Alighiero Boetti’sTutto

“A bit of a metaphor of the world”— Deputy Chairman, Post-War & Contemporary Art, Giacomo Balsamo introduces Alighiero Boetti’s embroidered artwork Tutto, the star lot of our Post-War & Contemporary Art auction on 5 June in Paris.

Italian conceptual artist Alighiero Boetti started the Tutto series in the Eighties, continuing it until the end of his life. Yet, “we see only a few examples of Tutto coming up to the market recently,” says Giacomo.

For our specialist, one of the most interesting aspects of the work is its spontaneity and playfulness. “If you look closely at this work, you can find a lot of things: toys, animals, brand names like Opel, Ferrari and Knorr.”

The artwork comes from the respected Dutch collector Cornelis Paulus van Pauwvliet. “He only had one post-war and contemporary work: Alighiero Boetti,” states Balsamo.

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