Nino Caffe

Sale 152 Lot 27 * Nino Caffe (Italian, 1909-1975) Merenda (Afternoon Snack) oil on panel signed N. Caffe (lower center) 9 1/2 x 18 1/2 inches. Estimate $ 2,000-3,000 Back Lot Inquiry Bid Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Leslie Hindman Auctioneers shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging.

LOT 92 PROPERTY FROM THE HELENA RUBINSTEIN FOUNDATION NINO CAFFÈ 1909 - 1975 FIFTH AVENUE (LA MONACA NEGRA) AND SELF-PORTRAIT: TWO PAINTINGS (i) Signed n. Caffè (lower center) (ii) Signed n. Caffè (lower right); dated Pesaro 15 giugno 1953 and dedicated Á Madame Helena Rubinstein: voici le peintre Caffè présente à l'inauguration de la montre Collection Rubinstein! (upper center) Each oil on board (i) 13 3/4 by 9 7/8 in. 34.9 by 25.1 cm. (ii) 11 7/8 by 5 7/8 in. 30.2 by 14.9 cm.

Lot 63 Nino Caffe Italian, 1909-1975 Pretino Addormentato Signed Caffe (lc); titled on a label affixed to the backing Oil on panel 11 3/4 x 15 3/4 inches Estimate $1,800-2,200 Frame rubbing. Tiny fissures visible in the surface of thepanel. Any condition statement is given as a courtesy toa client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as astatement of fact. Doyle New York shall have no responsibility forany error or omission. The absence of a condition statement doesnot imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely freefrom wear and tear, imperfections or the effects ofaging.

Nino Caffè (Italian, 1909-1975) Il Colpo di Vento signed 'N. Caffè' (lower center) oil on panel 13 x 17 3/4in (33 x 45.1cm) Footnote: PROVENANCE: Bowinker Gallery, Beverly Hills, California Maxwell Galleries, San Francisco, California Estate of Bing Crosby, Los Angeles, California Collection of Corinthian Studios, Washington

Nino Caffe Italian, 1909-1975 Balletto Signed Caffe (lc) Oil on panel 7 3/4 x 15 3/4 inches (19.7 x 40 cm) Provenance: Obelisco Galleria d'Arte, Rome Estimate $3,000-4,000 The panel is slightly bowed. The paint is lightly abraded alongthe right edge adn lower right corner. 1/16'' loss at upperright.