Mid-20th Century More Art

Autograph Card Signed by Pietro Garinei and Sandro Giovannini to their costume designer, Mara De Matteis. Around 1950s. One page, double-sided. In Ital...

This Correspondance between Max Gubler and Nesto Jacometti, written in 1949, in French, is in excellent conditions and includes 3 items: Autograph Letter S...

ARP, Jean. Soleil Recerclé 61 pp. Illustrated with 18 woodcuts plus a signed colour woodcut frontispiece on Rives. 1966. Large folio, 18 1/2 x 14 3/8"( 475 x 380 mm,) loose as iss...

Autograph postcard signed by Renato Guttuso to the Countess Pecci-Blunt. On the front, there is a reproduction of a detail of the Leonardo's "Cenaco...

Autograph Letter of Thanks by Renato Guttuso to Libero de Libero. Signed. After 1937. In Italian. In 8. One page, double-sided. On light blue colored paper and on letterhead "Galleria Mediterranea / Palazzo de seta...

These are Autographs Letter Signed by Nicolas Nabokov to the Countess Anna Laetitia Pecci-Blunt. Paris, June 18th 1962 . On letterhead paper " Nicolas Nabokov , Paris" Rome, February 6th 1963. On letterhead paper " American Academy in Rome". In French. One page, sigle-sided. Excellent condition: As good as New. With original envelope included. The Russian-born composer never forgot to write to his mentor and patron of art A.L. Pecci Blunt, with each kind of request, mainly asking to meet her. Collect or present this unique pieces of the Russian master, as if it was a holy relic! Background: During the Fifties, Nicolas Nabokov became General Secretaryof the newly formed Congress for Cultural Freedom (CCF), backed by the CIA, and remained in the job for more than fifteen years, organizing music and cultural festivals, and was musical director of the American Academy in Rome (Villino Aurelia, Porta S. Pancrazio). Nicolas Nabokov (Russia 1903 –1978) The Russian-born composer and cultural figure, was the first cousin of the talented writer of "Speaks Memory", Vladimir Nabokov...

Letter written by the painter Antoni Clavè (1913-2005). Wooden frame with picture of the artist added. Paper 27 x 19 cm. Good conditions.

Picasso. 60 ans de gravures is a complete catalog of Pablo Picasso's 409 etchings, lithographs, wood engravings, engravings on linoleum, and posters. On the cover, an original color...

This is a Apology Letter by Giuliano Balbino to the Countess Pecci-Blunt. Rome, June 11, 1938 (from the stamps). One page, double-sided, on letterhead paper "Senato del Regno". On l...

Edition of 30 copies including one coloured linocuts and 29 b/n linocuts realized by Mino Maccari from 1924 to 1931. Double sheets Japanese style. Probably the only copy with each s...

This set is composed of Two Autographs Signed by Virgilio Guzzi, addressed to Silvio Perina, the director of the C.I.M, Roman warehouses, during the Fifties. Excellent condition, pe...

