Afro Basaldella

Lot of Manuscripts by Afro Basaldella - 1951-1970

1951-1970

Two letters from Milena Barilli to the Countess Pecci Blunt. The first one is one piece, plus envelope included (dimensions 27 x 17 cm). The other on...

Autograph Christmas Card Signed by Afro Basaldella and his wife Maria to the Countess A.L.Pecci-Blunt. Around 1940. In 24°. In Italian. Excellent condition: As good as New. The Italian artist wrote this kind autograph card to his mentor and patron of arts, best-known to the artists as "Mimì", the Countess Pecci-Bluunt, the volcanic woman that, together with the Italian poet Libero De Libero, founded in 1935 the Cometa Gallery and promoted the Roman School. An internationl world was been born in Rome, in which artists and intellectuals like Afro, Mirko, Cagli Mafai, Guttuso and Capogrossi, Severini, Martini, Janni, Melli, Ziveri, Pirandello, Savinio graviteted. At the sime time the Countess, organised literary presentations by writers like Cecchi, Moravia, Montale, lectures by Valéry and Mauriac; music night by Stravinskij, Petrassi, Milhaud, Honegger, Poulenc, Auric. During the summer, cosmopolitan worldliness was hold at the grand villa...

Autograph Card Signed by Afro Basaldella to the Countess Anna Laetitia.Pecci-Blunt. Rome, 1950's (1958-1959) . In 24°. In Italian. Excellent condition...

War and Peace Movie - Manuscript is an Autograph Letter Signed by Gianna Manzini to Maria De Matteis. Rome, June 2nd 1955. One page, double-sided. In Italian. Excellent condition, except for minor aging signs. The Italian writer and journalist, Gianna Manzini, writes this letter to the Italian talented costume designer, Maria De Matteis, to ask information about the promising "War and Peace" movie, that will be awarded by Oscar nominations for Best Director (King Vidor), Best Cinematography, Color (Jack Cardiff) and Best Costume Design, Color (Maria De Matteis). Gianna Manzini would write an article about one of the greatest film of all the times, that was about to be produced shortly! Gianna Manzini (1896 – 1974) The Italian writer, Gianna Manzini, is still today best-known for “Ritratto in piedi” that won the Campiello Prize in 1971. The 1940s and 1950s were a time of intense and personal literary activity and of investigation of international literature. Her works appeared in such periodicals as Campo di Marte, Letteratura, Oggi, La Fiera Letteraria, Milano-Sera, and Gazzetta del Popolo. Recognition for her writing grew with literary prizes awarded for Lettera all'editore (Premio Costume 1945), Valtzer del diavolo (Premio Soroptimist 1953), La Sparviera (Viareggio Prize 1956), Un'altra cosa (Premio Marzotto 1951), Allegro con disperazione (Premio Napoli 1968), and finally her last novel, Ritratto in piedi, was awarded the Premio Campiello in 1971. War and Peace is a movie produced in 1956, based on the same-named epic historical drama by Toltsoy. Directed by King Vidor with a screenplay by Vidor, Bridget Boland, Mario Camerini, Ennio De Concini, Gian Gaspare Napolitano, Ivo Perilli, Mario Soldati, and Robert Westerby. The film, an Italian-American co-production released by Paramount Pictures, was produced by Dino De Laurentiis and Carlo Ponti...

This exquisite lithograph by Orlando Pelayo (1920–1990), titled Sans titre (Untitled), originates from the 1962 album Albert Camus, oeuvres completes, Essais litteraires Noces, l'ete...

This exquisite woodcut by Pietro Consagra (1920–2005), titled Sans titre (Untitled), from the album XXe Siecle, Nouvelle serie, XXIe Annee, N°13, Noel 1959, originates from the 1959 ...

Exposition de l’Affiche en Couleurs de Chéret à Nos Jours (July-August 1939), published by the Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers, is a catalog from the renowned exhibition t...

Mary Bauermeister Art Investment Report, 1983 Lithograph on Arches paper Hand-signed by artist, hand signed and dated, with annotated blind stamp 26 1/2 × 20 inches Edition AP/250 Un...