Sandro Chia
Covered by droit de suite
Image rights
The artworks in this database are protected by copyright and may not be reproduced without the permission of the rights holders. The artworks are reproduced in this database with a license from Bildupphovsrätt.
For condition report contact specialist
"Blue Head"
Signed Chia and dated -83, numbered 1/1 AP from a total edition of 14 + 1AP. Bronze with blue patina and acrylic, 99 x 51 x 35 cm. Unique painting. Foundry mark Fonderia d'Arte Luigi Tommasi, Pietrasanta.
Provenance
Jan Eric Löwenadler, Stockholm.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Exhibitions
"Sandro Chia", Akira Ikeda Gallery, Tokyo, 9 - 28 April 1984, another example exhibited cat. no. 3 (titled Head Barely Painted).
Artist
Sandro Chia is an Italien painter and sculptor. He studied at Accademia di Belle Arte in Florence. Chia was a leading figure in Italien figurative painting. In the 1980s he was dubbed as a neoexpressionist, yet his more recent works has developed into a expressionist classicism. He employs vibrant, colored, swirling brushstrokes reminiscent of the dynamic Italian futurists. At the same time, his work shows a kinship with the enigmatic allegories of the 17th century. Chia borrows loosely from art historical figures. While he may he borrow from classical iconography, he interoperates and manipulates it in his own way.
Read more