Nene Martelli

1927, Torino - 2022, Torino, Italy

Nene Martelli's paintings arise from the friendship and formation she gathered along with French critic Michel Tapié. She was teaching at preschool and was rotating with the programme support of the International Center of Aesthetic Research (ICAR), an innovative cultural centre opened by the French critic in Turin in 1960. Pioneer in the field of experimental formation and aware to the experiences by Friedrich Frobel, Rosa and Carolina Agazzi, Maria Montessori, Pauline Kergomard and Ovide Decroly, Nene Martelli incorporated the set-theorical methodology either in her teaching or in her artistic practice.

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Senza titolo, 1972, gold leaf and oil on canvas, in artist's wooden frame, 53 × 53 × 2 cm

Senza titolo (Giglio di Firenze), 1994, gold leaf and oil on canvas, in artist's wooden frame, 100 × 100 cm

Icona, 1976, gold leaf and oil on canvas, in artist's wooden frame, signed and dated on the verso, 150 × 100 cm

Senza titolo, 1975-1976, unbaked clay, 10,5 × 2,5 × 2 cm

Segni e Immagini, 1989, mixed media on canvas, in artist's wooden frame, 101 × 102 × 3,5 cm

Senza titolo, s.d., gold and oil on canvas, 150 × 100 cm

Senza titolo, 1975-1976, unbaked clay, 6,5 × 3 × 2,5 cm

Tempo di lutto, 1994, mixed media on canvas, in two parts, each 100 × 70 cm

Numeroter, ante 1977, gold and oil on canvas, 100 × 100 cm

Senza titolo, 1977, gold leaf and oil on canvas, 100,5 × 100,5 × 2 cm

Senza titolo, 1965, ink and watercolours on paper, 58,3 × 77,6 × 4 cm (framed)

L'Argine, 1962, oil on canvas, 40,5 x 55 cm

Paravento Orientale, 1991, oil on canvas, in four panels, each 150 x 70 cm