Coinciding with the 30th anniversary of Alighiero Boetti’s death, an outstanding group of his works will be offered at auction in London and Paris this autumn. Initially exhibited at our King Street galleries in February 2024, this exquisitely curated retrospective captures the extraordinary vision of a singular connoisseur who collected with an exceptional eye for quality, rarity and beauty.

  Representing one of the 20th century’s most enigmatic practices, the collection charts the breadth and depth of Boetti’s three-decade-long career. Beginning with early works born in the crucible of Arte Povera, it includes major examples of his Mappe, Arazzi, Biro, Aerei and Tutto, culminating in the grand series, Alternando da uno a cento e viceversa, created the year before his death. Juxtaposing masterpieces with unseen gems, it paints a rich and lucid picture of an artist who spent his life ‘giving time to time’, reconciling ‘order and disorder’ and ‘bringing the world into the world’ — mettere al mondo il mondo.

Explore the works on offer at our pre-sale exhibitions in London and Paris.