Mino Argento (1927 - )
The Artist in his studio. Photograph by Gwenn Thomas circa 1977
MINO ARGENTO
Mino Argento was born in Rome. He lives in New York.
Late 1950s and early 1960s
Artist: Mino Argento
Tittle: La tigre 1968
Medium: Oil and Acrylic, Collage
Size: 60 x 70 cm
Provenance: Mino Argento Presentazione di Marcello Venturoli Roma, 24 Maggio- 15 Giugno 1968 Galleria Astrolabio Arte- Roma - Crane & Korchin Gallery Manhasset, New York).
Book: Catalogo Bolaffi d’arte Moderna 1970, Volume primo La vita artistica Italiana nelle stagioni 1967/1968 e 1968/1969 Giulio Bolaffi Editore Torino.( Marcello Venturoli "Mino Argento" p.20 p.56, p. 570)
Artist: Mino Argento
Tittle: , Circa 1967
Medium: Oil and Acrylic, Collage
Size: Unknown
Provenance: Mino Argento Presentazione di Marcello Venturoli Roma, 24 Maggio- 15 Giugno 1968 Galleria Astrolabio Arte- Roma - Crane & Korchin Gallery Manhasset, New York). There were 22 paintings by Mino Argento including these 11 photographs of his work.
Book: Catalogo Bolaffi d’arte Moderna 1970, Volume primo La vita artistica Italiana nelle stagioni 1967/1968 e 1968/1969 Giulio Bolaffi Editore Torino.( Marcello Venturoli "Mino Argento" p.20 p.56, 1970)
Artist: Mino Argento
Tittle: Beauty Salon, Circa 1967
Medium: Oil and Acrylic, Collage
Size: Unknown
Provenance: Mino Argento Presentazione di Marcello Venturoli Roma, 24 Maggio- 15 Giugno 1968 Galleria Astrolabio Arte- Roma ). There were 22 paintings by Mino Argento including these 11 photographs of his work.
Artist: Mino Argento
Tittle: Bagnanti, Circa 1967
Medium: Oil and Acrylic, Collage
Size: Unknown
Provenance: Mino Argento Presentazione di Marcello Venturoli Roma, 24 Maggio- 15 Giugno 1968 Galleria Astrolabio Arte- Roma ). There were 22 paintings by Mino Argento including these 11 photographs of his work.
Artist: Mino Argento
Tittle: Donna col drappo giallo, Circa 1967
Medium: Oil and Acrylic, Collage
Size: Unknown
Provenance: Mino Argento Presentazione di Marcello Venturoli Roma, 24 Maggio- 15 Giugno 1968 Galleria Astrolabio Arte- Roma ). There were 22 paintings by Mino Argento including these 11 photographs of his work.
Artist: Mino Argento
Tittle: Ragazza sul letto P, Circa 1967
Medium: Oil and Acrylic, Collage
Size: Unknown
Provenance: Mino Argento Presentazione di Marcello Venturoli Roma, 24 Maggio- 15 Giugno 1968 Galleria Astrolabio Arte- Roma ). There were 22 paintings by Mino Argento including these 11 photographs of his work.
Artist: Mino Argento
Tittle: Paesaggio, Circa 1967
Medium: Oil and Acrylic, Collage
Size: Unknown
Provenance: Mino Argento Presentazione di Marcello Venturoli Roma, 24 Maggio- 15 Giugno 1968 Galleria Astrolabio Arte- Roma ). There were 22 paintings by Mino Argento including these 11 photographs of his work.
Artist: Mino Argento
Tittle: Fugura giacente, Circa 1967
Medium: Oil and Acrylic, Collage
Size: Unknown
Provenance: Mino Argento Presentazione di Marcello Venturoli Roma, 24 Maggio- 15 Giugno 1968 Galleria Astrolabio Arte- Roma ). There were 22 paintings by Mino Argento including these 11 photographs of his work.This artwork is the only we found color. Article by Marcello Venturoli
Artist: Mino Argento
Tittle: Sul tappets giallo, Circa 1967
Medium: Oil and Acrylic, Collage
Size: Unknown
Provenance: Mino Argento Presentazione di Marcello Venturoli Roma, 24 Maggio- 15 Giugno 1968 Galleria Astrolabio Arte- Roma ). There were 22 paintings by Mino Argento including these 11 photographs of his work.
