Live auction 628
Masters of Comics
wed 7 July 2021
Milan - Via San Marco 22
SINGLE SESSION 07/07/2021 Hours 14:00
A collection of important comics and illustrations signed by the great Italian and international masters
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Lot N. 54
Andrea Pazienza (1956- 1988) Ouverture: Allegro con Fuoco
Final page for the short story published in “Why Pippo Seems a Stoner”. Primo Carnera publisher, early 1980s. Mixed media on cardboard, 42x30 cm. Signed and dated [..]
€ 2.340,00
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Lot N. 10
Guido Crepax (1933-2003) Le Valchirie dello Spazio
Original cover art for the science fiction magazine “Galaxy”, published by La Tribuna n. 9/10 1960. Mixed technique on cardboard, 32x24 cm. Very good condition. [..]
€ 1.950,00
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Lot N. 98
Pekar Harvey (1939-2010) Hanna Barbera’s Yogi Bear
Sunday art published in 1963. Cm 50x70. Excellent condition.
€ 1.560,00
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Lot N. 56
Hugo Pratt (1927-1995) Corto Maltese Favola di Venezia
Special edition for the Grand Lodge of Italy of the Ancient Free Accepted Masons. Lizard special edition for Freemasonry published on the occasion of the conference [..]
€ 1.300,00
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Lot N. 30
Benito Jacovitti (1923-1977) Giocatori in Azione
Pencil, ink and watercolor illustration on Fabriano paper. Cm 31x40. Signed and dated 1964. Excellent condition.
€ 1.300,00
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Lot N. 29
Benito Jacovitti (1923-1977) Due Giocatori
Pencil, ink and watercolor illustration on Fabriano paper. Cm 31x40. Signed and dated 1964. Excellent condition.
€ 910,00
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Lot N. 37
Larry Camarda (1965) Kriminal Omicidio Al Riformatorio
Tribute to Magnus, mash up comics. Mixed media on Fabriano paper. 42x58 cm. Signed and dated 2017. Very good condition.
€ 780,00
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Lot N. 84
Sergio Veglio The Dark Side Of Donald Duck
Painting, 125x68 cm. Signed, undated but 2020.
€ 780,00
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Lot N. 14
Guido Crepax (1933-2003) Histoire d'O
Deluxe edition, thoroughly in serigraphy. Published by Franco Maria Ricci, 1975. Limited edition of 900 copies (our # 694) hand signed by the artist. Black silk [..]
€ 650,00
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Lot N. 46
Milo Manara (1945) Glamour Books
Lot consisting of: Milo Manara, volume 339 out of 1000, Glamor 1989, first luxury edition. Fully signed by the artist. Paperback 24x26.5 cm, 144 pp. B / n / col. [..]
€ 572,00
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Lot N. 49
Andrea Pazienza (1956- 1988) Mickey Mouse
Pencil and ink illustration on paper. Cm 39x30. Good condition.
€ 520,00
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Lot N. 50
Andrea Pazienza (1956- 1988) Dito Medio
Unfinished illustration, pencil and Indian ink on shaped cardboard, 34x24 cm. Good condition.
€ 520,00
Amount including auction fees
1
Francesco Tullio Altan (1942) Kika & Jaime – L’Anello Indiano
Original plate for the story published in South America. Mixed media on cardboard. 48.5x34 cm. Signed, excellent condition. Accompanied by tissue paper with Italian text.
2
Paolo Bacilieri (1965) Fun
Sixth plate for the graphic novel devoted to a hundred years of the crossword puzzle; famous riddles, irony and daring events, from the New York of the early 1900s to the Milan of today. Lapis, blue pencil and Indian ink on cardboard. Cm 29.5x21. Published [..]
3
Dino Battaglia (1923 – 1983) Soldati della seconda guerra mondiale.
Illustration for the American market, early 1970s. Pencil and ink on cardboard. 35x24.5 cm.
4
Dino Battaglia (1923 – 1983) Il corsaro del Mediterraneo
Pencil and Indian ink on cardboard 50 x 35 cm. Excellent condition.
5
Jordi Bernet (1944) Torpedo
Pencil and ink illustration on cardboard. 32x45 cm. Signed. Very good condition.