SUSIE Q. SMITH Medium: Newspaper comics Distributed by: King Features Syndicate First Appeared: 1945 Creators: Linda and Jerry Walter 5.75 X 19.5 Dated August 5, 1954 in top right corner. Like her contemporaries, Aggie Mack, Candy and Patsy Walker (before her conversion to a superhero), Susie Q. Smith was a female Archie-type — not exactly an imitator, because Archie, who had started only four years earlier, hadn't yet become popular enough to spawn imitators, but part of his genre. She attended high school, where her teachers often seemed unreasonable to her, interacted with the opposite gender in a typically adolescent way, and her parents didn't completely understand her. And she was cute and perky as only a teenage girl can be. Susie was the star of a comic strip distributed by King Features, the biggest of the comic strip syndicates, whose other offerings have ranged from Jackys Diary to Prince Valiant. King launched the strip in both daily and Sunday form in 1945. Daily, she was only in a panel at first, but it expanded into a full, multi-panel strip on February 7, 1953. In a very odd turn of events, in 1953 the Walters chose to leave King Features behind and hitch their wagon at the McNaught Syndicate. The creators were Harold "Jerry" Walter and his wife, Linda. Jerry was also responsible for Jellybean Jones, who has nothing to do with Jughead Jones's young sister, a modern-day addition to the Archie cast of characters. Together, they did The Lively Ones during the 1960s. Though each was capable of doing both major jobs in comic strip production, their usual working method was for Jerry to dream up the ideas and write the dialog, while Linda did the artwork. The Walters also collaborated on a series of Susie Q. Smith comic books for Dell Comics. Instead of reprinting newspaper strips, these ran new stories by the Walters. Between 1951 and '54, four issues were published as part of the Four Color Comics series, where many minor comic strips, including Dotty Dripple, Timmy and Rusty Riley had found a home. It had no other media spin-offs. Susie Q. Smith had a respectable run in the newspapers, but it ended in 1959. Jerry Walter (1915 - 2007) was an abstract expressionist artist whose output of energetic and colorful paintings were the products of the rich artistic milieu of post-war New York City. He was born Harold Frank Walter in Mount Pleasant, Iowa on November 25, 1915. After graduating from Colgate University in 1937, Walter moved to New York City, where he studied drawing and painting at the New School and the Art Students’ League. Before concentrating seriously on his art, he spent several years as a successful copywriter and idea man for the advertising agencies of J. Walter Thompson, McCann Ericson, and BBDO. During this time, he also worked as a syndicated cartoonist. Collaborating with his wife, Linda, his best-known series was Susie Q. Smith, which first appeared in 1945 and described as a “female Archie type.” Very popular, the cartoon was later the subject of a series of comic books published from 1951 to 1954. After serving in the United States Army for three years during World War II, Walter began to paint seriously. He ascribed his earliest artistic influence to Joan Miró, whose Dog Barking at the Moon (1926) he viewed when he was twelve, the year he published his first cartoon. Walter later wrote that jazz, “the first native expression of so-called modernism” was a strong influence on his work. During the later 1940s, Walters spent time at the Research Studio in Maitland, Florida. Founded in 1937 by artist and architect J. André Smith and supported by the philanthropist Mary Curtis Bok, the Research Studio was a lively colony that hosted prominent artists, including Milton Avery, Ralston Crawford, and Doris Lee. While at the Studio, Walter’s work was purchased by Frank Crowninshield. A founding trustee of the Museum of Modern Art and editor of Vanity Fair, Crowinshield was a noted collector; his collection included important works by Pablo Picasso, Marc Chagall, Henri Matisse, Edgar Degas, George Bellows, and Pierre Bonnard. Returning to New York after his time at the Studio, Walter became an active member of the New York school of the abstract expressionist movement, and in the summer of 1956, Walter exhibited 13 paintings and a selection of drawings at New York’s Chase Gallery. The adroit manipulation of both color and composition evident in his work shows the influence of Abstract Expressionism, particularly Willem de Kooning, Arshile Gorky, and Hans Hofmann. illustrator and female cartoonist Linda Walter was the talented female mind behind the beloved "Susie Q. Smith" comic strip. She played an instrumental role in shaping the cultural landscape through her vibrant illustrations. Known for the timeless charm of the "Susie Q. Smith" comic strip, Linda's artistry brought joy and laughter to countless readers during the 1950s and continues to resonate with fans across generations. She was part of the Woodstock artists community. from Women in Comics: Linda Walter was the artist of newspaper strip Susie Q. Smith, which was written by her husband, Jerry. It was syndicated by King Features Syndicate and ran from 1945 to 1959. The Walters also contributed original Susie Q. Smith stories to Dell's Four Color comic books from 1951 to 1954. From 1964-1965, they created a singled panel comic called The Lively Ones. Vintage Golden Age of Comics era. The Golden Age of Comic Books describes an era in the history of American comic books from 1938 to 1956. During this time, modern comic books were first published and rapidly increased in popularity. The superhero archetype was created. Between 1939 and 1941 Detective Comics (DC) and its sister company, All-American Publications, introduced popular superheroes such as Batman and Robin, Wonder Woman, the Flash, Green Lantern, Doctor Fate, the Atom, Hawkman, Green Arrow and Aquaman. Timely Comics, the 1940s predecessor of Marvel Comics, had million-selling titles featuring the Human Torch, the Sub-Mariner, and Captain America. Another notable series was The Spirit by Will Eisner. Dell Comics' non-superhero characters (particularly the licensed Walt Disney animated-character comics) outsold the superhero comics of the day. The publisher featured licensed movie and literary characters such as Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Roy Rogers and Tarzan. Additionally, MLJ's introduction of Archie Andrews in Pep Comics #22 (December 1941) gave rise to teen humor comics, with the Archie Comics...

