Alighiero Boetti * (Turin 1940-1994 Rome) Calendario, 1974, signed, collage on paper, 50 x 70 cm, framed This work is registered in the Archivio Alighiero Boetti, Rome and is accompanied by a photo certificate of authenticity Provenance: Carla Panicali Collection, Rome European private collection Literature: Cfr. J. C. Armann, Alighiero Boetti. Catalogo generale, Vol II, Mondadori Electa, Milan 2012, p. 130, no. 561 On the eve of 1974, then methodically until 1994 - except for a brief interruption between 1976 and 1977 - Alighiero Boetti created with his own hands (and with the sole help of his daughter Agata) - a series of Calendars to give to his friends. Using calendars known as "ephemerides", AB cut out the 365 sheets of paper, selecting only those that were needed to make up the four digits of the new year.