6
Jordi Bernet (1944) Chiara di Notte
Illustration dedicated to the ironic sexy character created by Carlos Trillo. Mixed media on cardboard,29x43 cm. Signed. In excellent condition.
7
Enrique Breccia (1945) Tex Capitan Jack
Original art by the graphic novel created by the famous Argentine artist for Bonelli and published in Tex Special n. 31 of June 2016. Pencil and ink on cardboard. 41x30.5 cm. Signed, excellent condition.
8
Enrique Breccia (1945) Alvar Major
Original art for the character created by Carlos Trillo, published in Argentina and then in Italy by Eura editorial in the early 1980s. Mixed technique on drawing paper, 43x31 cm. Good condition.
9
Fabrizio Clerici (1913 - 1993) Illustrazione Metafisica
Original pencil and gouache illustration on carboard. Signed. Very good condition. In vintage frame.
10
Guido Crepax (1933-2003) Le Valchirie dello Spazio
Original cover art for the science fiction magazine “Galaxy”, published by La Tribuna n. 9/10 1960. Mixed technique on cardboard, 32x24 cm. Very good condition.
11
Guido Crepax e Tinto Brass Nero su Bianco
Original art for the film by Tinto Brass: “Nero su Bianco”; 1969. Pencil and ink on Schoeller Cardboard. Very good condition.
12
Guido Crepax (1933-2003) Motociclismo Imola
Original advertising illustration for Shell released in 1964; realized in 1963. Mixed technique on cardboard, 43x29 cm. Signed. Great condition.
13
Guido Crepax (1933-2003) Afflizione
Limited edition serigraphy in 100 copies (ns. 17) hand signed by the artist and dated 1976. This illustration was published on a double page in the volume Histoire d’O by Franco Maria Ricci Editore. Presented in its original wood and steel frame. Cm [..]
14
Guido Crepax (1933-2003) Histoire d'O
Deluxe edition, thoroughly in serigraphy. Published by Franco Maria Ricci, 1975. Limited edition of 900 copies (our # 694) hand signed by the artist. Black silk binding with gold titles at plate and spine. 50.5x36.5 cm. Presentation by Roland Barthes, [..]
15
Guido Crepax (1933-2003) Valentina nella Stufa
Original plate, pencil and Indian ink on Schoeller cardboard. Cm 51x37. Signed in cartouche and dated 1972.
16
Aldo Di Gennaro (1938) Jonathan Strange e il Sig. Norrell
Illustration for Il Corriere dei Piccoli, late 60’s magazine. Mixed media on cardboard 35.5x50.5 cm. Signed, excellent condition.
17
Aldo Di Gennaro (1938) Shopping
Magazine illustration, late 1970s. Watercolor on cardboard. Cm 70x50.5. Signed, excellent condition.
18
Massimiliano Frezzato (1967) Gattino Nero
Wax crayons illustration on black paper. Cm 34.5x25. Signed with monogram. Very good condition.
19
Massimiliano Frezzato (1967) Ero Pinocchio
Cover original for the portfolio published by DI. Mixed media on cardboard, 29x70 cm. Signed and dated 2009/2010.
20
Massimiliano Frezzato (1967) Originale per Manifesto di Lucca Comics and Games
2010. Mixed media on cardboard. Cm 72.5x51. The artist enlarged the image by drawing a decorative frame. Overall size of the work 100x70 cm. Signed, excellent condition.
21
Cinzia Ghigliano (1952) Lea Martelli Primavera
Complete story consisting of four plates, mixed media on cardboard. Each cm 36.5x25. All signed. The adventures of Lea Martelli, one of the first female characters in Italian comics, were realized for the Quipos Studio and were published in the Rizzoli [..]
22
Cinzia Ghigliano (1952) Leggendo Katherine Mansfield
Acrylic painting on canvas, 80x60 cm. Signed and dated 2012. The work belongs to the cycle Reading infinity Present and was displayed at the exhibition of the same name at the Santo Stefano di Mondovì exhibition space in 2013 and in several personal [..]
23
Cinzia Ghigliano (1952) Leggendo George Simenon
Acrylic painting on canvas, 60x80 cm. The work belongs to the Reading infinite Present cycle. Excellent condition.
