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Salvo — Il giorno fu pieno di lampi la sera verranno le stelle
Salvo

Il giorno fu pieno di lampi la sera verranno le stelle

1991

"Il giorno fu pieno di lampi la sera verranno le stelle" (The day was full of lightning, in the evening the stars will come) by Salvo is an oil on canvas work that exemplifies the Italian artist's meditative approach to landscape and atmospheric phenomena. The title, drawn from a poetic sensibility, suggests a temporal progression from turbulent daytime conditions to the calming emergence of nocturnal celestial bodies. Through this work, Salvo engages with themes of natural cycles and the passage of time, using the oil medium to capture subtle shifts in light and mood.

Medium
oil on canvas

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Contemporary Curated

February 26, 2025

Estimate: $40,000$60,000

Lot 36

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Salvo, Il giorno fu pieno di lampi la sera verranno le stelle, 1991

"Il giorno fu pieno di lampi la sera verranno le stelle" (The day was full of lightning, in the evening the stars will come) by Salvo is an oil on canvas work that exemplifies the Italian artist's meditative approach to landscape and atmospheric phenomena. The title, drawn from a poetic sensibility, suggests a temporal progression from turbulent daytime conditions to the calming emergence of nocturnal celestial bodies. Through this work, Salvo engages with themes of natural cycles and the passage of time, using the oil medium to capture subtle shifts in light and mood.

Medium
oil on canvas
Year
1991
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

20th Century, Mixed Media, Conceptual Art, Italian Artist, Installation Art, Poetic and philosophical, Contemporary Art, Temporal narrative, Light and Atmosphere, Landscape And Nature

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