giuseppe Ungaretti. The catalogue is signed and inscribed in blue ink: “Greetings! from Piero Dorazio in Todi 7.10.1977.” It documents Dorazio’s work from the immediate post-war years to the mid-1970s, including Composizione samotracia (1949), and provides important context for his role in European abstraction. The later dated inscription suggests it was signed in person, increasing its desirability as artist-signed ephemera.

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Good vintage condition. Light age toning to covers and pages, minor surface marks and a faint crease to the front cover. Binding remains firm; interior clean with signed inscription dated 1977.

Length 10in, Height 1in, Width 7in

Estimate $550.00-$850.00

Starting Price $50.00

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