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Enrico Baj

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Issue from a wealthy family, the Italian painter and sculptor Enrico Baj was born in Milan in 1924. At the age of 14, he paints and draws. Very young, he marks his rejection of authority by making fun of fascist dignitaries visiting his hometown, earning the disapproval of the authorities. He flies to Geneva in 1944 to avoid conscription.After the war, Baj attends the Academy of Fine Arts of . . .

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Original signed book de Baj Enrico : La cravate ne vaut pas une médaille
La cravate ne vaut...
1972 Illustrated book. Front slipcase with a multiple bearing a head made with Lego bricks signed and numbered in black felt pen by the artist. Text and... Petit, Volume II, n° 394 to 404, then multiples n° 53, 54, 56 and 21 (in Notes and varia Volume I)
Original signed etching de Baj Enrico : Una testa di Donna un fregio
Una testa di Donna...
1974 Original etching and collage, signed in pencil by the artist. Ed. Stamperia del Cappello, Vérone. Not in J. Petit
Book with prints de Baj Enrico : Comme le Comme dans son Comme
Comme le Comme dans...
2002 Book housed in a plexiglassbox. Text by André Verdet, illustrated with 4 prints, screenprints and collages, by Enrico Baj, in which one for the... Without
Original lithograph de Baj Enrico : Maresciallo di Sassonia II
Maresciallo di...
1965 Original lithograph, extracted from "Larmes de Généraux" by A.P. de Mandiargues. Igell Ed., Stockholm. J. Petit, vol. I n°109
Original lithograph de Baj Enrico : Le Grand Charles
Le Grand Charles
1965 Original lithograph, extracted from "Larmes de Généraux" by A.P. de Mandiargues. Igell Ed., Stockholm. J. Petit, vol. I n°108
Original lithograph de Baj Enrico : Dayan
Dayan
1965 Original lithograph, extracted from "Larmes de Généraux" by A.P. de Mandiargues. Igell Ed., Stockholm. J. Petit, vol. I n°111
Original lithograph de Baj Enrico : Le comte de Guébriant
Le comte de...
1965 Original lithograph, extracted from "Larmes de Généraux" by A.P. de Mandiargues. Igell Ed., Stockholm. J. Petit, vol. I n°106
Original lithograph de Baj Enrico : Fernandez de Moratin
Fernandez de Moratin
1965 Original lithograph, extracted from "Larmes de Généraux" by A.P. de Mandiargues. Igell Ed., Stockholm. J. Petit, vol. I n°107
Original lithograph de Baj Enrico : Vicomte de Turenne II
Vicomte de Turenne...
1965 Original lithograph, extracted from "Larmes de Généraux" by A.P. de Mandiargues. Igell Ed., Stockholm. J. Petit, vol. I n°110
Multiple de Baj Enrico : Monography and multiple
Monography and...
1969 Monography and multiple. Text by Jan Van Marck in French, English, Italian and German, numerous illustrations. Multiple an unfolded tie made of... Jean Petit, Volume I, Multiples n° 9, Books n° 34
Original signed print de Baj Enrico : La Torre II
La Torre II
1974 Original print, etching and collage, signed in pencil by the artist. Del Cappello Ed. Dry stamps from the publisher and the city of Verone. Without
Original signed print de Baj Enrico : La Torre
La Torre
1974 Original print, etching and collage, signed in pencil by the artist. Del Cappello Ed. Dry stamps from the publisher and the city of Verone. Without
Original signed print de Baj Enrico : Tokai
Tokai
1974 Original print, etching and collage, signed in pencil by the artist. Del Cappello Ed. Dry stamps from the publisher and the city of Verone. Without
Signed print de Baj Enrico : General
General
1975 Offset print in relief, signed in pencil by the artist. Not in the J. Petit
Original signed screenprint de Baj Enrico : Personaggio
Personaggio
1969 Original screenprint, signed in pencil by the artist. Jean Petit n°208
Original signed etching de Baj Enrico : Alberto di Ciliege
Alberto di Ciliege
1966 Original etching and collage, signed in pencil by the artist. J. Petit, Vol. I n°120
Signed etching de Baj Enrico : Constant d'Aubigné, Baron de Surinau
Constant...
1965 Original etching in colors, aquaforte, signed in pencil by the artist. J. Petit n°118
Original etching de Baj Enrico : Nuno Alvarez Pereira, known as Scipion Portuguese
Nuno Alvarez...
1965 Original etching in colors, aquaforte, signed in pencil by the artist. J. Petit n°114
Original signed lithograph de Baj Enrico : Man, animal and ghost
Man, animal and...
1956 Original lithograph, signed and dated in pencil, artist's Ed. in 1958. Jean Petit n°75
Original signed lithograph de Baj Enrico : Fernandez de Moratin
Fernandez de Moratin
1965 Original lithograph in colors, signed in pencil, extracted from "Larmes de Généraux". Igell Ed., Stockholm. J. Petit n°107
Original signed etching de Baj Enrico : Tribute to Giorgio Soavi
Tribute to Giorgio...
Circa 1977 Original etching in colors, signed in pencil by the artist, extracted from a portfolio with signed prints by Alechinsky, Maccari, Folon, Topor,... Without
Original signed print de Baj Enrico : Seated woman
Seated woman
1972 Mixed technique, signed in pencil by the artist, extracted from the portfolio "Hommage à Picasso". Ed. Propylaen, Berlin. Title : Femme assise. Petit Vol. II n°392
Original signed etching de Baj Enrico : Lady
Lady
1971 Original etching, signed in pencil. Jean Petit, Vol. II, n°311
Original signed etching de Baj Enrico : Flower
Flower
1971 Original etching, aquaforte, signed in pencil. Jean Petit, Vol. II, n°310
Original signed lithograph de Baj Enrico : Dayan
Dayan
1965 Original lithograph, signed in pencil, extracted from "Larmes de Généraux" by A.P. de Mandiargues. Igell Ed., Stockholm. J. Petit, vol. I n°111
Original signed screenprint de Baj Enrico : Personnage à la cravate
Personnage à la...
1970 Original screenprint in colors, signed in feeltpen, edited for the album "Opus International", G. Fall Ed., Paris. Jean Petit n°302
Etching de Baj Enrico : Garofano
Garofano
1965/1966 Etching, aquaforte and collage, unsigned, greetings card from the Pierre gallery in Stockholm. Petit vol. I n°121
Original signed lithograph de Baj Enrico : Il Vicomte de Turenne
Il Vicomte de...
1965 Original lithograph, signed in pencil, extracted from "Larmes de Généraux" by A.P. de Mandiargues. Igell Ed., Stockholm. J. Petit, vol. I n°110
Original signed lithograph de Baj Enrico : Guillaume de Gouffier
Guillaume de...
1965 Original lithograph, signed in pencil, extracted from "Larmes de Généraux" by A.P. de Mandiargues. Igell Ed., Stockholm. J. Petit, vol. I n°112
Signed lithograph de Baj Enrico : Greta Garbo
Greta Garbo
1972 Original lithograph, signed in pencil. Ed. Gerschmans Konsthandel, Stockholm J. Petit, vol. II n°352
Signed etching de Baj Enrico : Una testa di Donna un fregio
Una testa di Donna...
1974 Original etching and collage, signed in pencil. Ed. Stamperia del Cappello, Vérone. Not in J. Petit
Signed etching de Baj Enrico : Character, Garofano
Character, Garofano
1968 Original mixed technique, aquaforte and collage, signed in pencil, extracted from the book "Chapeaugaga" by André Pieyre de Mandiargues. Ed.... J. Petit, Vol. I n° 202 et 203
Signed mixed technique de Baj Enrico : Guernica
Guernica
1972 Original mixed technique, with collage, signed in pencil. J. Petit, Vol. II n° 382
Signed mixed technique de Baj Enrico : Aristocrat
Aristocrat
1972 Original mixed technique, with collage, signed in pencil. Title : Aristocrate à la gidouille. J. Petit, Vol. II n° 380
Signed lithograph de Baj Enrico : Dignitary of the Common Market
Dignitary of the...
1972 Original lithograph, signed in pencil. Title : Dignitaire du marché commun. J. Petit, Vol. II n° 353