These are Autographs by the legendary bullfighters Antonio Ordoñez, Manolo Vazquez (Sevilla, 1930-2005) and Juan José Rueda, with autograph notes by A. Ordoñez (Ronda, 1932 - Siviglia, 1998). Around 1960. A card addressed to the Countess Anna Laetitia Pecci Blunt. In spanish. Original envelope included. Short sentence of greetings with the ending hope to see the Countess agains. "Millones de Gracias, esperamos poder corresponder en España". Countess Anna Laetitia Pecci - Blunt (Rome, 1885 - Marlia, 1971) Best-known as "Mimì" Pecci-Blunt , the Italian noblewoman was an art collector, patron and nephew of Pope Leo XIII. Extremely volcanic, she was very active in the cultural field, opening numerous lounges, galleries and theaters. In 1919 she married Cecil Blumenthal, later changed to Blunt, a wealthy Jewish banker from New York, heir to an important collection of nineteenth-century French painting. His Parisian and Roman salons was frequented by artists and intellectuals of the caliber of Salvador Dalì, Paul Valery, Poulenc, Paul Claudel...

This lot is composed of 2 items, 1960's by Gina Lollobrigida to Maria De Matteis: a Typewritten Letter Signed by Gina Lollobrigida to Maria De Matteis. Rome...

Destiny is an original modern rare book including original woodcut prints by Otto Nückel (Cologne, 1888 – Cologne, 1955). Published by Farrar & Rinehart, New York, 1930. Original ...

The paintings of Ezio Sclavi is a vintage Catalogue issued by Galleria della Cometa for the painter's third year of exposure at the Galleria della Cometa in Rome. 4 pages, black an...

Happy Easter Card by Gianni Granzotto, to the Countess Anna Laetitia Pecci-Blunt. Bologna, Easter, 1937. In Italian. One page, single-sided. With wishing autograph notes by a great...

Capogrossi is the anastatic reprint edited by Edizioni del Cavallino in 1950, on the occasion of Capogrossi's first exhibition at the Galleria della Cometa in Rome. From the private collection of the Countess Anna Laetitia Pecci-Blunt. With an affectionate handwritten dedication to the Countess from the artist himself, dated 18 January 1953 and signed "Capogrossi". Introduction by Corrado Cagli (1910-1976). In-8º, text in Italian. pp. 7 + 7 b/w full-page ill., cm 24 x 0,3 x 18,5, 1950s. Reprint of the previous edition by De Luca Editor. Low-cut biding and visible signs of aging on the paper. Giuseppe Capogrossi (1900 - 1972) was a famous Italian painter, especially known for the foundation of the so-called Scuola Romana ("Roman School"), together with Corrado Cagli and Emanuele Cavalli...

This is the original invitation card for the Cagli's solo-exhibition "Il Disegno Moderno" hold at Studio A gallery in Rome, via del Babuino n.76 and in...

This is the Business Card "M.r & M.me Paul Valéry ", with autograph notes in French. to the Countess Anna Laetitia Pecci Blunt. Original envelope included...

Art of this century. Objects - Drawings - Photographs - Paintings - Sculpture - Collages. 1910 to 1942. Edited by Peggy Guggenheim, New York 1942. Edition of 2500 copies. Edition: ...

A Autograph Letter Signed by Mino Maccari accompanied by beautiful reproduced portrait (cm 14 x 11) of the Italian satiric illustrator and journalist, during his last years. This com...

Original Title: Picasso. Collection Bergengren, Lund. Arrangeret af Kunstforeningen i København på Frederiksberg Rådhus. Catalogue of Pablo Picasso's collection exhibited at the Malmö Museum from 28 September to 11 October 1957. In-8º, text in French and Danish, pp. 80 + 37 b/w illustrations, 1957. On the cover a reproduction of the color etching Woman...

Greeting card with a nice drawing to wish a Merry Christmas (1959). Anna Salvatore (1923-1978) was a populäre Italian painter and novelist.

Autograph Happy Easter Card by Miguel Angel Ibartz to Silvio Perina. Barcelona, March 25th 1959. In Italian. Perfectly readable, excellent condition. Signed by Miguel and Maria Glo...

Autograph Letter Signed by Artuto Tosi to Libero de Libero. Rovetta, October 20th 1937. In Italian. In 8°. On ivory colored paper. In Very good condition, except minor aging signs. Completely readable. With an upset and fluid calligraphy, the Italian artist writes this greeting letter with some logistic details for an exhibition. "Mai dire di no alle persone gentili come la contessa (...)". ( Never say no to the gentle people like the Countess) Arturo Tosi...

