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the masters of comics and illustration
wed 5 June 2019
Milan - Via San Marco 2
SINGLE SESSION 05/06/2019 Hours 14:30
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Lot N. 65
Hugo Pratt (1927-1995) L’uomo Dei Caraibi
Unpublished original page. Pencil and Indian ink on cardboard. Cm 43x33. Proof page created for the volume #4 of “Un Uomo, un’Avventura”, Edizione Cepim, 1977. [..]
Estimate
€ 5.000,00 / 8.000,00
Lot N. 107
Sergio Zaniboni (1937-2017) Eva Kant
Acrylic on linened cardboard. Cm 50x80. Signed on the back, framed. With Astorina’s authenticity stamp. Excellent condition. Framed.
Estimate
€ 3.500,00 / 6.500,00
Lot N. 48
Roberto Raviola Magnus (1939-1996) L’Uomo che uccise Ernesto “Che” Guevara
Cover art for “L’Uomo che uccise Ernesto Che Guevara” for the edition DI, 2010. Published in 1983. Mixed technique and collage on colored paper. Cm 50,5x35. Signed [..]
Estimate
€ 2.000,00 / 3.000,00
Lot N. 10
Bruno Munari (1907-1998) Il Venditore di Animali
Original cover art for the volume of “I libri Munari” Mondatori Editions, 1945. Pencil and watercolour on cardboard. Cm 32,2x24,5. On back illustration with handwritten [..]
Estimate
€ 3.000,00 / 4.500,00
Lot N. 43
Benito Jacovitti (1923-1977) Cocco Bill sulle Rotaie
Sixth episode of the story published on “Il Corriere dei Piccoli” #14, 1969, Edizioni Corriere della Sera. Pencil and Indian ink on Fabriano paper. Cm 45,5x32. [..]
Estimate
€ 3.800,00 / 6.000,00
Lot N. 55
Jean Giraud Moebius (1938 – 2012) Omaggio a Tin Tin
Tribute to Tin Tin Pencil and watercolour on cardboard. Cm 16,3x12. Signed and dated 1997. Provenance: Galleria Nuages, Milan.
Estimate
€ 3.800,00 / 6.500,00
Lot N. 85
Giorgio Cavazzano (1947) I Grandi Maestri Disney
Original cover art for #4, Edizione Walt Disney Italia, 1997. Pencil, Indian ink and ecoline on cardboard. Cm 28x24 (artwork cm 18x17). Signed and dated on the [..]
Estimate
€ 1.500,00 / 2.300,00
Lot N. 39
Gian Alfonso Pacinotti Gipi (1963) Muttererde
19th original page created for “Esterno Notte”, published by Coconino in 2003. Mixed technique and collage on plastered cardboard. Cm 50x36. Titled and signed. [..]
Estimate
€ 1.800,00 / 2.800,00
Lot N. 46
Marcello Jori (1951) Vans : No Problem
Indian ink and watercolour on cardboard. Cm 42x70. Signed on the left margin. Light yellowings, otherwise good condition.
Estimate
€ 1.800,00 / 2.500,00
Lot N. 73
Sergio Toppi (1932-2012) La Guerra Dei Carpazi
Illustration, pencil and Indian ink on cardboard. Cm 48x33. Signed. Not dated but approximately 2000.
Estimate
€ 1.600,00 / 2.800,00
Lot N. 110
Lady Be (1990) Eva Kant
Plastic and resin items collage on board. Cm 60x60. Signed, 2019.
Estimate
€ 1.600,00 / 2.500,00
Lot N. 74
Sergio Toppi (1932-2012) L’uomo Del Nilo
Illustration, mixed technique on Schoeller cardboard. Cm 51x36,5. Good condition.
Estimate
€ 2.000,00 / 3.500,00
125
Pair of drawings. Mixed technique on tissue paper. Cm 16x16 each. Signed on the lower right. Good condition. The pair
124
Acrylic painting on canvas. Cm 100x81. Signed on the lower right and titled on the back. Excellent condition.
123
Indian ink on tissue paper. Cm 47,5x26. Signed on the lower left.
122
Opening art for erotic graphic novel. Mixed technique on cardboard. Cm 70x50 (artwork cm 60x42,5). Signed on the first panel. Framed. Great condition.
121
Mixed technique on cardboard. Cm 50x40. Signed on the lower left side. Excellent condition
120
Pencil, Indian ink and watercolour on cardboard. Cm 38x27. Signed on scroll on the lower right. Not dated but late 90s. Framed. Great condition.
