Live auction 569
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
Viewing
Viewing in Milan Saturday 12 and from Monday 14 to Wednesday 16, 10am to 6pm
The Best Awards
Lot N. 27
Roberto Raviola Magnus (1939-1996) La Valle del Terrore
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 [..]
Estimate
€ 6.000,00 / 9.000,00
Lot N. 26
Roberto Raviola Magnus (1939-1996) Tex, Carson e Tom Devlin
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 [..]
Estimate
€ 3.000,00 / 5.000,00
Lot N. 39
Andrea Pazienza (1956- 1988) Ouverture (Allegro con fuoco)
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. [..]
Estimate
€ 5.000,00 / 8.000,00
Lot N. 43
Hugo Pratt (1927-1995) Corto Maltese: Tango
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 [..]
Estimate
€ 3.000,00 / 5.000,00
Lot N. 45
Charles Schulz (1922 – 2000) Snoopy: Dear Mrs. Payne
Original illustration. Markers on paper. Art cm 28x22. Finely-preserved colours. Art in very good condition. Together with the original the postal official card [..]
Estimate
€ 2.500,00 / 4.000,00
Lot N. 50
Carl Barks (1901 – 2000) Donald Duck
Barks’ Donald Duck preliminary study. Blue pencil on paper. Cm 28x36. Very good condition.
Estimate
€ 1.300,00 / 2.000,00
Lot N. 49
Sergio Zaniboni (1937-2017) Diabolik il Re del Terrore
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. Frame [..]
Estimate
€ 1.800,00 / 3.300,00
Lot N. 1
Dino Buzzati (1906-1972) Vecchia Auto. Testo e Illustrazioni di Dino Buzzati
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]»), [..]
Estimate
€ 1.600,00 / 3.000,00
Lot N. 5
Emanuele Luzzati (1921-2007) L’ incontro Felice di Alice
Pastel and collage on drawing thin cardboard. Art cm 24x33. Signed. Not dated but '70s. Very good condition. Framed.
Estimate
€ 700,00 / 1.200,00
Lot N. 29
Enrico Marini (1969) Batman Gothic
Original illustration. Pencil and Indian ink on thin cardboard. Cm 30x21. Signed and dated 2019. Very good condition.
Estimate
€ 1.200,00 / 2.000,00
Lot N. 35
Jean Giraud Moebius (1938 – 2012) Personaggio Spaziale
Original illustration, Indian ink, watercolour and silver on paper. Approx. cm 25x16. Signed and dated 1991. Light yellowings. Good condition.
Estimate
€ 500,00 / 800,00
Lot N. 25
Larry Camarda (1965) Lo Sconosciuto – The Unknow
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 [..]
Estimate
€ 600,00 / 900,00
70
Les Delices Du Demon. 13th original art for the erotic graphic novel published by Comma 22, in 2008, and in France, in 2009. Pencil and Indian ink on Fabriano thin cardboard, cm 48x33.5. An editorial reassembly on the third cartoon. Signed. Very good [..]
69
Les Delices Du Demon. 22nd original art for the erotic graphic novel published by Comma 22, in 2008, and in France, in 2009. Pencil and Indian ink on Fabriano thin cardboard, cm 48x33.5. An editorial reassembly on the penultimate cartoon. Signed. Very [..]
68
Original cover art for Edifumetto, Necron series, November 1985. Indian ink and watercolour on tissue paper. Cm 32.5x23.5. Light adhesive tape traces on the upper and lower margins that does not touch the art.
67
Original art for “Selen” Magazine. Mixed technique on thin cardboard. Cm 50x34.5. Signed and dated 1996. Very good condition.
66
Collection of 10 preparatory drawings for “The Fairies”, by Baldazzini. Pencil on paper, eight arts cm 48.5x33, two arts cm 33.5x24. All signed, titled and dated 2000. Very good condition.
65
Fortress of Pain. Big size illustration, pencil and Indian ink on thin cardboard. Cm 48x50. Signed in the lower-right. Very good condition.
64
Original erotic illustration for “Blue” magazine. Pencil, Indian ink and contact screen on Fabriano thin cardboard. Signed, not dated but 2000s Excellent condition.