Vintage Catalogue of Galleria della Cometa Rome is a vintage Offset leaflet realized by Giovanni D'Aroma in 1938. Good condition on a yellowed paper, for an exhibition of Giovanni D...

Suite Montagnarde is an original modern rare book illustrated by Raoul Dufy (Le Havre, 1877 – Forcalquier, 1953) with original woodcuts and written by Pierre Courthion (1902-1988).. ...

These are Autographs Letter Signed by Nicolas Nabokov to the Countess Anna Laetitia Pecci-Blunt. Paris, June 18th 1962 . On letterhead paper " Nicolas Nabokov , Paris" Rome, February 6th 1963. On letterhead paper " American Academy in Rome". In French. One page, sigle-sided. Excellent condition: As good as New. With original envelope included. The Russian-born composer never forgot to write to his mentor and patron of art A.L. Pecci Blunt, with each kind of request, mainly asking to meet her. Background: During the Fifties, Nicolas Nabokov became General Secretaryof the newly formed Congress for Cultural Freedom (CCF), backed by the CIA, and remained in the job for more than fifteen years, organizing music and cultural festivals, and was musical director of the American Academy in Rome (Villino Aurelia, Porta S. Pancrazio). Nicolas Nabokov (Russia 1903 –1978) The Russian-born composer and cultural figure, was the first cousin of the talented writer of "Speaks Memory", Vladimir Nabokov...

L’Antipatico - Almanacco per il 1960 is an original modern rare book written by Italo Cremona and illustrated by Mino Maccari (Siena, 1898 – Rome, 1989) in 1959. Original First Edi...

