Contemporary + Collectible 
28 September 2023
Contemporary + Collectible 
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Maurizio Cattelan b.1960

L.O.V.E. sculpture

2018
cast concrete 15¼ h × 5¾ w × 5¾ d in (39 × 15 × 15 cm) packaging: 19¼ h × 8¾ w × 8¾ d in (49 × 22 × 22 cm)
estimate: $800–1,200
result: $1,114
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Stamped signature, title and inscription to underside ‘1:28 scale reproduction of L.O.V.E. by Maurizio Cattelan installed in 2010 in Piazza Affari Milan-Italy Seletti’. This work is from an unnumbered edition of 1800 produced by Seletti, Milan. Sold with original packaging.

This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

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In this work, L.O.V.E. stands for Libertà, Odio, Vendetta, Eternità (Freedom, Hate, Vengeance, Eternity). Cattelan has said that the sculpture is an anti-fascist statement, where the fingers are not flexed but cut off, undermining the hand salute of Italy's fascist history.

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