24
Gian Alfonso Pacinotti Gipi (1963) Re Mida
Late 90’s illustration. Mixed technique on pinstripe cardboard. Cm 23.5x35. Signed, excellent condition.
25
Gian Alfonso Pacinotti Gipi (1963) Summer Beat
Original painting for an Armonia Theater poster. Mixed media on pinstripe cardboard. Cm 36x51.5. Signed and dated 2003. Excellent condition.
26
Tanino Liberatore (1953) Studi
Couple of illustrations composed of one drawing pencil on paper. Cm 33x21.5, signed with monogram and a study of characters, pencil and ink on paper front and back. Cm 21x30. Absence of the lower left white margin, opera intact.
27
Tanino Liberatore (1953) Rraagah!
Illustration for Primo Carnera Editore, pencil and Indian ink on cardboard. 35x25 cm. Signed with monograms and signed in full length at white margin at the bottom right. Slight creases, but opera in good condition.
28
Carlo Jacono ( 1929 - 2000 ) PROGETTO NOTTURNO
Original cover for the detective novel by Samuel Edwards published in the Mondador series Segretissimo n. 799; 1977. Tempera on cardboard, 44x32.5 cm. Signed, good condition.
29
Benito Jacovitti (1923-1977) Due Giocatori
Pencil, ink and watercolor illustration on Fabriano paper. Cm 31x40. Signed and dated 1964. Excellent condition.
30
Benito Jacovitti (1923-1977) Giocatori in Azione
Pencil, ink and watercolor illustration on Fabriano paper. Cm 31x40. Signed and dated 1964. Excellent condition.
31
Benito Jacovitti- Studio Il Soldatino I Segni Zodiacali: Bilancia
Pencil, ink and watercolor on Fabriano paper. Cm 55.5x39.5. Art created by Jacovitti with the Studio of Vezio Melegari; Signed with fishbone monogram and dated 1979. Missing corner in the upper right white margin, else excellent condition.
32
Anna Lazzarini (1969) Super Mario Bros- Tartarughe Ninja
Couple of original illustrations for the covers of early 1980s Video Cassettes. Mixed media on cardboard. 35x25 cm. Signed and titled on the back. Very good conditions.
33
Roberto Raviola Magnus (1939-1996) Kriminal Le Bare Di Ghiaccio
Art published by Corno editions, in Kriminal special issue no. 300 of April 1971 on p. 55. Pencil and Indian ink on cardboard, 23.5x16 cm. Very good condition.
34
Roberto Raviola Magnus (1939-1996) Alan Ford Il Cane da un milione di Dollari
Original art published by Corno in the Alan Ford series no.18 published in November 1970. Pencil and ink on cardboard, 26x18 cm. Very good condition.
35
Roberto Raviola Magnus (1939-1996) I Briganti
Original art for the graphic novel published since 1978. Pencil and ink on cardboard, 40x35 cm. Composed by three connected strips. Usual corrections by the artist. Minimal marginal creases, otherwise in excellent condition.
36
Larry Camarda (1965) Alan Ford, il Numero 1, il Conte Oliver, Bob Rock
Vertical art, ink pencil and coline on Fabriano cardboard. Cm 76x14. Signed and dated 2018.
37
Larry Camarda (1965) Kriminal Omicidio Al Riformatorio
Tribute to Magnus, mash up comics. Mixed media on Fabriano paper. 42x58 cm. Signed and dated 2017. Very good condition.
38
Massimo Mattioli (1943-2019) Pinky – I Love You Baby
Cover study for the photojournalist rabbit, a lysergic pink rabbit always suspiciously high. Published unexpectedly, starting from 1973, on the pages of Il Giornalino of the Catholic San Paolo editions. Pencil on paper, 40x28 cm. Signed and dated 2003. [..]
39
Massimo Mattioli (1943-2019) Kellogg’s
Advertising illustration, mixed media on cardboard, 50x30 cm (work 39.5x30). Not dated but from the 1990s. Very good condition.
40
Massimo Mattioli (1943-2019) Moschino
Advertising illustration, mixed media on cardboard. 35x26 cm. Signed and dated 1984. Excellent condition.
41
Massimo Mattioli (1943-2019) Okimoto
Advertising illustration, mixed media on cardboard. 35x27.5 cm. Signed and dated 1984.
