Mark Borghi

Salvatore Scarpitta

Balcony

Balcony

1975-80
signed, titled and dated ‘S. SCARPITTA – 1980 – BALCONY” (on the reverse of the wooden element); dated again ‘1975-1980’ (on the reverse of the upper left canvas)
canvas, wood and rubber
112 ½ x 165 ⅜ x 19 ½ inches  (286 x 420 x 49.5 cm.)

Ex-collection:
The artist and his estate till 2018

Literature:

Art World, February-March 1980, p. 1 (illustrated).
Art/Life, no. 224, 2001, Ventura California (illustrated).

Exhibitions:

New York, Leo Castelli Gallery, Salvatore Scarpitta, 1980.
New York, Leo Castelli Gallery, Salvatore Scarpitta – American Cycle 1958-1982, November-December 1982.
New York, Scott Hanson Gallery, Sal Scarpitta, February 1990 (illustrated).
Charlotte, North Carolina, Tryon Center for Visual Art, Birthright: An Exhibition of Works by Sal Scarpitta, October-December 2000, no. 20.
Houston, Texas, Artcar Museum, Salvatore Scarpitta – Outlaw Art at Racing Speeds, 2001, p. 34 (illustrated).