SUSIE Q. SMITH Medium: Newspaper comics Distributed by: King Features Syndicate First Appeared: 1945 Creators: Linda and Jerry Walter 6.5 X 19.5 Like her contemporaries, Aggie Mack, Candy and Patsy Walker (before her conversion to a superhero), Susie Q. Smith was a female Archie-type — not exactly an imitator, because Archie, who had started only four years earlier, hadn't yet become popular enough to spawn imitators, but part of his genre. She attended high school, where her teachers often seemed unreasonable to her, interacted with the opposite gender in a typically adolescent way, and her parents didn't completely understand her. And she was cute and perky as only a teenage girl can be. Susie was the star of a comic strip distributed by King Features, the biggest of the comic strip syndicates, whose other offerings have ranged from Jackys Diary to Prince Valiant. King launched the strip in both daily and Sunday form in 1945. Daily, she was only in a panel at first, but it expanded into a full, multi-panel strip on February 7, 1953. In a very odd turn of events, in 1953 the Walters chose to leave King Features behind and hitch their wagon at the McNaught Syndicate. The creators were Harold "Jerry" Walter and his wife, Linda. Jerry was also responsible for Jellybean Jones, who has nothing to do with Jughead Jones's young sister, a modern-day addition to the Archie cast of characters. Together, they did The Lively Ones during the 1960s. Though each was capable of doing both major jobs in comic strip production, their usual working method was for Jerry to dream up the ideas and write the dialog, while Linda did the artwork. The Walters also collaborated on a series of Susie Q. Smith comic books for Dell Comics. Instead of reprinting newspaper strips, these ran new stories by the Walters. Between 1951 and '54, four issues were published as part of the Four Color Comics series, where many minor comic strips, including Dotty Dripple, Timmy and Rusty Riley had found a home. It had no other media spin-offs. Susie Q. Smith had a respectable run in the newspapers, but it ended in 1959. Jerry Walter (1915 - 2007) was an abstract expressionist artist whose output of energetic and colorful paintings were the products of the rich artistic milieu of post-war New York City. He was born Harold Frank Walter in Mount Pleasant, Iowa on November 25, 1915. After graduating from Colgate University in 1937, Walter moved to New York City, where he studied drawing and painting at the New School and the Art Students’ League. Before concentrating seriously on his art, he spent several years as a successful copywriter and idea man for the advertising agencies of J. Walter Thompson, McCann Ericson, and BBDO. During this time, he also worked as a syndicated cartoonist. Collaborating with his wife, Linda, his best-known series was Susie Q. Smith, which first appeared in 1945 and described as a “female Archie type.” Very popular, the cartoon was later the subject of a series of comic books published from 1951 to 1954. After serving in the United States Army for three years during World War II, Walter began to paint seriously. He ascribed his earliest artistic influence to Joan Miró, whose Dog Barking at the Moon (1926) he viewed when he was twelve, the year he published his first cartoon. Walter later wrote that jazz, “the first native expression of so-called modernism” was a strong influence on his work. During the later 1940s, Walters spent time at the Research Studio in Maitland, Florida. Founded in 1937 by artist and architect J. André Smith and supported by the philanthropist Mary Curtis Bok, the Research Studio was a lively colony that hosted prominent artists, including Milton Avery, Ralston Crawford, and Doris Lee. While at the Studio, Walter’s work was purchased by Frank Crowninshield. A founding trustee of the Museum of Modern Art and editor of Vanity Fair, Crowinshield was a noted collector; his collection included important works by Pablo Picasso, Marc Chagall, Henri Matisse, Edgar Degas, George Bellows, and Pierre Bonnard. Returning to New York after his time at the Studio, Walter became an active member of the New York school of the abstract expressionist movement, and in the summer of 1956, Walter exhibited 13 paintings and a selection of drawings at New York’s Chase Gallery. The adroit manipulation of both color and composition evident in his work shows the influence of Abstract Expressionism, particularly Willem de Kooning, Arshile Gorky, and Hans Hofmann. illustrator and female cartoonist Linda Walter was the talented female mind behind the beloved "Susie Q. Smith" comic strip. She played an instrumental role in shaping the cultural landscape through her vibrant illustrations. Known for the timeless charm of the "Susie Q. Smith" comic strip, Linda's artistry brought joy and laughter to countless readers during the 1950s and continues to resonate with fans across generations. She was part of the Woodstock artists community. from Women in Comics: Linda Walter was the artist of newspaper strip Susie Q. Smith, which was written by her husband, Jerry. It was syndicated by King Features Syndicate and ran from 1945 to 1959. The Walters also contributed original Susie Q. Smith stories to Dell's Four Color comic books from 1951 to 1954. From 1964-1965, they created a singled panel comic called The Lively Ones. Vintage Golden Age of Comics era. The Golden Age of Comic Books describes an era in the history of American comic books from 1938 to 1956. During this time, modern comic books were first published and rapidly increased in popularity. The superhero archetype was created. Between 1939 and 1941 Detective Comics (DC) and its sister company, All-American Publications, introduced popular superheroes such as Batman and Robin, Wonder Woman, the Flash, Green Lantern, Doctor Fate, the Atom, Hawkman, Green Arrow and Aquaman. Timely Comics, the 1940s predecessor of Marvel Comics, had million-selling titles featuring the Human Torch, the Sub-Mariner, and Captain America. Another notable series was The Spirit by Will Eisner. Dell Comics' non-superhero characters (particularly the licensed Walt Disney animated-character comics) outsold the superhero comics of the day. The publisher featured licensed movie and literary characters such as Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Roy Rogers and Tarzan. Additionally, MLJ's introduction of Archie Andrews in Pep Comics #22 (December 1941) gave rise to teen humor comics, with the Archie Comics...

The Ewe people from Ghana are master weavers. People of means commission cloths called adanudo ("skilled/wise cloths"). Ewe adanudo textiles often display a tweed effect by twisting ...

A Journey to Austria is the main content of this Autograph Letter by Fabrizio Clerici to the Countess and Patron of arts, Anna Laetitia Pecci-Blunt. Bad Gastein...

Autograph Letter Signed by Alberto Moravia to the Countess Pecci Blunt. Salzburg, August 28th 1933. One page, double-sided. In Italian. Perfectly readable, very good condition except for a lower-right corner detached. Including original envelope. An ending autograph notes by Alberto Moravia. From Salzburg, Alberto Moravia writes this letter of greeting and thanks to the Countess Pecci-Blunt, or Mimi, the patron of arts and the closed-friend of artists and intellectuals. The Italian writer tries to reach her at one of the Countess' residences or at common friends houses. The background: During the period of this correspondence, Moravia has just started his carres as journalist, but his life changed when he published in 1929 Gli Indifferenti, noteced by the critic. In 1930 Moravia started collaborating for the newspaper La Stampa, then edited by author Curzio Malaparte...

Two letters from Milena Barilli to the Countess Pecci Blunt. The first one is one piece, plus envelope included (dimensions 27 x 17 cm). The other on...

