One panel signed, titled, and dated on the reverse: G. Gallo 1984 / La Musa / E / Il Drago

Sperone Westwater, New York, "De Umbris Idearum: Domenico Bianchi, Bruno Ceccobelli, Gianni Dessì, Giuseppe Gallo," December 8, 1984–January 31, 1985.

Sperone Westwater, New York; Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1985.

Giuseppe Gallo (b. 1954) La Musa e il Drago (diptych), 1984 Oil on canvas 109 x 58-1/2 inches (276.9 x 148.6 cm) (each panel) 109 x 117 inches (overall) One panel signed, titled, and dated on the reverse: G. Gallo 1984 / La Musa / E / Il Drago Property from a Texas Corporate Collection PROVENANCE: Sperone Westwater, New York; Acquired by the present owner from the above, 1985. EXHIBITED: Sperone Westwater, New York, "De Umbris Idearum: Domenico Bianchi, Bruno Ceccobelli, Gianni Dessì, Giuseppe Gallo," December 8, 1984–January 31, 1985. LITERATURE: Sperone Westwater, De Umbris Idearum: Domenico Bianchi, Bruno Ceccobelli, Gianni Dessì, Giuseppe Gallo, exhibition catalogue, New York, 1984, p. 51, illustrated in color; R. Warren, "De Umbris Idearum," Arts, vol. 59, no. 6, February 1985, p. 39, illustrated. HID12401132022 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved

Unlined canvases. Each with a very few scattered instances of extremely faint craquelure. Each with a few scattered small dots and dashes of discolored accretion near lower edge. Overall dimensions are 109 x 117 inches. This lot is offered unframed.