Roberto Crippa - Lot with 4 books - 1968-1972

1. Crippa (Monograph - Red Cover)
• Year: 1970
• Title: Crippa
• Author/Editor: Critical text and coordination by Alain Jouffroy
• Publisher: Giampaolo Prearo Publisher (Milan)
• Pages: About 120 (entirely illustrated)
• Brief description: A renowned and important artist monograph in a square format printed on heavy coated paper. The splendid shiny red cover reproduces a detail of the famous Sugheri and multi-material geometric collages of the 1960s. It represents one of the most sought-after monographic editions curated by Prearo dedicated to the signatories of the Manifesto of Spatialism.

2. Crippa (October 1968 - Cortina Gallery)
• Year: 1968
• Title: Crippa
• Author/Editor: Renzo Cortina (introduction and coordination)
• Publisher: Cortina Art Gallery (Milan, Via Fatebenefratelli 15)
• Pages: About 48 (with numerous color and black-and-white plates)
• Brief description: Rare vintage catalog published on the occasion of the solo show inaugurated in October 1968 at the famous and historic Cortina Gallery in Milan. The front cover is white with a large gestural composition of lattice and red and black spirals on a yellow background, emblematic of the artist's production.

3. Roberto Crippa (Galleria d'Arte Sagittaria)
• Year: 1972
• Title: Roberto Crippa
• Author/Editor: Center for Cultural Initiatives of Pordenone (with critical presentation texts)
• Publisher: Sagittaria Art Editions (Pordenone)
• Pages: 64 (cataloged with no. 57 of the gallery's series)
• Brief description: Publication of absolute historical-documentary significance produced for the solo exhibition held from November 25 to December 31, 1972. It is an exhibition in homage and memory of the painter, organized only a few months after his tragic and premature passing in March of the same year in an airplane accident. The black cover shows in the center a space spiral work on an orange and blue background.