This is a Autograph Card Signed by Giacomo Manzù to the Countess Pecci-Blunt. Milan, May 28th 1937. In Italian. One page-single-sided. Excellent condition, on laid ivory-colored cardboard. Thanks Card by the Italian sculpture of bronze cardinals...

This is an Invitation Autograph Letter Signed by Franco Gentilini to the Countess Anna Laetitia Pecci-Blunt. Not dated. Around 1950s. One page, single-sided. In Italian. In Excell...

This lot is composed of : a Telegram by Mario Soldati to Maria De Matteis. Written In Italian. Rome, April 20th, 1943 (from the postmark on the back); a Au...

Colonna Review - A.L.S. is a Autograph Letter Signed by Alberto Savinio to the Countess A.L Pecci-Blunt. Milan, May 21st 1934. In Italian. One page, single-sided. Excellent conditio...

Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973) Colombe à la lucarne, 1949 Stamped, marked, and numbered Madoura Plein Feu/Edition Picasso/ 80/200/ Edition Picasso/Madoura (underneath) White E...

Edition of 300 copies, 116 pp, including 27 original color lithographs by Antoni Clavé, including 8 out of text. Editions Galatea, Paris. Copy on Velin de Rives paper, in very good...

"Il Selvaggio, no.7-8- 1935", "Annual supporter subscription - Una Copia 40 Cent - Fortnightly Newspaper of arts and science", including original woodcut prints by the artist Mino M...

This is a Letter of Thanks Signed by the Italian artist Alberto Gerardi to the Countess Pecci-Blunt. Rome, April 6th. Around 1938. One page, single-sinded. In Italian. Excellent con...

Litho and Autograph Postcard Signed by Mimi Quilici Buzzacchi to Silvio Perina. Rome, July 22nd 1958. In Italian. On the front, a black and white lithograph "Tetti di Roma" "Roman...

Letter from Orfeo Tamburi to Countess Pecci Blunt is an invitation letter for the collective of the rising Roman group composed by Guttuso, Guzzi, Montanarini, Ziveri, Fazzini, Tambu...

Collect these Autograph Letters Signed by Jacques-Émile Blanche (1861 –1942) to the Count and the Countess Pecci-Blunt. This lot is composed of three items, in French, written from 1929 to 1933. Excellent conditions, perfectly readable. Including original envelopes. In details: Autograph Greeting Card Signed. Paris, May 10th 1929. One page, double-sided, on light blue colored paper. On letterhead paper "Offranville- Seine Inférieure". Autograph Letter Signed. Paris, December 11th 1932. One page, three-sided. Autograph Letter Signed. Paris, May 24th 1933. One page, three-sided. On letterhead paper " 19. Rue du Docteur Blanche. XVI". Letter of request. Confidential Letters concerning the organization of literary conferences at one of the Countess Pecci Blunt' residences. The letter of request written in 1933, stands out: the French painter asks to the Count Blumenthal for advise on evaluating an investment! Jacques-Émile Blanche (1861 –1942) The French artist, largely self-taught, Jacques-Émile Blanche, became a very successful portrait painter, active in London and Paris, with a style derived from 18th-century English painters such as Thomas Gainsborough as well as Édouard Manet and John Singer Sargent. He had the honor to exhibit at the Salon and the Société Nationale des Beaux-Arts. In 1902, Jacques-Émile Blanche took over the direction of the Académie de La Palette, where he would remain director until 1911.He taught at the Académie Vitti in 1903. He was still today remembered to have portrait characters of the mondan and literary world like one of his closest friend, Marcel Proust, the poet Pierre Louÿs, the Thaulow family, Aubrey Beardsley,Yvette Guilbert, Virginia Oldoini, Countess of Castiglione, James Joyce, Julia Stephen, Edgar Degas, Claude Debussy, Auguste Rodin, Colette, Thomas Hardy, John Singer Sargent, Charles Conder, Percy Grainger, and Tamara Karsavina...

Autograph Letter Signed with Original Sketch by Hans Erni to Nesto Jacometti. October 26th, 1938. Signed "ton Erni". One page, double-sided. On ivory colored paper with black paper ...

Autograph Letter Signed by arturo Martini to Gaetano Chiurazzi. Milan, January 25th 1938. One page, single-sided. on letterhead paper " Nuovo indirizzo -Via Jacopo della Quercia, 7...

