#10590 • Giorgio de Chirico (Italian; 1888-1978) "Dualite"

Part of Pierre Argillet & Royal Family Art Collection (timed auction by GWS Auctions)

Starting at $1.00

Status: Sold

Est. $9,500-$10,000 Giorgio de Chirico (Italian; 1888-1978) "Dualite" Limited Edition Copper Plate Etching Hand Signed & Numbered 21/100 in Exhibit Quality Frame From the Collection of Pierre Argillet W/COA - This stunning and rare find is an original copper plate etching by world renowned Italian artist, Giorgio de Chirico. The piece is titled "Dualite" (duality), and was created by De Chirico in a limited edition of only 100. The eerie mood and strange artificiality of the empty cityscape is indicative of the style De Chirico became famous for. The piece is in stunning condition, and is framed in a beautiful, wood and gilt gold exhibit quality frame. The etching is hand signed in the lower right corner, and is numbered 21/100 in the lower left. The piece measures approx. 15"L x 11"W. This piece comes from the collection of Pierre Argillet, publisher, avid collector of Surrealist art, and lifetime friend of Salvador Dali and the Surrealists. This is the first time this collection has been offered at auction, and the piece will come with a certificate of authenticity from the Museum of Surrealism in Melun, France (Pierre Argillet's former home "Chateau Vaux-le-Penil" and former museum). Giorgio de Chirico was an Italian artist and writer, who founded the scuola metafisica art movement, which profoundly influenced the surrealists. Surrealists who acknowledged De Chirico's influence include Max Ernst, Salvador Dali, and Rene Magritte, and other artists as diverse as Giorgio Morandi, Carlo Carra, Paul Delvaux, Carel Willink, Harue Koga and Philip Guston have also acknowledged his influence. His works have been exhibited in the J. Paul Getty Museum in California, Museum of Modern Art in New York, The State Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow, and many others.