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Masters of Comics

thu 17 December 2020
Milan - Via San Marco 2
SINGLE SESSION 17/12/2020 Hours 10:00
A selection of comics and illustrations from private collections
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The Veteran Car. Text and illustrations by Dino Buzzati. Published privately on behalf of Mr. Enrico Lossa . Officina d’Arte Grafica A. Lucini e C. of Milan [sic]»), 1968. Complete portfolio containing 4 silk screen prints, hand-signed by Buzzati. Light [..]
€ 1.600,00 / 3.000,00
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A couple of paintings belonging to the collection of ”Gothic Queens”. Acrylic on thin cardboard. Each approx. Cm 21x21. Titled, dated 2019 and signed on the back. Very good condition.
€ 1.300,00 / 2.000,00
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Plastic and resin objects on wood. Cm 60x60. 2017. Signed on the back. Very good condition.
€ 2.000,00 / 3.000,00
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Original illustration for Ermanno Detti’s children story. Mixed technique on Fabriano paper. Cm 22x31. Signed, n.d. but early 80s. Light colour traces in the right white margin. Art in very good condition.
€ 500,00 / 800,00
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Pastel and collage on drawing thin cardboard. Art cm 24x33. Signed. Not dated but '70s. Very good condition. Framed.
€ 700,00 / 1.200,00
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Unpublished illustration for “Pinocchio”, edited by Vallecchi in 1955. Mixed technique on thin cardboard. Cm 26.5x16. Excellent condition.
€ 1.800,00 / 2.500,00
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Unpublished illustration for “Pinocchio”, edited by Vallecchi in 1955. Mixed technique on thin cardboard. Cm 28x20.5. Titled, signed and dated on the lower-right; an unobtrusive inscription on the bottom-left margin. Excellent condition.
€ 2.200,00 / 3.000,00
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Original cover art for the Agatha Christie’s collected novels, published in Oscar Mondadori collection, 1995. Tempera on paper stuck on thin cardboard. Approx. cm 14x19. Very good condition. Framed.
€ 1.200,00 / 1.800,00
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Original cover art for Robert Sheckley’s “The Seventh Victim” novel, published in Italy in Oscar Fantascienza, Mondadori 1975. Tempera on cardboard. Cm 36x23 (art cm 29x17). Very good condition.
€ 700,00 / 1.300,00
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Original cover art for Asimov’s Trilogy, published in Oscar Fantascienza’s box, Mondadori 1980. Tempera on cardboard. Cm 34x20. Very good condition.
€ 700,00 / 1.300,00
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Lot of 6 original Valentino fashion art, 1980 circa. Mixed technique on thin cardboard. Approx. cm 30x30 each. Very good condition.
€ 300,00 / 500,00
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Original promotional cover illustration for Shell. Indian ink and tempera on cardboard. Cm 51x41. Signed. Original cover art for the 1962 sporting event. Published in the exhibition catalog “Crepax 300 all’ora”, 2018 included in the lot. Very good con [..]
€ 2.000,00 / 3.500,00
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Original advertising painting for foulard, late 60s. Indian ink and watercolour on carboard. Cm 51x51.5. Very good condition.
€ 6.000,00 / 9.000,00
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Lapis and charcoal pencil on thin cardboard. Cm 36x51. Signed. Not dated but 1980s. Excellent condition.
€ 200,00 / 350,00
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Lapis and charcoal pencil on thin cardboard. Cm 36x51. Signed. Not dated but 1980s. Light folds on edges but art in good condition.
€ 250,00 / 400,00
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Original Sunday page published on the 12/5/1965. Pencil and Indian ink on thin carboards. Cm 64x51. Signed in the penultimate cartoon. Good condition.
€ 1.000,00 / 1.800,00
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Lot of 3 political posters and a brochure created for DC political campaign in 1975. Each poster cm 70x50. Brochure cm 30.5x21. PP. 16 with Jacovitti’s double page. Light yellowings but good condition.
€ 200,00 / 350,00
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Humorous original illustration. Pencil and Indian ink on drawing thin cardboard. Cm 36.5x29. Signed and dated 1980. Light yellowing on the upper-left margin but art in very good condition.
€ 800,00 / 1.300,00
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Original illustration, pencil and Indian ink on drawing thin cardboard. Cm 36.5x29. Signed. Light yellowing on the upper-left margin but art in very good condition.