119
Panoramic original art published in “La Settimana Umoristica”, 1954. Mixed technique on cardboard. Cm 66,5x48. Signed on the bottom centre. Good condition, minor tears without lackings on the lower margin.
118
Mixed technique painting on coloured cardboard. Cm 70x50. Signed on the lower right. Framed. Billposting traces on the margins, but the artwork is in great condition.
117
Acrylic on canvas. Cm 78,5x58,5. Signed on the upper right side. Framed. Great condition.
116
Mixed technique on coloured cardboard. Cm 46,5x68. Signed on the bottom centre. Excellent condition.
115
Character’s portrait. Pencil and tempera on cardboard. Cm 28x53,5. Signed on the right side. Excellent condition. Framed.
114
Art belonging to the illustrations’ series named “Fixtown Hard Female Bondage Club”, first 90s. Pencil on paper. Cm 48x66. Titled and signed on the right side. Good condition.
113
13th original art for the graphic novel written by Daniele Brolli and published for the first time on the magazine “Phoenix” in 1994. Pencil, Indian ink and halftone screen on cardboard. Cm 58x50. Signed on the right side. Light traces of spray mount [..]
112
Acrylic painting on canvas. Cm 30x70. Titled, dated 2009 and signed on the back. Great condition.
111
Oil painting on canvas. Cm 70x50. Signed, 2017. Framed. Excellent condition.
109
Extroflession on canvas. Cm 47x60. Signed, 2018. Framed with plexiglass and illuminated with leds.
108
Mixed technique on canvas. Cm 50x135. Signed, 2019. Excellent condition.
107
Acrylic on linened cardboard. Cm 50x80. Signed on the back, framed. With Astorina’s authenticity stamp. Excellent condition. Framed.
106
Acrylic on linened cardboard. Cm 50x80. Signed on the back, framed. With Astorina’s authenticity stamp. Excellent condition. Framed.
105
Original painting art published on the graphic novel by IDW Publishing in 2011. Acrylic and oil on canvas. Cm 43x56. Signed on the back. Framed. Great condition.
104
Acrylic painting on canvas. Cm 100x70. Signed with monogram and dated 2010 on the lower left. Great condition.
103
Preliminary for painting, pencil on thin cardboard. Cm 50x70 (artwork cm 42x59). Signed. Framed. Great condition.
102
Mixed technique great-sized illustration on paper. Cm 100x70. Signed. Very good condition.
101
Original art published on page 14 of the Avengers issue #208, June 1981. Pencil and Indian ink on Marvel’s professional paper. Cm 40x28. Applied hand-written lettering, usual printing indications and cut white-corners. Marvel Comics Group’s copyright [..]
100
Mash-up rock comics. Indian ink, gouache and ecoline on Fabriano cardboard 640 g. Cm 59x42. Signed and dated 2017 on the lower right.
99
Original illustration, pencil and Indian ink on tissue paper, cm 30x40. Signed and dated 2003. Light creases else good condition.
98
Mixed technique on drawing paper with irregular margins. Cm 30x25. Dedicated and signed. Not dated but 2010 circa. Great condition.
97
Original Sunday strip published on June 28th 1970. Pencil and Indian ink on cardboard. Two joined panels. Cm 41,8x58,8. Signed on the last panel. Great condition.
96
Preliminary artwork for a promotional illustration of “Butternut Bread”. Pencil and hand-written text by the Artist on paper. Cm 15x10. Not dated but late 60s. Good condition
95
Preliminary artwork for a promotional illustration of “Butternut Bread”. Pencil and hand-written text by the Artist on paper. Cm 15x10. Not dated but late 60s. Good condition.
94
Commemorative illustration created for the 200th year of the University of Washington. Pencil and Indian ink on cardboard. Cm 32,5x41. Hand-written text in the footnote. Signed and dated by the Artist. Great condition.
93
Original Illustration, pencil and Indian ink on cardboard. Published in 1933. Cm 23,5x15,5 (Artwork cm 21x14,5). Signed with monogram. Slightly marginal yellowings, traces of removed sticker on the back. Otherwise great condition.
92
Couple of illustrations, published in 1952. Indian ink on cardboard. Cm 24,5x13 (artwork cm 15,5x10 each). Signed. Publication date printed with a stamp on the back. Great condition.
91
Usual light marginal yellowings, and slightly darkenings on the back that don’t invalidate the artwork’s quality.
90
Original daily strip published on June 25th 1937. Pencil and Indian ink on 2 cardboards joined at the centre. Cm 17x58,5. Signed on the last panel. Slightly rounded edges, otherwise good condition.
