Giorgio Trevisan - Tarot cards - tarocchi risorgimentali - Paper
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Tarocchi Risorgimentali - Giorgio Trevisan - Limited Edition 10/30 (signed aquatints) - Lo Scarabeo di Carta, 1986
Publisher: Lo Scarabeo di Carta (Turin, 1986), curated directly by Piero Alligo. This is exemplar number 10 in a very tight edition of only 30 copies worldwide destined for the artisanal market
Author and Artist: Giorgio Trevisan, renowned Italian painter and illustrator.
Technique and Materials: A series of 23 splendid aquatints incised on zinc and pressed entirely by hand with a intaglio press. The prints are produced on exquisite Rosaspina Artistica paper from the historic Fabriano papermills.
The lot includes the original colophon signed in the author Giorgio Trevisan's own hand, bearing the official numbering 10/30
The 22 Major Arcana of the Tarot reinterpreted through the allegories, the stages and the most significant figures of the Italian Risorgimento (e.g.
Case/Custody: Original high‑quality rigid case, handcrafted with a red/gold marbled motif and a golden scarab stamp on the front. On the back of the box is impressed in gold "ESEMPLARE N. 10". The case is in excellent condition, with minimal signs of wear.
Cards/Prints: 23 total plates (22 Arcana + 1 title page). The fronts of the cards are printed in a deep, clean calcographic black. The backs show the natural and fascinating porosity and the slight nuances typical of the era’s Fabriano artistic paper. They have no creases or tears.
An elite work of art that unites authorial cartomancy, grand Italian history, and the refined graphic art of the 20th century.
Tarocchi Risorgimentali - Giorgio Trevisan - Limited Edition 10/30 (signed aquatints) - Lo Scarabeo di Carta, 1986
Publisher: Lo Scarabeo di Carta (Turin, 1986), curated directly by Piero Alligo. This is exemplar number 10 in a very tight edition of only 30 copies worldwide destined for the artisanal market
Author and Artist: Giorgio Trevisan, renowned Italian painter and illustrator.
Technique and Materials: A series of 23 splendid aquatints incised on zinc and pressed entirely by hand with a intaglio press. The prints are produced on exquisite Rosaspina Artistica paper from the historic Fabriano papermills.
The lot includes the original colophon signed in the author Giorgio Trevisan's own hand, bearing the official numbering 10/30
The 22 Major Arcana of the Tarot reinterpreted through the allegories, the stages and the most significant figures of the Italian Risorgimento (e.g.
Case/Custody: Original high‑quality rigid case, handcrafted with a red/gold marbled motif and a golden scarab stamp on the front. On the back of the box is impressed in gold "ESEMPLARE N. 10". The case is in excellent condition, with minimal signs of wear.
Cards/Prints: 23 total plates (22 Arcana + 1 title page). The fronts of the cards are printed in a deep, clean calcographic black. The backs show the natural and fascinating porosity and the slight nuances typical of the era’s Fabriano artistic paper. They have no creases or tears.
An elite work of art that unites authorial cartomancy, grand Italian history, and the refined graphic art of the 20th century.
Details
Era
1900-2000
Number of objects
1
Material
Paper
Designer/artist/maker
Giorgio Trevisan
Model/name
tarocchi risorgimentali
Country of origin
Italy
Condition
Near mint
Estimated period
1970-1980
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