Bidspirit auction | Tobia Rava ”Il Sacro Ascolta”


Tobia Rava ”Il Sacro Ascolta” Mixed Media 2006 - Tobia Rava (Italian, b. 1959). Mixed media landscape painting including emulsion resin, tempera, and acrylic paint on panel titled ”II Sacro Ascolta, ” 2006. Depicting a forest scene with warm brown and grey trees with a vivid yellow ground. Featuring mathematical sequences and Hebrew lettering integrated into the landscape extending outwards along the frame. Signed, titled, and dated along the verso. With a Certificate of Authenticity pasted along the verso listing artist attribution, title, date and medium in Italian. Also with six Tobia Rava Art Factory stamps along the verso. Provenance: Galleria D'Arte L'Occhio, Italy, 2006; From the Estate of Gary Fink. Gary C. Fink was a collector with both a lighthearted sense of humor and a serious commitment to art. Through the Museum Louvre It or Leave It, he offered Minnesotans an offbeat, thought-provoking experience; through MIA gifts, he broadened institutional collections; and through his scholarship, he continues to enable the next generation of artists. A Renaissance soul in the heart of Minnesota's art community, Gary C. Fink was more than an astute collector - he was a spirited patron whose unconventional vision left an indelible mark on the creative landscape. Height: 13 1/4 in x width: 19 in x depth: 2 in. Condition: There are no breaks or splits to the board. Small losses to the pigment along the extreme edges. Four felt tabs affixed along the verso; residual glue adhesive visible along the extreme edges of the tabs.