Umberto Mastroianni (1910-1998) - Vita di Vittorio Alfieri

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Umberto Mastroianni's Vita di Vittorio Alfieri is an original 1968 intaglio (mixed technique) abstract work, signed Firmato, measuring 42 × 30 cm and weighing 35 g, produced in Italy with original edition status, and presented as a unique proof print with the artist's hand-applied red colour for the book illustration.

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An extraordinary intaglio engraving, proof of print, by Umberto Mastroianni, which I acquired in the 1980s directly from the artist's studio in Marino Laziale.
It is essentially a one-of-a-kind piece, as Mastroianni told me that the red was applied by his own hand as a color sample.
The printing was then carried out, with a color different from red, on the presses of Editore Fogola in Turin, to illustrate the book 'Vita di Vittorio Alfieri da Asti scritta da esso'.
The sheet (heavy handmade paper) measures 42x30 cm and shows browning at the edges, signs of age. Otherwise, the work is exactly as I received it from Mastroianni, having always kept it in a folder.
Photos do not convey the texture and the effect of depressions and reliefs that make this work a true 'bas-relief on paper'.

An extraordinary intaglio engraving, proof of print, by Umberto Mastroianni, which I acquired in the 1980s directly from the artist's studio in Marino Laziale.
It is essentially a one-of-a-kind piece, as Mastroianni told me that the red was applied by his own hand as a color sample.
The printing was then carried out, with a color different from red, on the presses of Editore Fogola in Turin, to illustrate the book 'Vita di Vittorio Alfieri da Asti scritta da esso'.
The sheet (heavy handmade paper) measures 42x30 cm and shows browning at the edges, signs of age. Otherwise, the work is exactly as I received it from Mastroianni, having always kept it in a folder.
Photos do not convey the texture and the effect of depressions and reliefs that make this work a true 'bas-relief on paper'.

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Artist
Umberto Mastroianni (1910-1998)
Sold by
Owner or reseller
Edition
Original
Title of artwork
Vita di Vittorio Alfieri
Technique
Engraving, Mixed technique
Signature
Signed
Country of Origin
Italy
Year
1968
Condition
Good condition
Height
42 cm
Width
30 cm
Weight
35 g
Style
Abstract
Period
1960-1970
Sold with frame
No
Sold by
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30
Objects sold
Private

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