Salvatore Scarpitta
(New York 1919–2007)
Trolley stop, 1979, signed, dated and titled on the reverse, mixed media, strips and metal, 54 x 81 cm
This work is accompanied by a photo certificate of authenticity
Provenance:
Galleria Niccoli, Parma
European Private Collection
Exhibited:
Parma, Galleria Niccoli, Scarpitta, 1 December 1990 - 30 January 1991, exh. cat. p. 49 with ill.
Dublin, Mansion House, Artisti e architetti in Librarte, exh. cat. p. 21 with ill.
Genoa, Galleria Ellequadrato, Scarpitta. Opere 1961–1990, 1991
Pescara, Niccoli Arte Cultura, Scarpitta, 1992, exh. cat. no.12 with ill.
Bologna, Galleria d‘Arte Moderna, Arte Italiana - Ultimi quarant‘anni - Materiali anomali, 1997, exh. cat. p. 86
Bagheria (Italy), Civica Galleria Renato Guttuso, Scarpitta, 1999, exh. cat. p. 122, no. 87 with ill.
Castelluccio di Pienza (Siena, Italy), La Foce, La Tartaruga associazione per l‘Arte Contemporanea, Scarpitta, in collaborazione con la Galleria Niccoli, Parma, 2000
Milan, Centro d‘Arte Arbur, Scarpitta, 2000, exh. cat. p. 53
Literature:
L. Sansone, Salvatore Scarpitta Catalogue Raisonné, Mazzotta Milan 2005, p. 205, no. 407 with ill.
Arte Cornice, no. 1 March 2001, p. 44 with ill.
La Stampa, 8 December 1990, with ill.
Il Sole 24 Ore, 9 December 1990, with ill.
Cronache Padane, December 1990, with ill.
Tema Celeste, January - February 1991, p. 56 with ill.
Tema Celeste, n. 31, May - June 1991, p. 78 with ill.
The most recurring themes of Salvatore Scarpitta’s work are three dimensional, wrapped or bandaged canvases and racing cars ( sometimes even functioning ones).
Executed in 1978, Trolley Stop encompasses most of the recurring themes of his work: the bandaged three dimensional object -a Californian streetcar stop (also known as trolley stop) - symbolizing the idea of constant motion, adding further fascination and imagination for the “missing” figure of the vehicle that right there is meant to reach its stop.