€ 800,00 / 1.300,00
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Original illustration, Indian ink, tempera and watercolour on drawing paper. Cm 42x28.5. Signed, not dated but late 70s. Very good condition.
€ 900,00 / 1.500,00
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Big-sized promotional original illustration with gastronomic subject. Cm 50x58. Signed. Very good condition.
€ 1.800,00 / 3.000,00
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Mash-up Comics for Club Tenco, 2019. Pencil and Indian ink on thin cardboard. Cm 42x30. Signed. Not dated but 2018. Very good condition.
€ 400,00 / 700,00
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Vertical art. Mixed technique on thin cardboard with untrimmed edges. Cm 77x18.5. Signed and dated 2019. Framed.
€ 400,00 / 700,00
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Original art. Tribute to Magnus. Pencil, Indian ink and watered-down Indian ink on 640g thin cardboard with untrimmed edges. Cm 28x77. Together with the colour executive, Indian ink and ecoline on thin cardboard. Cm 33x70. Both signed with Artist’s stamp. [..]
€ 600,00 / 900,00
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Characters’ study for Tex Special Issue #9 “La Valle del Terrore”, published by Bonelli, 1996. Lapis, green pencil and Indian ink on ruled paper. Cm 30x42. Signed with monogram. Very good condition.
€ 3.000,00 / 5.000,00
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Unique copy: Artist’s edition by Alessandro Editore, in artist’s binding created by the Master Luigi Castiglioni with onlaid leather inserts. Together with an original unpublished strip, pencil and Indian ink on thin cardboard, approx. cm 17x36, and [..]
€ 6.000,00 / 9.000,00
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Mixed technique on thin coloured cardboard. Cm 50x32.5. Signed at the bottom-right. QUALITY: A-. Light browning on the cardboard’s margins, core part intact. Realized in the early 2000s, and published in the catalogue “RomArcord” in [..]
€ 4.000,00 / 5.500,00
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Original illustration. Pencil and Indian ink on thin cardboard. Cm 30x21. Signed and dated 2019. Very good condition.
€ 1.200,00 / 2.000,00
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Original Illustration. Mixed technique on thin cardboard. Cm 30x21. Signed and dated 2019. A small colour stain on the right white margin, else very good condition.
€ 1.200,00 / 2.000,00
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Original illustration. Mixed technique on coloured thin cardboard. Cm 29.5x21. Signed and dated 2020. Excellent condition.
€ 1.200,00 / 1.600,00
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Tavola originale pubblicata a pag. 23 della miniserie facente parte della saga di “Sin City”, edita da Dark Horse Comics tra il novembre 2004 e il marzo 2005. Matita e china su cartoncino professionale. Cm 43x28. Opera originale dello scrittore e disegnatore [..]
€ 4.500,00 / 7.500,00
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Mermoz original art published on page 92 of the graphic novel. Previously published in the magazine “Corto Maltese”, Rizzoli 1986. Pencil and Indian ink on thin cardboard. Approx. cm 49x34. Very good condition.
€ 300,00 / 500,00
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Stenton, original art published on page 36 of the first adventure. Previously published in the magazine “L’Eternauta”, Comic Art 1982-1983. Pencil and Indian ink on thin cardboard. Approx. cm 49x35. Very good condition.
€ 500,00 / 900,00
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Original illustration, Indian ink, watercolour and silver on paper. Approx. cm 25x16. Signed and dated 1991. Light yellowings. Good condition.
€ 500,00 / 800,00
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Original cover art for role-playing gamebook. Mixed technique and collage on cardboard. Cm 50x36. Very good condition.
€ 200,00 / 350,00
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Original first edition 2-sheet poster. Cm 140x100. Folded. Excellent condition.
€ 200,00 / 350,00
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Lithographic portfolio n. 1, created by ART Core Edizioni, 1989. Limited edition of only 300 copies (our n. 177/300). Editorial box, cm 71x51. One colophon plate and 11 silk-screen prints on high-quality thin cardboard with untrimmed edges. Very good [..]
€ 250,00 / 400,00
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Third original art for the story published in “Perché Pippo Sembra Uno Sballato”, Primo Carnera, 1983. Pencil, Indian ink and collage on thin cardboard. Cm 42.5x30.5. Excellent condition.