Artist: Mino Argento
Tittle: Il foglio bianco , Circa 1967
Medium: Oil and Acrylic, Collage
Size: Unknown
Provenance: Mino Argento Presentazione di Marcello Venturoli Roma, 24 Maggio- 15 Giugno 1968 Galleria Astrolabio Arte- Roma ). There were 22 paintings by Mino Argento including these 11 photographs of his work.
Artist: Mino Argento
Tittle: Pupazza, Circa 1967
Medium: Oil and Acrylic, Collage
Size: Unknown
Provenance: Mino Argento Presentazione di Marcello Venturoli Roma, 24 Maggio- 15 Giugno 1968 Galleria Astrolabio Arte- Roma ). There were 22 paintings by Mino Argento including these 11 photographs of his work.
Artist: Mino Argento
Tittle: La monta, Circa 1967
Medium: Oil and Acrylic, Collage
Size: Unknown
Provenance: Mino Argento Presentazione di Marcello Venturoli Roma, 24 Maggio- 15 Giugno 1968 Galleria Astrolabio Arte- Roma ). There were 22 paintings by Mino Argento including these 11 photographs of his work.
Artist: Mino Argento
Tittle: Toro al mattatoio, Circa 1967
Medium: Oil and Acrylic, Collage
Size: Unknown
Provenance: Mino Argento Presentazione di Marcello Venturoli Roma, 24 Maggio- 15 Giugno 1968 Galleria Astrolabio Arte- Roma ). There were 22 paintings by Mino Argento including these 11 photographs of his work.
Late 1960s and early 1970s
Artist: Mino Argento
Title: Untitled, 1973
Size: 127 x 127 cm
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Provenance: Book: Comune di Udine Civici Museien Gallerie din Storia e Arte “Arte Americana Contemporanea” Catalogo a cura di Elettra Quargnal Introduzione di Marisa Volpi Orlandini. Udine, Sala Ajace 20 Settembre- 16 Novembre 1980. The Art was done for The creation of the Friuli Art and Monuments (FRIAM Commnittee which promote the collection of those works (Project Rebuild).
Artist: Mino Argento
Title: New York #2, 1974
Medium: Oil, Acrylic, Gesso and Pencil on Canvas.
Size: 50” x 50”
Provenance: Patricia Livingstone- Learmonth Gallery; NY; (label on verso)
Critic John Gruen Said, “These are geometric abstractions that could be called “white and white” with their delicate, yet boldly differentiated forms and textures. One can see Argento’s mind and hand attempting something different within the geometric genre.” (Livingstone-Learmonth Gallery NY)
John Gruen, "Renoir, Bailey, Argento, Whinnie, MacCoy & Solomon", SoHo Weekly News, 1974, p. 18
Peerless Lighting, a manufacturer of commercial and residential lighting applications, created a line of lighting in 2012 based on these paintings.
Around that same time a high end fashion show during fashion week, in Toronto Canada, featured fashion designs inspired directly by famous works of art. This was one of the paintings selected for the show. Lucian Mati’s “Monochromatic Fantasy” collection focused on the simplicity of the silhouette “…reminding us of the geometric construction in Mino Argento’s white on white paintings.”.
Private Collection
Artist: Mino Argento
Title: New York, 1974
Size: 50” x 50 “
Medium: Oil, Acrylic, Gesso and Pencil on Canvas.
Provenance: Patricia Livingstone- Learmonth Gallery; NY; (label on verso)
This painting was shown at The Livingstone-Learmonth Gallery exhibition in New York City 1974.
Critic John Gruen Said, “These are geometric abstractions that could be called “White and white” with their delicate, yet boldly differentiated forms and textures. One can see Argento’s mind and hand attempting something different within the geometric genre.” (Livingstone-Learmonth Gallery NY)
John Gruen, "Renoir, Bailey, Argento, Whinnie, MacCoy & Solomon", SoHo Weekly News, 1974, p. 18
Peerless Lighting, a manufacturer of commercial and residential lighting applications, created a line of lighting in 2012 based on these paintings.