SUSIE Q. SMITH Medium: Newspaper comics Distributed by: King Features Syndicate First Appeared: 1945 Creators: Linda and Jerry Walter 5.5 X 19.5 Dated August 13, 1954 in top right corner. Like her contemporaries, Aggie Mack, Candy and Patsy Walker (before her conversion to a superhero), Susie Q. Smith was a female Archie-type — not exactly an imitator, because Archie, who had started only four years earlier, hadn't yet become popular enough to spawn imitators, but part of his genre. She attended high school, where her teachers often seemed unreasonable to her, interacted with the opposite gender in a typically adolescent way, and her parents didn't completely understand her. And she was cute and perky as only a teenage girl can be. Susie was the star of a comic strip distributed by King Features, the biggest of the comic strip syndicates, whose other offerings have ranged from Jackys Diary to Prince Valiant. King launched the strip in both daily and Sunday form in 1945. Daily, she was only in a panel at first, but it expanded into a full, multi-panel strip on February 7, 1953. In a very odd turn of events, in 1953 the Walters chose to leave King Features behind and hitch their wagon at the McNaught Syndicate. The creators were Harold "Jerry" Walter and his wife, Linda. Jerry was also responsible for Jellybean Jones, who has nothing to do with Jughead Jones's young sister, a modern-day addition to the Archie cast of characters. Together, they did The Lively Ones during the 1960s. Though each was capable of doing both major jobs in comic strip production, their usual working method was for Jerry to dream up the ideas and write the dialog, while Linda did the artwork. The Walters also collaborated on a series of Susie Q. Smith comic books for Dell Comics. Instead of reprinting newspaper strips, these ran new stories by the Walters. Between 1951 and '54, four issues were published as part of the Four Color Comics series, where many minor comic strips, including Dotty Dripple, Timmy and Rusty Riley had found a home. It had no other media spin-offs. Susie Q. Smith had a respectable run in the newspapers, but it ended in 1959. Jerry Walter (1915 - 2007) was an abstract expressionist artist whose output of energetic and colorful paintings were the products of the rich artistic milieu of post-war New York City. He was born Harold Frank Walter in Mount Pleasant, Iowa on November 25, 1915. After graduating from Colgate University in 1937, Walter moved to New York City, where he studied drawing and painting at the New School and the Art Students’ League. Before concentrating seriously on his art, he spent several years as a successful copywriter and idea man for the advertising agencies of J. Walter Thompson, McCann Ericson, and BBDO. During this time, he also worked as a syndicated cartoonist. Collaborating with his wife, Linda, his best-known series was Susie Q. Smith, which first appeared in 1945 and described as a “female Archie type.” Very popular, the cartoon was later the subject of a series of comic books published from 1951 to 1954. After serving in the United States Army for three years during World War II, Walter began to paint seriously. He ascribed his earliest artistic influence to Joan Miró, whose Dog Barking at the Moon (1926) he viewed when he was twelve, the year he published his first cartoon. Walter later wrote that jazz, “the first native expression of so-called modernism” was a strong influence on his work. During the later 1940s, Walters spent time at the Research Studio in Maitland, Florida. Founded in 1937 by artist and architect J. André Smith and supported by the philanthropist Mary Curtis Bok, the Research Studio was a lively colony that hosted prominent artists, including Milton Avery, Ralston Crawford, and Doris Lee. While at the Studio, Walter’s work was purchased by Frank Crowninshield. A founding trustee of the Museum of Modern Art and editor of Vanity Fair, Crowinshield was a noted collector; his collection included important works by Pablo Picasso, Marc Chagall, Henri Matisse, Edgar Degas, George Bellows, and Pierre Bonnard. Returning to New York after his time at the Studio, Walter became an active member of the New York school of the abstract expressionist movement, and in the summer of 1956, Walter exhibited 13 paintings and a selection of drawings at New York’s Chase Gallery. The adroit manipulation of both color and composition evident in his work shows the influence of Abstract Expressionism, particularly Willem de Kooning, Arshile Gorky, and Hans Hofmann. illustrator and female cartoonist Linda Walter was the talented female mind behind the beloved "Susie Q. Smith" comic strip. She played an instrumental role in shaping the cultural landscape through her vibrant illustrations. Known for the timeless charm of the "Susie Q. Smith" comic strip, Linda's artistry brought joy and laughter to countless readers during the 1950s and continues to resonate with fans across generations. She was part of the Woodstock artists community. from Women in Comics: Linda Walter was the artist of newspaper strip Susie Q. Smith, which was written by her husband, Jerry. It was syndicated by King Features Syndicate and ran from 1945 to 1959. The Walters also contributed original Susie Q. Smith stories to Dell's Four Color comic books from 1951 to 1954. From 1964-1965, they created a singled panel comic called The Lively Ones. Vintage Golden Age of Comics era. The Golden Age of Comic Books describes an era in the history of American comic books from 1938 to 1956. During this time, modern comic books were first published and rapidly increased in popularity. The superhero archetype was created. Between 1939 and 1941 Detective Comics (DC) and its sister company, All-American Publications, introduced popular superheroes such as Batman and Robin, Wonder Woman, the Flash, Green Lantern, Doctor Fate, the Atom, Hawkman, Green Arrow and Aquaman. Timely Comics, the 1940s predecessor of Marvel Comics, had million-selling titles featuring the Human Torch, the Sub-Mariner, and Captain America. Another notable series was The Spirit by Will Eisner. Dell Comics' non-superhero characters (particularly the licensed Walt Disney animated-character comics) outsold the superhero comics of the day. The publisher featured licensed movie and literary characters such as Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Roy Rogers and Tarzan. Additionally, MLJ's introduction of Archie Andrews in Pep Comics #22 (December 1941) gave rise to teen humor comics, with the Archie Comics...

