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ARTIST: Francesco Alberti (Italian, 1941 - 1996) TITLE: Still Life with Books and Pipe MEDIUM: oil on canvas CONDITION: Unstretched (In-House stretching available) (In-House stretching available). Some scratches/paint losses. Some craquelure. No visible inpaint under UV light. ART SIZE: 24 x 32 inches / 60 x 81 cm FRAME SIZE: unframed (In-House framing available) (In-House framing available) SIGNATURE: lower left PROVENANCE: Arnot Gallery, NY (has stamp on verso) LOCATION: This lot is located at our Dania Beach, FL office. CATEGORY: old antique vintage painting for auction sale online AD: ART WANTED: Consign, Trade In, Cash Offer SKU#: 136771 US SHIPPING: $119 + insurance. BIOGRAPHY: Born in 1941, Francesco Alberti was primarily inspired by the 1960s growing up. Historically set in the context of the Cold War, the 1960s represent an extremely powerful era which generated a significant number of breaks and challenged the order of all things. In Europe, The Iron Curtain and the Berlin wall would permanently mark people and beliefs, while in the U.S, events such as the Cuban missile crisis and Vietnam war would forever impact generations to come. From education to gender issues and ideologies, a re-definition of social standards in Western society ensued, with ground-breaking philosophies and movements emerging in a cradle of innovation. Simplicity and an emptiness of emotions were key concepts in the highly influential movement of Minimalism, embodied by artists such as Frank Stella, Donald Judd and Agnes Martin. Uninterested in the gestural elements of Abstract Expressionism, Minimalist artists focused on delivering artworks mainly composed of polished, clean lines and geometrical elements. The very first flourishing of Conceptualism was highly influenced by the purity of Minimalism but went further in denying all pre-defined conceptions inherent to art, similarly to what Pop Artists were trying to achieve by elevating popular culture to the status of high art. Several schools of philosophy profoundly influenced creatives, Francis Bacon and Alberto Giacometti were artists heavily seduced by the ideologies of Existentialism, who achieved worldwide success through their depiction of the human form and the lament often linked to the human condition. Globally, an important number of art movements echoed with the radical changes of the 1960s, often prone to their own regional distinctions. In Italy, Lucio Fontana and Piero Manzoni created Spatialism, while in Germany, the Zero group embraced similar ideas under the leadership of Gunther Uecker.