The Collector: Boschi di Stefano
Authors: Tobias Czudej, Susan McDonough
26 February 2025
The home currently displays around 300 paintings, sculptures, and drawings selected from over 2,000 works, donated to the City of Milan in 1974. These images taken from the early 1980s by the photographer Gabriele Basilico show the house as it was while inhabited by the Boschis, who wanted to fill every spare nook with art. The house opened to the public in 2003.
The collection bears the name of both spouses because, per Boschi, “It is a common work in the total sense: in the material sense with the implications of decisions, of application, of financial sacrifices and consequent renunciations in other fields; and in the artistic sense as a concordance of tastes, of directions, of choices.”
1. “Spatial Concept” paintings by Lucio Fontana with Marieda Di Stefano's sculpture "Il Passo" ("The Step"), 1966)
2. A bedroom decorated with works by Renato Paresce including “La casa dell'ondina” (“The house of the Wave,” 1932) and “Il Porto,” 1932.
3. Works in this room include Piero Marussig’s “Le Amiche” (“The Friends,” 1918) and Alberto Savinio’s “L’Annunciazione,” 1932. In the corner is a sculpture by Marieda Di Stefano, "L'ippodrago" ("The Dragon-Horse", 1951-52).
4. Interior of the Boschi Di Stefano House Museum.
Image: “Spatial Concept” paintings by Lucio Fontana with Marieda Di Stefano's sculpture "Il Passo" ("The Step"), 1966.
Authors: Tobias Czudej, Susan McDonough
26 February 2025
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