Live auction 386
The Masters of Comics and Illustration
wed 5 December 2018
Milan - Via San Marco 22
A selection of works from private Italian collections
Viewing
Viewing in Milan from Friday 30 November to Monday 3 December, 10am to 7pm
The Best Awards
Lot N. 101
Hugo Pratt (1927-1995) 7th first Egypt 1941 El Alamein
Ink and watercolor on thin cardboard, cm 50x36. Great condition.
Estimate
€ 18.000,00 / 36.000,00
Lot N. 98
Hugo Pratt (1927-1995) Marlene Dietrich
Mixed technique on thin cardboard, cm 24x35. End of the 80s. Signed. Great condition, framed.
Estimate
€ 16.000,00 / 32.000,00
Lot N. 102
Guy Peellaert (1934-2008) Pravda la Survireuse, testi di Pascal Thomas
Original art for the graphic novel; ink on thin cardboard, cm 50x65. Good condition.
Estimate
€ 15.000,00 / 25.000,00
Lot N. 152
Harold Rudolph Foster (1892 – 1982) Prince Valiant – The Quest for the Graal
Sunday strip published on 4th October 1960. Pencil, colored pencil and ink on thin cardboard, in total cm 74x90.
Estimate
€ 10.000,00 / 18.000,00
Lot N. 193
Sergio Cavallerin (1957) Dynamicspiderman
Unique art, extroversion on canvas, cm 115x80. Dated 2018.
Estimate
€ 6.000,00 / 12.000,00
Lot N. 60
Guido Crepax (1933-2003) Ferrari Le Mans
Illustration for “Velocità”; ink and tempera on Schoeller cardboard, cm 36x51. Signed.
Estimate
€ 3.500,00 / 7.000,00
Lot N. 104
Charles Schulz (1922-2000) Snoopy
Illustration marker pen on paper, cm 7,5x13. Signed.
Estimate
€ 1.200,00 / 2.500,00
Lot N. 2
Gruau Renè (1909-2004) Abito per Lanvin
Ink and yellow watercolor on thin cardboard. 25x35 ca. Signed, great condition.
Estimate
€ 3.000,00 / 6.000,00
Lot N. 196
Agron Hoti (1970) Justice League
Mixed technique and collage on canvas, cm 90x110. Titled, signed and dated 2017 at the back.
Estimate
€ 2.000,00 / 4.000,00
Lot N. 76
Benito Jacovitti (1923-1977) Panoramica di Fine Anno
Pencil and ink illustration on Fabriano paper, watercoloured, cm 29x33,5. Signed and dated 1973.
Estimate
€ 2.300,00 / 4.500,00
Lot N. 106
Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri (1944) Druuna
Executive proof; watercolor and ink on xerox, cm 25x31. Great condition.
Estimate
€ 1.500,00 / 3.000,00
Lot N. 22
Anselmo Ballester (1897-1974) Il volto del fuggiasco
Executive painting for movie poster; charcoal and watercolor on cardboard, cm 47x65. Signed. Great condition.
Estimate
€ 1.800,00 / 3.600,00
1
Engraving coloured au pochoir, not dated but half of the 20s,cm 41x26. Signed. Framed.
2
Ink and yellow watercolor on thin cardboard. 25x35 ca. Signed, great condition.
3
Illustration for humoristic magazine, second half of the 10s, cm 24,5x32; mixed technique on thin cardboard. Signed, great condition.
4
Original painting for early 20s postcard, cm 27x42; mixed technique on thin cardboard, applied on cardboard. Signed, great condition.
5
Original painting for early 20s postcard, cm 28x43,5; mixed technique on thin cardboard. Signed, great condition.
6
Pencil and tempera on cardboard, cm 10,5x21. Signed and dated 1915.
7
Original cover art; tempera on cardboard, cm 34x41,5. Signed and dated 1921. Very good condition
8
Original painting for early 20s postcard, cm 27,5x43; mixed technique on cardboard. Signed, great condition.
9
Executive advertising art, cm 24x44; pencil, ink and tempera on cardboard. Published in June 1932. Signed in ciphers.
10
Advertising illustration, half 50s, cm 34,5x52,5; mixed technique on thin cardboard. Signed
11
Great size painting mixed technique on cardboard, cm 52x66,5. Not dated but end of the 30s. Good condition.
12
Illustration for a German myth; mixed technique on thin cardboard, not dated but 10s, cm 27,5x33. Some lacking at the lower margins, professionally restored. Signed.
13
Original cover art for an satirical magazine, not dated but 1915, cm 48x28; ink and gouache on thin cardboard. Signed, great condition.
14
Illustration ink and gouache on cardboard, cm 25,5x19,5. 1910s.
15
Full page illustration for an early ’20 volume; coloured pencil and ink on thin carboard, cm 16x31. Signed in ciphers.
