Finta anarchia
1978
Fausto Melotti's *Finta Anarchia* (Feigned Anarchy) reflects the Italian sculptor and artist's signature interplay between order and apparent disorder, rendered with delicate precision on paper. The work balances lyrical abstraction with a subtle structural logic, suggesting that what appears chaotic is in fact carefully composed and controlled. Melotti's refined sensibility transforms the medium into a meditation on the tension between freedom and form.
- Medium
- From Turner to Cezanne: five remarkable works on paper
- Dimensions
- Signed
- Yes
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Christie's
Notes
LITERATURE G. Celant, Melotti, Catalogo generale, sculture 1973-1986 e bassorilievi, Vol. II, Milan, 1994, No. 1978 27 (illustré p. 491). EXHIBITED Montemarcello, villa La Marrana, Il gioco di Melotti, juin- juillet 1996, p. 50, No. 12 (illustré au catalogue d'exposition p. 51). Grand-Hornu, Musée des Arts Contemporains de la Communauté française de Belgique, Fausto Melotti, mars-juin 2004, p. 108 (illustré en couleurs au catalogue d'exposition p. 44). FURTHER DETAILS Cette œuvre est enregistrée dans le catalogue raisonné en ligne de l’artiste sous le No. 1978 27 et est accompagnée d'un certificat d'authenticité de l'Archivio Fausto Melotti. NOTICE Veuillez noter que cette œuvre est accompagnée d'un certificat d'authenticité de l'Archivio Fausto Melotti. Please note that this work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by the Archivio Fausto Melotti. Conditions of sale Brought to you by Elisabetta Vitullo Junior Specialist, Head of Day Sale EVITULLO@CHRISTIES.COM +33 (0)1 40 76 85 68
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Schlemmer created works on paper that share Melotti's precise interplay between geometric structure and lyrical abstraction, with a constructivist sensibility that imposes quiet order beneath apparent compositional freedom. His drawings similarly occupy a contemplative space between sculptural thinking and two dimensional form.
Paul Klee
Swiss-German · b. 1879
Klee's works on paper in neutral tones deploy deceptively simple marks that carry deep structural logic beneath a surface appearance of spontaneous freedom, mirroring precisely the tension Melotti explores in Finta Anarchia between feigned disorder and controlled composition. Both artists transform paper into meditations on the boundaries of form and lyrical abstraction.
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Spanish · b. 1876
González produced drawings on paper where open linear forms suggest sculptural space and structural tension, closely paralleling Melotti's approach of translating a sculptor's spatial thinking into refined abstract marks on paper. His works share the same balance of geometric discipline and apparent gestural freedom found in Finta Anarchia.
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