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Afro Basaldella
Autograph Christmas Card - Signed by Afro Basaldella - 1949

1949

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Autograph Christmas Card Signed by Afro Basaldella and his wife Maria to the Countess A.L.Pecci-Blunt. Around 1940. In 24°. In Italian. Excellent condition: As good as New. The Italian artist wrote this kind autograph card to his mentor and patron of arts, best-known to the artists as "Mimì", the Countess Pecci-Bluunt, the volcanic woman that, together with the Italian poet Libero De Libero, founded in 1935 the Cometa Gallery and promoted the Roman School. An international world was been born in Rome, in which artists and intellectuals like Afro, Mirko, Cagli Mafai, Guttuso and Capogrossi, Severini, Martini, Janni, Melli, Ziveri, Pirandello, Savinio graviteted. At the sime time the Countess, organised literary presentations by writers like Cecchi, Moravia, Montale, lectures by Valéry and Mauriac; music night by Stravinskij, Petrassi, Milhaud, Honegger, Poulenc, Auric. During the summer, cosmopolitan worldliness was hold at the grand villa of Marlia, another Countess residence. Afro Libio Basaldella (Udine, March 4th, 1912 – Zurich, July 24th, 1976) Afro Basaldella, generally known by the single name Afro, was an Italian painter in the post-war period, working together with Alberto Burri and Lucio Fontana, and beginning as a member of the Roman School.
  • Creator:
    Afro Basaldella (1912 - 1976, Italian)
  • Creation Year:
    1949
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 3.94 in (10 cm)Width: 6.89 in (17.5 cm)Depth: 0.04 in (1 mm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Roma, IT
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: M-1123701stDibs: LU65037231682

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