Private Collection
The Remarkable Betty Parsons
Cover: Art Dealer Betty Parsons in her New York Gallery with works by artists whom she represents. To the left of Parsons is Ruth Vollmer’s wooden sculpture, behind her, two pieces by Stephen Porter. On the wall is a painting by Nina (Mino) Argento. Risa’s brightly painted construction is to the right, and Michael Malpass’ metal sculpture is on the table. Photograph By Lisl Steiner. ArtNews March 1979, V78/ N3
Artist: Mino Argento
Title: Untitled, 1976
Size: 48” x 60”
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Provenance: Catalogo: Betty Parsons Gallery NY: Mino Argento September 27- October 15, 1977 (solo show) Photograph by Nathan Rabin
Artist: Mino Argento
Title: Untitled, 1977
Size: 25” x 70”
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Provenance: Catalogo: Betty Parsons Gallery NY: Mino Argento September 27- October 15, 1977 (solo show) Photograph by Nathan Rabin
Artist: Mino Argento
Title: Untitled, 1977
Size: 35 1/2” x 50”
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Provenance: Catalogo: Betty Parsons Gallery NY: Mino Argento September 27- October 15, 1977 (solo show) Photograph by Nathan Rabin
Artist: Mino Argento (American/Italian, 1927– )
Title: Untitled, (New York) 1978
Size: 1,27 x 1,02 m.
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Provenance: Catalogo: Casino de Deauville hall et Galerie Dorée 2-10 Septembre 1978: 14 Artistes 7 Artistes américains 7 artistes européens: Michel Guéranger présente. Jean Allemand, Shusaku Arakawa, Mino Argento, Juhana Blomstedt, Ron Davis, Maxime Defert, Michel Guéranger, Patrick Ireland, Nicholas Krushenick, Barry Leva, Finn Mickelborg, Philippe Morisson, Georges Noel, Frank Stella. Photograph of the art by Gwenn Thomas.
Artist: Mino Argento
Title: Labyrinthus II, 1978,
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 52” x 68”
Provenance: Betty Parsons Gallery; NY; ARCO Chemical Company Corporate Art Collection (label on verso)
Artist: Mino Argento
Tittle: Angles of Permanence, 1979
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 58” x 48”
Provenance: Solo Show: Betty Parsons Gallery NY: Nov. 27- Dec. 15, 1979 “Paintings” by Mino Argento
Artist: Mino Argento
Tittle: Fragments of a Paradox, 1979,
Medium: Oil and Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 57" × 48"
Provenance: Solo Show: Betty Parsons Gallery NY: Nov. 27- Dec. 15, 1979 “Paintings” by Mino Argento .
Artist: Mino Argento
Tittle: Construction of Tree Alternatives, 1979,
Medium: Oil and Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 57" × 48"
Provenance: Solo Show: Betty Parsons Gallery NY: Nov. 27- Dec. 15, 1979 “Paintings” by Mino Argento .
Artist: Mino Argento
Tittle: Untitled, 1979
Medium: Oil and Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 48” x 40”
Provenance: Solo Show: Betty Parsons Gallery NY: Nov. 27- Dec. 15, 1979 “Paintings” by Mino Argento .
1980s and afterward
Artist: Mino Argento
Title: Untitled, 1983
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 27” x 30”
Private Collection
Artist: Mino Argento
Tittle: Untitled, 1986
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Size: 36” x 60”
Provenance: Solo Show: J. P. Natkin Gallery NY: May. 14- June. 13, 1987. Mino Argento. ArtNews May 1987 p28
Artist: Mino Argento
Tittle: Inquietudine Geometria, 1987
Medium: Oil and Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 52” x 47”
Provenance: April Sgro-Riddle Gallery, Los Angeles 16, January- 10 February , 1988 (solo show).
Artist: Mino Argento
Title: Untitled, 1987
Medium: Acrylic on Canvas
Size: 30” x 24”
Private Collection
It appears that Argento presented his first work in 1965 and yet his work during the eighties was so in tune with the aesthetic of the time, that several of his pieces were used as part of the set for the 1986 film comedy Down and out in Beverly Hills. The movie was produced and directed by Paul Mazursky and starred Bette Midler, Nick Nolte and Richard Dreyfuss.