ANTONIO LIGABUE (Zurich 1899 - Gualtieri 1965) Bird of prey with prey III period (1945-55) oil on board 70x50 cm signed lower right on the reverse authenticated by Sergio Negri, dated 8.9.83 on the revetrse dedicated "mejo tardi che mai / W gli sposi / Sergio Saviane / Roma, dicembre 1961" This work is registered in the Sergio and Francesco Negri Archive under n. 556/PIII and it is accompanied by a photo-certificate of authenticity issued by the Sergio and Francesco Negri. Provenance Sergio Saviane collection, Rome Private collection Exhibited Rome, 1961 Turin, 1961 Literature Electa, Milan, 2002, p. 229 A.A.Tota, Catalogo Generale di Antonio Ligabue. Pitture, Sculture, Disegni e Incisioni , Parma, 2020, no. 119 inv. 556/P.III, p. (ill.)