Oil on canvas. Signed, dated, titled, and inscribed “Berlin” on the reverse side of the canvas. 85 x 111 cm. . [CH].
- A distinctive work with intense colors from the late 1960s. - In the year this work was created, Dorazio spent six months in Berlin at the invitation of the DAAD Artists-in-Residence Program. - In 1965, Dorazio was featured alongside Morris Louis, Kenneth Noland, Bridget Riley, Frank Stella, and others in the legendary exhibition “The Responsive Eye” at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. - With layers of vibrant, colorful stripes and superimposed strips, Dorazio made color, light, and rhythmic structures the protagonists of his paintings.
Accompanied by a photo certificate, issued by the Archivio Piero Dorazio in March, 2026. The work is documented in the Archivio Piero Dorazio, Milan.
LITERATURE: Sotheby's, Milan, Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, November 24, 1992, lot 211.

Marlborough Galleria d'Arte, Rom (with the gallery label on the stretcher). Private collection, Germany (acquired in 1992, Sotheby's, Milan). Private collection, Bavaria (inherited from the above)

This work is characterized by its intense colors and a varied application of paint. In some areas, the paint application is delicate and translucent, in others, it is strong, rich, and opaque. There is some craquelure and flaking, with slight blistering of the paint layer in places. Some tiny areas of paint loss and small, professionally executed retouches, particularly in the center left of the light blue color field, running horizontally, and at the top and bottom edges of the painting in the dark red and blue areas. On the unpainted canvas, there are faint, slightly brownish smudges. In the lower right corner, there is a diagonal smudge mark in the yellow color field. The condition report was compiled in daylight with the aid of a UV light source, and to the best of our knowledge and belief.