Walter Valentini (1928) - La Porta del tempo,La città del sole

Walter Valentini wallet containing 2 etchings, explicitly requested by the Italian stylist 'Basile'.

The City of the Sun, 1987.
Etching
Slab 27.2 cm by 21, sheet 45 by 31.
Carta Colombe - Moulin de Larroque.
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The door of time, 1987.
Etching
Slab 27.2 cm x 21 cm, sheet 45 x 31.
Carta Colombe - Moulin de Larroque.
(From Wikipedia)
Walter Valentini, in a conversation with art critic Luciano Caprile, speaks of calcography as a discipline that embodies something 'sacred': 'It is like performing a ritual when you engrave; and the way the work is printed is ritualistic. The gestures you use when touching the paper are rituals; when you wet it, when you place it on the press bed; and finally, when it returns the mark you had previously only imagined.'