42
Massimo Mattioli (1943-2019) Ranocchio
Mixed media collage on Fabriano cardboard. Cm 48x34 (work 38x26). Not dated but from the 1980s. Very good condition.
43
Massimo Mattioli (1943-2019) X- Ray Specs
Screen printing on cardboard. 71x51 cm. With original signature and dated 1985.
44
Muñoz e Sampayo Cannibale
Promotional illustration for the underground magazine. Mixed media on cardboard, 33x24.5 cm. Signed, good condition.
45
Milo Manara (1945) Kamasutra
Pencil and ink illustration on paper, 21x29 cm. Signed. Published in volume by Mondadori second half of the 1990s. Slightly wrinkled paper, but in good condition.
46
Milo Manara (1945) Glamour Books
Lot consisting of: Milo Manara, volume 339 out of 1000, Glamor 1989, first luxury edition. Fully signed by the artist. Paperback 24x26.5 cm, 144 pp. B / n / col. With original box. Andrea Pazienza 2, copy no. 193 of 1000. Glamor, 1986 first luxury edition. [..]
47
Milo Manara (1945) Amazzonia
Unpublished cover for the complete work by Milo Manara Glamor editions 1990 ca. watercolor on cardboard, 50x70 cm. Signed in cartouche, excellent condition.
48
Andrea Pazienza (1956- 1988) Agnelli
Strip for Primo Carnera, mixed technique on cardboard. 8x25 cm. White corner missing, otherwise in good condition.
49
Andrea Pazienza (1956- 1988) Mickey Mouse
Pencil and ink illustration on paper. Cm 39x30. Good condition.
50
Andrea Pazienza (1956- 1988) Dito Medio
Unfinished illustration, pencil and Indian ink on shaped cardboard, 34x24 cm. Good condition.
51
Andrea Pazienza (1956- 1988) Pazeroticus
Unpublished illustration, pencil and Indian ink on frayed cardboard 20x35 cm (13x17 opera).
52
Andrea Pazienza (1956- 1988) Succederà
Illustrazione per la rivista satirica Il Male, Primo Carnera Editore, fine anni 70. Tecnica mista su cartoncino. Cm 25 x 43. Firmata con monogramma. Ottimo stato.
53
Andrea Pazienza (1956- 1988) Antonzo e Luisia
Self-contained table made for Glamor publisher Antonio Vianovi, mixed media on cardboard. 33x24 cm. Very good condition.
54
Andrea Pazienza (1956- 1988) Ouverture: Allegro con Fuoco
Final page for the short story published in “Why Pippo Seems a Stoner”. Primo Carnera publisher, early 1980s. Mixed media on cardboard, 42x30 cm. Signed and dated 1979. Excellent condition, with the usual mends applied on the last panel by the artist's [..]
55
Andrea Pazienza (1956- 1988) Il Casino Degli Inglesi: parte davanti
Original art, mixed media on cardboard, 50.5x35.5 cm, published in: Cose D’A. Paz! large books Frigidaire, Primo Carnera 1988. Good condition.
56
Hugo Pratt (1927-1995) Corto Maltese Favola di Venezia
Special edition for the Grand Lodge of Italy of the Ancient Free Accepted Masons. Lizard special edition for Freemasonry published on the occasion of the conference on Esoteric Itineraries of Corto Maltese in 2002. Complete set consisting of: hardcover [..]
57
Luis Rojo (1954) Subversive Beauty: The Fairy
Mixed media illustration on cardboard. 29.5x23 cm. Signed on the lower right, undated, but 2005. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the Spanish publisher Rafael Martinez. Very good condition.
58
Jordi Bernet (1944) Subversive Beauty: The Warrior
Mixed media illustration on cardboard. 29.5x23 cm. Signed lower right, undated, but 2005. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the Spanish publisher Rafael Martinez. Very good condition.
59
Ferdinando Tacconi (1922-2006) Gli Aristocratici
Original art for the characters created by Alfredo Castelli and published in Corriere dei Ragazzi in 1973. Pencil and ink on cardboard; signed. Good condition.
60
Karel Thole (1914-2000) The Highest In Fedelity
Advertising illustration, mixed media on cardboard. Cm 35x25. Accompanied by a print proof, undated but from the early 1960s.