"Un Rendez-vouz au café Flore" is the main request of this Autograph Letter Signed by Ossip Zadkine to Nesto Jacometti. Les Argues par Cazals, France, July...

Autograph Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Card Signed by Nicolas Nabokov to the Countess Anna Laetitia Pecci-Blunt. Paris, December 23rd 1954 . In 24°. In French. Excellent condition: As good as New. A Mr. and Mrs. Nicols Nabokov Business card with autograph notes of thanks, attached ( on letterhead paper "American Academy in Rome". Original envelope included. Collect or present this unique pieces of the Russian master. Background: During the Fifties, Nicolas Nabokov became General Secretaryof the newly formed Congress for Cultural Freedom (CCF), backed by the CIA, and remained in the job for more than fifteen years, organizing music and cultural festivals, and was musical director of the American Academy in Rome (Villino Aurelia, Porta S. Pancrazio). Never forgot to write to the mentor and patron of art A.L. Pecci Blunt, with this touching postcard he reveals the "naissance du petit Alexandre". Nicolas Nabokov (Russia 1903 –1978) The Russian-born composer and cultural figure, was the first cousin of the talented writer of "Speaks Memory", Vladimir Nabokov...

This is the Serge Lifar's Business Card with authograph notes to the Countess Pecci-Blunt. A message of greetings to the great patron of arts, loved and kn...

Synchromist Exhibition in Rome is the main content of this Autograph Letter Signed by Morgan Russell to the Countess Anna Laetitia Pecci Blunt. Aigremo...

A unique Merry Christmas Card Signed by Dino Grandi to the Countess Pecci- Blunt, written in English and Italian. Excellent conditions. Perfectly readable, original envelope included. St. Paul, Brasil, Christmas 1958. Dino Grandi (Mordano, 1895 - Bologna, 1988) Dino Grandi was an Italian politician and diplomat, who went down in history for the presentation of the homonymous agenda to the Grand Council of Fascism on 25 July 1943 which led to the dismissal of Benito Mussolini. He was foreign minister, minister of Grace and Justice and ambassador to London of the Kingdom of Italy. In 1943 Dino Grandi moved to Spain and Portugal, where he resided until 1948. The forties were particularly hard: in Portugal he gave repetitions of Latin while his wife worked as a milliner to survive. Luck returned in the 1950s when he had representative positions for Fiat. During the same period he was a regular consultant to the US authorities, in particular to the ambassador in Rome, Clare Boothe Luce...

Autograph postcard signed by Renato Guttuso to the Countess Pecci-Blunt. On the front, there is a black and white reproduction of a landscape of Bagheria. On the back, there is a sta...

Autograph Letter Signed by arturo Martini to Gaetano Chiurazzi Milan, January 25th 1938. One page, single-sided. on letterhead paper " Nuovo indirizzo -Via Jacopo della Quercia, 7,...

Hand signed and numbered. Edition of 40 prints. In good conditions, except some stains on the lower left margin. Antonio Corpora (Tunis, 1909 - Rome, 2004) was an Italian artist and...

Exhibition Leaflet is an original rare vintage catalogue by the Chilean artist Roberto Sebastián Matta (1911-2002). This color artwork is the rare exhibition leaflet realized in occ...