Mario Giacomelli (1925–2000) - Papaveri Rossi

Artist: Mario Giacomelli

Title: Series inserted in “Papaveri Rossi".

Technique: Vintage gelatin-silver print
Photo size: 27.5 x 39.5 cm
Frame size: 40 x 50 cm

Print date: contemporaneous with the date of the shot. Vintage photograph.
Series date: 1964
Paper: Politenata

Photograph stamped on the back with the artist's stamp Mario Giacomelli

On the back of the photograph there is also the stamp of the Mario Giacomelli Heirs as a guarantee and it certifies its originality.

Condition: Very Good, edges slightly discolored, as can be seen in the photographs. (the images you see refer to the work for sale).

“The series 'Papaveri rossi' by Mario Giacomelli is a striking collection of color works and abstract landscapes created in the 1960s and 1970s on the Colfiorito plateau and Castelluccio di Norcia. These works are renowned for several characteristics:
- Color choice; Giacomelli is universally known for his unmistakable, high-contrast black and white. The series, however, stands out for a delicate and constructive use of color, with an almost painterly approach.
- Subjects: The centerpiece is the flowering fields of poppies, immersed in the nature and landscape of Umbria.
- Abstraction and the link with Burri: Aerial and close-up framings transform the fields into true abstract canvases. This thread highlights Giacomelli's strong human and artistic connection with the great informal master Alberto Burri.

The series has been rediscovered and brought to a wide audience through a monographic exhibition hosted by the National Gallery of Umbria (curated by Alessandro Sarteanesi), which brought these rare unpublished shots to enthusiasts' attention.

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