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Provenance:
In the early 60s, the magazine BolaffiArte, a joint venture between the Italian magazine publisher Bolaffi and the publisher Giorgio Mondadori originated the idea of having prominent artists design the cover of each edition. A hundred or more painters and sculptors from different schools all over the world participated. From de Chirico to Warhol, from Mirò to Schifano, from Marini to Moore and many others, in styles including figurative, informal, abstract, conceptual or pop created a piece that the publisher used for the magazine and that Bolaffi assembled in a unique and unrepeatable print, signed and numbered.The artists were typically asked to interpret a specific annual theme (the zodiac, the alphabet, the 7 deadly sins, etc.). Along with the cover design, Bolaffiarte also produced a limited edition print that was made available to the public.
Notes:
Corrado Cagli was an Italian artist known for ceramics, sculpture, painting, theatrical set designed costumes, murals and tapestry. He fled to Paris in 1938 to escape the persecution of Mussolini and later to New York where he became an American citizen. He joined the American army and took part in the Normandy landings in 1944. He was also with forces that liberated the Buchenwald concentration camp and later made a dramatic series of drawings on the subject. He worked in murals in his early career and went on to experiment in Neo-cubism and metaphysical work. Marini pieces are featured in the Uffizi Gallery (Florence), the Vatican Museum, the Jewish Museum (New York) and the Museum of Modern Art (New York) among others.