† Alfonso Huppi
(Swiss, b. 1935)
"Miracolo del Marangon", 1965
oil on wood
signed, titled, dated and localized "Venezia" en verso.
6-1/4" x 13"
Provenance: Galleria il Canale, Venice, Italy, 1965; Estate of Thomas B. Lemann, New Orleans, Louisiana.

"At the Canale Gallery near the Academia we were unable to resist the plexiglass frolic by Baj, the whimsical Italian assembler, and a painting on wood by Huppi.
We also took in the always interesting glass exhibit at the Fucian degli Angeli, and paid our customary visit to the Guggenheim, where they shifted a number of sculptures around..."
-- Thomas B. Lemann Travel Journals, Venice, July 1966

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