Walter Valentini (1928) - “ La città ducale “

Walter Valentini Etching with gold leaf retouch, 70x50 cm, “La città ducale”.

Work in excellent condition

Metal frame 80 x 60 x 3.5 included as a gift

From Wikipedia

Walter Valentini (Pergola, October 22, 1928 – Milan, May 20, 2022) was an Italian painter, sculptor, and engraver, internationally recognized in the field of graphics and engraving.

He was a master of techniques such as intaglio (acquaforte), aquatint, drypoint, multi-color lithography, and calcography.

As an artist, he established himself in the eighties with a series of abstract works on board and on paper, all characterized by a precise sense of geometry, proportions, and rhythm.

Valentini’s geometric imaginary bears the influence of the Russian avant-gardes of the early 20th century (Constructivism) and, marginally, the architectures painted by de Chirico in the metaphysical period, but it is mainly founded on the sense of harmony and proportion investigated by Italian artists of the Quattrocento: De pictura, De re aedificatoria, De statua by Leon Battista Alberti, De prospectiva pingendi by Piero della Francesca, and De divina proportione by Luca Pacioli are trattati on perspective and the golden ratio that will guide Valentini’s entire exploration of space, forms, and their balance.

Astronomy and cosmography would also be important sources of inspiration for Valentini. His approach to architecture and celestial mechanics is mathematical and rigorous, yet not devoid of his own poetry. Reclusive and distant from schools, currents, and artistic groups, he declares his admiration for the works of Paul Klee, Fausto Melotti, and Osvaldo Licini; he will cultivate friendships with artists such as Luigi Veronesi, Emilio Scanavino, and Hans Richter.

He taught engraving art at the “Nuova Accademia di Belle Arti” in Milan, of which he was also director, from 1983 to 1985.[2]