Carla Accardi *

(Trapani 1924–2014 Rome)
Lago artificiale con arancione, 1961, signed and dated, casein on canvas, 80 x 60 cm, framed
This work is registered in the Archivio Accardi Sanfilippo, Rome and is accompanied by the photo certificate of authenticity.

Provenance:
Galleria Poleschi, Milan
European Private Collection (acquired from the above by the present owner)

Literature:
G. Celant, Carla Accardi. La vita delle forme, Silvana editoriale 2011, p. 330, no. 1961-62-2, with ill.

“I left behind black and white and began using color with a lot of contrast, using the same concept as for black and white (…).
That’s why I used fluorescent colors that had the same intensity, like red and green or pink and blue”.
C. Accardi, in G. Celant, Carla Accardi. La vita delle forme, Silvana editoriale 2011, p. 331