Valeriano Trubbiani (1937) - V

V


19.05 cms x 23.5 cms (7.5 ins x 7.5 ins)
Signed lower right, editioned verso, unframed
Lot offered for sale by Saskatchewan NAC, Regina at the auction event "Canadian, American and International Prints" held on Sat, Oct 9, 2021.
Lot 187
Estimate: CAD $100 - $150
Realised: CAD $44

Lot description - from the online catalogue*

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:
Valeriano Trubbiani is an Italian sculptor, artist and engraver. In 1956 he graduated from the Art Institute of Macerata and moved to Rome to study at the Academy of Fine Arts. On return to Macerata he began to create metal sculptures using pre-existing elements that he disassembled and combined with found objects. His work combined these different elements (objects, machines, mechanical parts, human and animal figures) in a way that gives rise to very theatrical compositions that often played on the contrast between the sublime and the horrible.
Most realised prices include the Buyer's Premium of 18-25%, but not the HST/GST Tax.
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V by artist Valeriano Trubbiani