Riccardo Licata - Venafro

An exceptional opportunity to acquire an original graphic masterpiece by Riccardo Licata, one of the most important masters of postwar Italian abstraction, mosaics art, and the spatialist movement. This fascinating work, titled "Venafro", is an iconic representation of Licata's unmistakable visual poetry. The composition features his characteristic hermetic alphabet: large totem-like signs in pastel tones (ochre, blue-gray and vibrant green) that recall primitive writing or musical notations. Set against a detailed background, rich with hundreds of smaller rhythmic glyphs and framed by soft green fields and a dashed sky, this piece conveys a highly sophisticated, architectural, and lyrical energy. It represents a secure and indispensable investment for the most demanding collectors of mid-century Italian avant-garde prints and high-quality contemporary prints.

[Technical description and conditions] This lithograph was printed in 2001 by the prestigious Edizione Tintoretto of Venice. It is fully signed and hand-dated "Licata 01" in pencil in the lower right corner, titled "Venafro" in the center, and rigorously hand-numbered "21/75" in the lower left. Conditions: Perfect, collectible. The colors remain incredibly fresh and vivid. The high-quality art paper is clean, flat, and perfectly preserved under glass within an elegant high-quality frame with gold/silver leaf finish and a conservation mat. Ready to hang. Conditions: Excellent; Material: High-grade art paper; Technique: Color Lithograph (Original Color Lithograph); Era: 2001; Color: Multicolor (Ochre, azure, green, beige background, blue and gray accents); Signature: Present in pencil in the lower right corner ("Licata 01"); numbered on the left (21/75); titled in the center ("Venafro"); Editorial mark: Dry stamp of the Tintoretto press, Venice, present in the lower right (check the corner under the matting).
Dimensions of the print: 33 x 48.3 cm. The lot will be carefully packaged and shipped with contracted couriers and online tracking. for this lot no shipments outside the European Community.