BOETTI, ALIGHIERO
1940 Turin–1994 Rom

Title: "L'ombra del dubbio".
Date: 1992.
Technique: Embroidery on fabric.
Mounting: Mounted on wooden panel.
Measurement: 17.5 x 18.5 cm.
Notation: Signed, inscribed and dated verso on the folded fabric: alighiero boetti PESHawar 1992.


This work is accompanied by a certificate from the Archivio Alighiero Boetti, Rome, dated 15 April 2026.



Provenance:
- Galerie Kaess-Weiss, Stuttgart (label)



- By the significant Italian artist and main represetative of the Arte Povera movement

- In poetic embroidered images, created in Afghanistan and Pakistan, the worlds of ideas from different cultures are united

- Combination of language, concept and handicraft in a concentrated form

- The San Marco Art Centre in Venice is currently hosting an exhibition dedicated to the artist (through November 22, 2026)



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