Giorgio de Chirico Italian Surrealist Gouache for Auction at 888 Auctions on Feb 28, 2019

Giorgio de Chirico Italian Surrealist Gouache – February 28, 2019

Gouache on paper. Featuring a portrait of two figures. Signed g de Chirico on the upper left corner. Attributed to Giorgio de Chirico (Italian, 1888-1978). Evidence of water damage on verso. 24 x 21 cm (9.4 x 8.3 inches). PROVENANCE: Southern Ontario estate

Giorgio de Chirico Italian Surrealist Gouache – Lot #7 – February 28, 2019

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Giorgio de Chirico

Giorgio de Chirico (1888-1978) was an Italian artist known for his depictions of dreamlike town squares and still lifes. “To become truly immortal a work of art must escape all human limits: logic and common sense will only interfere,” he once mused.

On July 10, 1888, in Volos, Greece he was born to Italian parents.  He studied at the High School of Fine Arts in Athens.  Afterwards, he attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich. While in Germany, he developed an interest in the mythological subject matter of Symbolist painters like Arnold Böcklin.

Eventually, he moved to Florence after finishing school, he began producing some of his hallmark works, among them, Enigma of an Afternoon (1910), Mystery and Melancholy of a Street (1914), and The Song of Love (1914). In 1917, helped by his friend Carlo Carrà, De Chirico introduced his ideas surrounding what he called Metaphysical painting into writing. Shortly thereafter—though he had gained success and influenced René Magritte and André Breton—he renounced not only Metaphysical and Surrealist painting but all of Modern Art, with his essay The Return of Craftsmanship (1919).

Revisiting traditional iconography and techniques found in Neoclassical and Baroque paintings, the works he produced disappointed many critics of the time. Throughout the rest of his life, he often made copies of his earlier Metaphysical works, profiting off their popularity. The artist died in Rome, Italy on November 20, 1978.

Today, De Chirico’s works are held in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Tate Gallery in London, the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice, and the Art Institute of Chicago, among others.

Auction Overview

Richmond Hill, ON – 433 fresh to market items will be available to the discerning buyers and collectors in 888 Auctions’ February 28th auction featuring the finest in MODERN ART, ESTATE ANTIQUES & COINS 2019-02-28. Taking place in the afternoon at 2 PM (EST), bidders will be competing against one another over a variety of items on display.

Visit the auction at 888 Auctions during the public viewing period:

Monday, February 25: 11AM-6PM
Tuesday, February 26: 11AM-6PM
Wednesday, February 27: 11AM-6PM
Thursday, February 28: 11AM-1PM

888 Auctions continues to accept consignments on a rolling basis. Auctions take place regularly every other Thursday at the auction house.  Therefore, there are plenty of opportunities to sell rare and fresh-to-market items at 888 Auctions.

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