89
Original splash page for the episode published on the German magazine “Zack” #37 in 1980. Texts by Francois Corteggiani. Pencil and Indian ink on cardboard. Cm 35x25. Signed on the bottom centre. Excellent condition.
88
In 1971 Hallgren and several other artists including Dan O'Neill teamed up to produce two issues of “Air Pirates Funnies”. The comics contained parody versions of Mickey Mouse, which led to a highly publicized lawsuit from The Walt Disney Company. Promotional [..]
87
Mixed technique on cardboard. Cm 50x34,5. Signed on the lower right side. Not dated but 2015.
86
Original cover art for the fourth volume of the Uncle Scrooge Series, published in the “Definitive Collection” #16, Panini, 2017. Pencil and Indian ink on cardboard. Cm 35x25. Great condition.
85
Original cover art for #4, Edizione Walt Disney Italia, 1997. Pencil, Indian ink and ecoline on cardboard. Cm 28x24 (artwork cm 18x17). Signed and dated on the lower right. Excellent condition.
84
Preliminary cover art for #4, Edizioni Walt Disney Italia, 1997. Pencil on cardboard. Cm 29,5x21 (artwork cm 14x14 circa). Signed and dated on the lower right. Great condition.
83
Original cover art for “Picsou Magazine; preliminary artwork, pencil on cardboard. Cm 29,5x21, signed and dated 1998 toghether with original cover art, Indian ink on cardboard, cm 35x25, signed and dated. Printed cover included. Excellent condition.
82
Laser-cut steel. Unique copy. Framed, cm 65x61 (art cm 50x53), together with the Artist’s CoA.
81
Original cover art for the first volume of “Dylan Dog. La collezione storica a colori”; published by La Repubblica/L’Espresso, 2013. Pencil and Indian ink on cardboards. Cm 35,5x25. Signed and dated 2012 on the lower right side. Great condition.
80
Original cover art for the Art Book published in 2018. Mixed technique on thin carboard Fabriano. Signed.
79
Original cover art for “Ken Parker magazine” #3, published by Parker Editore, 1992. Pencil, Indian ink and watercolour on cardboard. Cm 34,5x35. Signed on the bottom centre. A folding on the upper part of the drawing.
78
95th original art for the story “Pellerossa”, January 1980. Pencil and Indian ink on cardboard. Cm 41,7x30,2. Signed on the lower right. Excellent condition
77
Preliminary study with Sutter, Tex and Wong. Mixed technique on coloured cardboard. Cm 24,5x34,5. Entitled and signed; a sketch of Tex’s expression on the back, blue pencil. Great condition.
76
Art published on page 35 of Civitelli’s and Verger’s “Il mio Tex, la ballata del West”, Edizioni Little Nemo, 2011. Pencil and Indian ink on paper. Cm 34x25. Signed on the lower right. Excellent condition.
75
Original strip published in “Tex collana a striscia, serie Mefisto”, 1958. Pencil and Indian ink on carboard. Cm 11x24,5. Great condition
74
Illustration, mixed technique on Schoeller cardboard. Cm 51x36,5. Good condition.
73
Illustration, pencil and Indian ink on cardboard. Cm 48x33. Signed. Not dated but approximately 2000.
72
33rd original page created for the story written by Angelo Nencetti and published by Lucca’s “Museo del Fumetto” in 2009. Pencil and Indian ink on cardboard. Cm 48x33. Good condition.
71
Original art for the graphic novel published by Kitchen Sink Press on 1995. Mixed technique on cardboard. Cm 34x25,5. A minimal colour retouch on the 8th comic strip and minimal abrasions (other than those wanted by the Artist). Otherwise very good co [..]
70
Complete story composed of 6 original arts. Mixed technique on cardboard. Each cm 31,5x23. Signed and dated 1983 on the last original art. The pieces were published on the magazine “Corto Maltese”, issue #6, on June 1984, by edizioni Milano Libri. The [..]
69
Mixed technique on cardboard. Cm 70x50 (artwork cm 53x20). Signed and dated 2011. Great condition.
68
Illustration for “Il Male”. Mixed technique on cardboard. Cm 48x33. Extended signature on the lower margin, signed with monogram and dated 1998 on the lower right. Excellent condition.
67
Painting acrylic on canvas. Cm 50x50. Dated 201 in the lower left. Signed and dated 2001 on the back.
66
Illustration, pencil, marker and watercolour on paper. Cm 26x17,7. Signed. Not dated but 2013.