16
Ink and gouache on cardboard, cm 51x70. Titled and signed, not dated but second half of the 50s.
17
Ink and watercolor on paper, cm 27x21,5. Signed. Framed.
18
Mixed technique on paper, cm 21x27. Dedicated and signed at the lower margin. Framed.
19
One of the 14 full page red and black illustrations for a Rubino’s tale.
20
Watercolor on thin cardboard, cm 18x2. Signed. Half of the 30s. Light water-stains, else great condition. Framed.
21
A complete story in two artworks; pencil, ink and watercolor on thon cardboard, each cm 29x37,5. Not dated but end of 40s.
22
Executive painting for movie poster; charcoal and watercolor on cardboard, cm 47x65. Signed. Great condition.
23
Mixed technique on thin cardboard, cm 25x31. Not dated but 50s. Signed at the lower margin.
24
Mixed technique on shaped thin cardboard applied on cardboard, cm 23x29,5.
25
Original cell animation, ink and tempera on acetate. Partially cut at right upper corner on the higher edge. Signed
26
Illustration ink and watercolor on thin cardboard, cm 56x25. Signed and dated 2014.
27
Illustration for Massimo Gramellini The Corsivi of La Stampa. Ink and acrylic on cardboard, cm 16x19. Signed.
28
Illustration for Il Sole 24ore; 2011 circa, acrylic on cardboard, cm 28x20.
29
Original cover art for “Segretissimo” #303; 1979; tempera on cardboard, cm 37,5x48. Signed. Great condition.
30
Original cover art for “Segretissimo” #517; 1973; tempera on cardboard, cm 35x45,5. Signed.
31
Mixed technique on thin cardboard, cm 42x17. Art realised for Lucca Comics 1990.
32
Pencil and ink on thin cardboard, cm 25x32,5. Signed, not dated but early 60s.
33
Original cover art for an exhibition; about 1990. Pencil, ink and ecoline on cardboard, cm 40x30 (comic cm 28x26). Signed. Very Good condition.
34
Wax crayons on paper, cm 40x29,5. Signed. Great condition.
35
Painting ink on paper, light yellowings unaffecting the beauty of the art, cm 26x27. Signed.
37
Original cover art for a Mondadori publication; tempera on paper, cm 20x28. Signed.
38
Original cover art for a Mondadori publication; tempera on canvas, cm 24,5x34. Signed.
39
Original cover art for the “Omnibus” series, early ’60; tempera on cardboard, cm 67x21 circa. Great condition, framed.
40
Original cover art for Mondadori publishing; tempera on canvas, cm 18X23,5. Framed.
41
Original art for poster; tempera on cardboard, cm 36,5x51. Signed. Framed.
42
Original cover art for “Urania” novel series; 1972, tempera on cardboard, cm 26x25.
43
Original cover art for a crime novel series; tempera on cardboard, cm 27x34,5. Great condition.
44
Humoristic illustration; marker pen and ecoline on thin cardboard, cm 31x24,4. Signed.
45
Collection for a fashion magazine; pencil and ink on thin cardboard, cm 35x50 circa. Signed, not dated but 2010.
46
Closing art published in 1966; pencil and ink on thin cardboard, cm 27x34,5.
47
llustration made of more than 50 original arts, dedicated to the early XX century armies, cm 90x30. Pencil and ink on thin cardboard. Some arts faded, else great condition. Framed.
48
Original art pencil and ink on thin cardboard, cm 34x45,5. Signed in ciphers at the last panel. Great condition.
49
Illustration pencil and ink on thin cardboard, cm 42x29,5. Great condition.
50
Coloured serigraph on cotton paper for the Quebec Comics Festival in 1998. Limited edition of 80 numbered copies, signed by the artist; complete of COA.
51
Pictorial illustration on thin cardboard, cm 30,5x43. Signed and dated 2016.
52
Original art, ink and watercolor on thin cardboard, cm 30,5x40. Signed. Great condition.
53
Original art, ink and watercolor on thin cardboard, cm 30,5x40. Signed. Great condition, together with its Spanish lettering.
54
Original cover art for “Skorpio”; pencil, ink and watercolor on drawing paper, cm 30,5x40. Signed.
55
Serigraph on quality paper, cm 50x50. Limited edition of 200 specimen. Signed and dated 1979.
56
Serigraph on quality paper, cm 35x50. Artist’s study, signed and dated 1973. Framed.
57
Original cover art for “Galaxy” published in 1960; ink and watercolor on cardboard. Great condition, cm 24x32.
58
92nd original art adapted from the erotic novel by E. Arsan. Ink on Schoeller cardboard, cm 36,5x51. Signed and dated 1978. Great condition.
59
Pencil and ink on Schoeller thin cardboard, cm 35,5x51. Signed and dated 1991.
60
Illustration for “Velocità”; ink and tempera on Schoeller cardboard, cm 36x51. Signed.