€ 5.000,00 / 8.000,00
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A couple of illustrations composed by a preliminary pencil art, in the upper part, and a final drawing in the lower part. Pencil and Indian ink on Fabriano thin cardboard. Overall, cm 48x34. Central archive’s folding. On the back, a pencil study. A [..]
€ 800,00 / 1.300,00
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Preliminary unpublished drawing for the third page of the short-story “Agnus Dei”. Pencil and marker on thin cardboard. Cm 51x35. Not dated but early 80s. Very good condition.
€ 1.500,00 / 2.000,00
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Corto Maltese: Tango. Original strip published in the graphic novel in 1980. Pencil and Indian ink on thin cardboard. Cm 16.5x48. Three silk-screen prints of the celebrated Tango portfolio were realized from this strip. Very good condition.
€ 13.000,00 / 20.000,00
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Complete portfolio with 12 silk-screen prints. A copy from the not-for-sale head limited run of only 50 copies with Roman numeration (our copy #XXVII). Almost as new. All the prints are numbered and signed by Pratt. Complete of the editorial box, bright [..]
€ 3.000,00 / 5.000,00
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Original production cel, early 70s. Indian ink and tempera on 4-layers acetate. Cm 28x35.5. Very good condition.
€ 400,00 / 700,00
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Original illustration. Markers on paper. Art cm 28x22. Finely-preserved colours. Art in very good condition. Together with the original the postal official card and the COA, released by Van Eaton Galleries, California.
€ 2.500,00 / 4.000,00
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Original portfolio illustration. Mixed technique on thin cardboard. Approx. cm 49.5x35. Signed. Not dated but ealy 2000s. Very good condition.
€ 2.700,00 / 4.000,00
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Original graphic novel art. Pencil and Indian ink on thin cardboard. Cm 30.5x22.5. Early 2000s. Signed. Very good condition.
€ 500,00 / 900,00
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Lotto di 6 manifesti legati ai segni zodiacali realizzati per il mitico portfolio Quadragono nel 1972.
€ 200,00 / 400,00
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Acrylic painting on canvas. Cm 68x88. Signed. Art created in 2015. Astorina Publishing House stamp and Artist’s signature on the back. Very good condition. Framed.
€ 1.800,00 / 3.300,00
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Barks’ Donald Duck preliminary study. Blue pencil on paper. Cm 28x36. Very good condition.
€ 1.300,00 / 2.000,00
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Goofy original illustration for Disney’s manual, early 1970s. Mixed technique on thin cardboard. Cm 16.7x15. Very good condition.
€ 300,00 / 500,00
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Donald Duck original illustration for Disney’s manual, early 70s. Mixed technique on thin cardboard. Cm 16x16. Very good condition.
€ 300,00 / 500,00
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Three original illustrations on unique support for Disney’s manual, early 70s. Mixed technique on thin cardboard. Cm 18.3x24. Very good condition.
€ 250,00 / 400,00
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Mickey Mouse original daily strip for US daily newspapers, published on the 12/31/1971. Pencil, Indian ink and contact screen on thin cardboard. Cm 14x53. Irregularly trimmed upper margin but very good condition.
€ 375,00 / 600,00
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A rare preliminary drawing for US Air Force war insignia, about 1940. Lapis and blue pencil on paper. Cm 27x21.5. Very good condition.
€ 600,00 / 1.000,00
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9th original art for the story published on page 105 of “Topolino Libretto”, special issue #500. Mondadori, June 1965. Pencil and Ink on thin cardboard. Cm 36.5x25. Very good condition.
€ 800,00 / 1.500,00
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Original cover art for Disney magazine, 90s. Mixed technique on thin cardboard. Cm 31x23. Framed.
€ 400,00 / 700,00
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Lot of three original Christmas illustrations. Mixed technique on thin cardboard. Each cm 25.5x36.5. All signed. Not dated but 1980s. Very good condition.
€ 250,00 / 400,00
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Mickey Mouse original illustration. Mixed technique on wood. Cm 33x44. Signed. Excellent condition.
€ 300,00 / 500,00
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Daisy Duck original illustration, 1972. Mixed technique on Schoeller cardboard. Cm 36.5x51. Signed. Very good condition.
€ 250,00 / 400,00
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