Catalogue(s) raisonné(s)

Catalogue(s) raisonné(s)
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Bibliographic track & more

To read about the artist :
  • « Enrico Baj », Edouard Jaguer, Ed. Schettini, Milan-New York, 1956
  • « Baj », Cat. d'expo, Palazzo Grassi, Ed. Centro Int. delle Arti, 1971
  • « Enrico Baj », Ed. Filipacchi, Paris, 1980
  • « Enrico Baj. La nostalgia del futuro », J. Baudrillard, Ed. Mazzotta, 1987
  • « Enrico Baj. Il giardino delle delizie », Umberto Eco, Ed. Fabbri, 1991
  • « Enrico Baj. Le trame del tempo », Marisa Zattini, Ed. Il Vicolo, 2000
  • « Die künstlerischen Avantgarden 1945-1964 », G. Huber, Ed. Mann, Berlin, 2003
  • « Discours sur l'horreur de l'art », P. Virilio, Ed. A. Création Libertaire, 2003
  • « Baj: Mobili Animati », Germano Celant, Ed. Skira, 2009
  • « Enrico Baj », collectif, Ed. Silvana, 2014
To read from the artist :
  • « Lettres 1953-1961 », Ed. M.A.M St Etienne, 1989
  • « Sous l'art, l'or », Enrico Baj, Ed. Atelier Creation Libertaire, 2002
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Mouvements de l'art

  • + SURREALISM / 1924-1969 / Marcel Duchamp, Dora Maar, Kurt Schwitters, Taro Okamoto, Antonio Berni, etc.
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