AUGUSTOOPPO 1939–2015
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Archive

An archive in progress

Works, photographs, exhibitions, sources and testimonies are brought together through a progressive cataloging that is open to collaboration.

Mission

Document, organise, make accessible.

The Archive collects and organises the available information on the work of Augusto Salvatore Oppo: images, technical records, bibliographic sources, information from private collections and references to documented public collections.

Published records display only the available fields. Missing information is not replaced with assumptions.

The catalogue in figures

The corpus at a glance

A quantitative view of the works currently available, derived directly from the Archive’s public records.

582

Published works

records available in the catalogue

313

Works with a known year

54% of the corpus

1958–2011

Chronological span

years stated in the records

1985

Most prolific year

20 works

Works by decade

  1. 1950s3 works
  2. 1960s54 works
  3. 1970s54 works
  4. 1980s106 works
  5. 1990s90 works
  6. 2000s5 works
  7. 2010s1 work

Works by type

  1. Painting559 works
  2. Sculpture7 works
  3. Objects and applied arts13 works
  4. Other types3 works

Data completeness

518

Dimensions recorded

89% of the corpus

26

Works with multiple images

front, back or additional documentation

56

Documented titles

by the artist or attested in historical sources

269

Date still to document

records without a year written in numerals

Statistics are calculated automatically from the public catalogue: every subsequent regeneration incorporates new works and record updates.

Only public records are counted. Decades and the most prolific year use the first four-digit year stated in a record; undetermined dates and generic formulas are excluded. Types come from each record’s catalogue field.

Methodology

Progressive cataloguing

Each work can be described with title, year, technique, materials, dimensions, description, inscriptions, provenance, collection, exhibitions, bibliography, images and credits when such data is available and verifiable.

Titles and designations

Documentary certainty, no implied attributions

The Archive distinguishes titles attributable to the artist or attested by historical sources from family designations and catalogue designations created for consultation. “Untitled” is used only when documented; when sources are absent, “Title unknown” is shown. Every revision preserves the previous designation, rationale and source.

Rights and reproductions

Use of images

For requests relating to reproductions, loans or publications, a dedicated path is available in Contacts. The applicable conditions are communicated for the individual request.

Attributions

No automatic authentication

Reporting a work does not imply authentication, attribution or automatic inclusion in the catalogue. The Archive evaluates the documentation received and may request further information.

Collaborations

Private collections and institutions

Collectors, heirs, organizations and institutions can contribute to the documentation by sending photographs and data available through the confidential form.

An archive also built through private collections.

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