Skip to main content
Want more images or videos?
Request additional images or videos from the seller
1 of 2

Sergio Barletta
The Hand - Photo Applied on Cardboard by Sergio Barletta - 1965

1965

About the Item

The Hand is an original Contemporary artwork realized by Sergio Barletta (b. 1934) in 1965. Original photo applied on cardboard. Hand-signed and dated in pen on the lower left: Sergio Barletta 75. In good conditions, except for some foxing on the margins. Sergio Barletta (b. 1934) is an Italian cartoonist and illustrator, who has also published some humorous and political satire books. From the age of 22 is active in Rome, where he worked as an illustrator and art director in some monthly magazines like “Costume”, Diners Club house organ, BP Review, IBM, and others. In 1965 started the joint-working with Marino Gallery in Rome, and in 1966 in Milan with Humour Graphic’s group, at Levi Gallery and others in the following years. In these years graphic work and illustration are mixed with painting and photography, also with satirical drawings for Rinascita, weekly of the Italian communist party; Azione Sociale, weekly of ACLI Catholic Workers Association; movie posters, advertising for Gucci, some writings for Popular Photography Italiana, lay-outs, writings and illustrations for Avinews, bimonthly for tour operators and so on. During the eighties he starts a long co-operation with satirical weekly “Il Sale”, complemented by a book with Ottaviano edizioni in Milan and others publications in Turin and Rome, all of satirical drawings. In this period he collaborates with Linus, the most important Italian comics monthly, and Harakiri, a humour weekly published in France.
  • Creator:
    Sergio Barletta (1934, Italian)
  • Creation Year:
    1965
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 7.68 in (19.5 cm)Width: 5.71 in (14.5 cm)Depth: 0.04 in (1 mm)
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    Insurance may be requested by customers as additional service, contact us for more information.
  • Gallery Location:
    Roma, IT
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: M-1166171stDibs: LU65037726902
More From This SellerView All
  • Marilyn's Last Will - Collage on Paper by Sergio Barletta - 1980
    By Sergio Barletta
    Located in Roma, IT
    Marilyn's Last Will is an original conceptual artwork realized in 1980 by Sergio Barletta (Bologna, 20 November 1934). Original collage (a colored t-shit and a newspaper clipping) on paper. The artwork is gluen on cardboard. Signature, titled and dated on plate Mint conditions (a fold on the lower left margin and yellowing of paper). Sergio Barletta (Bologna, 20 November 1934). He made his debut at a very young age for the Saturday insert of the Gazzetta del Popolo Fuorisacco, and in the same years he collaborated with various magazines as an illustrator. In 1968 he created the comic strip Mr. Manager for Rinascita, but following the magazine's refusal to publish it as it was too politicized, the strip landed on the magazines Ca Balà and Eureka, to which he also contributed with self-contained tables. Subsequently he collaborates as a satirical cartoonist with Italian and European magazines. For his irreverent and merciless style he has been compared to Jules Feiffer...
    Category

    1980s Contemporary Mixed Media

    Materials

    Paper

  • Frogire - Mied Media by Sergio Barletta - 1980s
    By Sergio Barletta
    Located in Roma, IT
    Frogire is an original Contemporary artwork ink and collage on cardboard, realized by Sergio Barletta in the 1980s. Hand-signed in pencil on the lower right: Sergio Barletta. Titled...
    Category

    1980s Contemporary Mixed Media

    Materials

    Mixed Media, Cardboard, Paper

  • Mainolfi - Galerie Di Meo, Paris - Vintage Poster - 1988
    Located in Roma, IT
    Mainolfi - Galerie Di Meo, Paris is an offset realized for the exhibition of Luigi Mainolfi in 1988. Good condition, no signature. The exhibition is i...
    Category

    1980s Contemporary More Art

    Materials

    Paper, Offset

  • Autographed Letter by Jean Lurçat - Mid-20th Century
    By Jean Lurçat
    Located in Roma, IT
    Letter written by the artist Jean Lurcat and addressed to Nesto Giacometti. The text talks about work and printing prices. Attached is the photo of Jean Lurcat. Handsigned Jean Lu...
    Category

    Mid-20th Century Contemporary More Art

    Materials

    Paper, Ink

  • Postcard from Alberto Arbasino to Contessa Pecci Blunt - 1970
    Located in Roma, IT
    Postcard from Alberto Arbasino to Contessa Pecci Blunt is an original modern artwork realized by Alberto Arbasino in 1970. A manuscript postcard written b...
    Category

    1970s Contemporary More Art

    Materials

    Paper

  • Exhibition of Luigi Mainolfi - Vintage Poster - 2008
    Located in Roma, IT
    Vintage Poster is an offset realized for the exhibition of Luigi Mainolfi in 2008. Good condition, no signature. The exhibition is in Galerie Di Meo i...
    Category

    Early 2000s Contemporary More Art

    Materials

    Paper, Offset

You May Also Like
  • Blossom : No Sugar Added
    Located in Nashville, TN
    This contemporary piece from Danielle Krysa asks the viewer if beauty can be born from the wreckage of whatever each of our personal setbacks may be. The piece was created for Krysa'...
    Category

    2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

    Materials

    Brass

  • Alora : Absolute
    Located in Nashville, TN
    This contemporary piece from Danielle Krysa asks the viewer if beauty can be born from the wreckage of whatever each of our personal setbacks may be. The piece was created for Krysa'...
    Category

    2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

    Materials

    Brass

  • Devoted
    Located in Santa Monica, CA
    Acrylic, ink, oil stick, and crayon on paper
    Category

    2010s Contemporary More Art

    Materials

    Oil Crayon, Ink, Acrylic, Paper, Crayon

  • 156
    By Jenny Day
    Located in New Orleans, LA
    [Tucson, AZ / Santa Fe, NM ::: b. 1981] JENNY DAY (b.1981) is a painter who divides her time between Tucson, Arizona and Santa Fe, New Mexico. She earned an MFA in Painting and Draw...
    Category

    21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

    Materials

    Paper, Mixed Media

  • 135
    By Jenny Day
    Located in New Orleans, LA
    [Tucson, AZ / Santa Fe, NM ::: b. 1981] JENNY DAY (b.1981) is a painter who divides her time between Tucson, Arizona and Santa Fe, New Mexico. She earned an MFA in Painting and Draw...
    Category

    21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

    Materials

    Paper, Mixed Media

  • 130
    By Jenny Day
    Located in New Orleans, LA
    [Tucson, AZ / Santa Fe, NM ::: b. 1981] JENNY DAY (b.1981) is a painter who divides her time between Tucson, Arizona and Santa Fe, New Mexico. She earned an MFA in Painting and Draw...
    Category

    21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

    Materials

    Paper, Mixed Media

Recently Viewed

View All