63
Fortress of Pain. Original illustration, pencil and Indian ink on thin cardboard. Cm 35x24. Titled and signed. Excellent condition.
62
Original daily strip for Warner Bros, published on the 11/01/1974. Pencil, Indian ink and contact screen on thin cardboard. Cm 15x54. Very good condition.
61
Uncle Scrooge original illustration. Mixed technique on thin cardboard. Cm 35x50. Light fold on the bottom edge that does not affect the art, else very good condition.
60
Daisy Duck original illustration, 1972. Mixed technique on Schoeller cardboard. Cm 36.5x51. Signed. Very good condition.
59
Mickey Mouse original illustration. Mixed technique on wood. Cm 33x44. Signed. Excellent condition.
58
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.
57
Original cover art for Disney magazine, 90s. Mixed technique on thin cardboard. Cm 31x23. Framed.
56
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.
55
A rare preliminary drawing for US Air Force war insignia, about 1940. Lapis and blue pencil on paper. Cm 27x21.5. Very good condition.
54
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.
53
Three original illustrations on unique support for Disney’s manual, early 70s. Mixed technique on thin cardboard. Cm 18.3x24. Very good condition.
52
Donald Duck original illustration for Disney’s manual, early 70s. Mixed technique on thin cardboard. Cm 16x16. Very good condition.
51
Goofy original illustration for Disney’s manual, early 1970s. Mixed technique on thin cardboard. Cm 16.7x15. Very good condition.
50
Barks’ Donald Duck preliminary study. Blue pencil on paper. Cm 28x36. Very good condition.
49
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.
48
Lotto di 6 manifesti legati ai segni zodiacali realizzati per il mitico portfolio Quadragono nel 1972.
47
Original graphic novel art. Pencil and Indian ink on thin cardboard. Cm 30.5x22.5. Early 2000s. Signed. Very good condition.
46
Original portfolio illustration. Mixed technique on thin cardboard. Approx. cm 49.5x35. Signed. Not dated but ealy 2000s. Very good condition.
45
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.
44
Original production cel, early 70s. Indian ink and tempera on 4-layers acetate. Cm 28x35.5. Very good condition.
43
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 [..]
42
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.
41
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.
40
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 [..]
39
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.
38
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 [..]
37
Original first edition 2-sheet poster. Cm 140x100. Folded. Excellent condition.
36
Original cover art for role-playing gamebook. Mixed technique and collage on cardboard. Cm 50x36. Very good condition.
35
Original illustration, Indian ink, watercolour and silver on paper. Approx. cm 25x16. Signed and dated 1991. Light yellowings. Good condition.
34
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.
33
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.
32
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 [..]
31
Original illustration. Mixed technique on coloured thin cardboard. Cm 29.5x21. Signed and dated 2020. Excellent condition.
30
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.
29
Original illustration. Pencil and Indian ink on thin cardboard. Cm 30x21. Signed and dated 2019. Very good condition.
28
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 [..]
27
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 [..]
26
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.
25
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. [..]
24
Vertical art. Mixed technique on thin cardboard with untrimmed edges. Cm 77x18.5. Signed and dated 2019. Framed.
23
Mash-up Comics for Club Tenco, 2019. Pencil and Indian ink on thin cardboard. Cm 42x30. Signed. Not dated but 2018. Very good condition.
22
Big-sized promotional original illustration with gastronomic subject. Cm 50x58. Signed. Very good condition.
21
Original illustration, Indian ink, tempera and watercolour on drawing paper. Cm 42x28.5. Signed, not dated but late 70s. Very good condition.
20
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.
19
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.
18
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.
17
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.
16
Lapis and charcoal pencil on thin cardboard. Cm 36x51. Signed. Not dated but 1980s. Light folds on edges but art in good condition.
15
Lapis and charcoal pencil on thin cardboard. Cm 36x51. Signed. Not dated but 1980s. Excellent condition.
14
Original advertising painting for foulard, late 60s. Indian ink and watercolour on carboard. Cm 51x51.5. Very good condition.
13
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 [..]
11
Lot of 6 original Valentino fashion art, 1980 circa. Mixed technique on thin cardboard. Approx. cm 30x30 each. Very good condition.