Giancarlo Impiglia

Pierrot, Art Deco Screenprint by Giancarlo Impiglia

1982

Artist: Giancarlo Impiglia Title: Harlequin Year: 1982 Medium: Serigraph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 300, AP 40 Paper Size: 30 x 22 inches

Arlequin Juan Garcia Ripolles, Spanish (1932) Date: 1981 Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 75 Size: 41.5 in. x 30.5 in. (105.41 cm x 77.47 cm)

Camille HILAIRE Circus : The White Clown Original lithograph Handsigned in pencil On Vellum 74 x 53 cm (c. 30 x 21 in) Excellent condition

Walter Schnackenberg’s style changed several times during his long and successful career. Having studied in Munich, the artist traveled often to Paris where he fell under the spell of the Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec’s colorful and sensuous posters depicting theatrical and decadent subjects. Schnackenberg became a regular contributor of similar compositions to the German magazines Jugend and Simplicissimus before devoting himself to the design of stage scenery and costumes. In the artist’s theatrical work, his mastery of form, ornamentation, and Orientalism became increasingly evident. He excelled at combining fluid Art Nouveau outlines, with spiky Expressionist passages, and the postures and patterns of the mysterious East. In his later years, Schnackenberg explored the unconscious, using surreal subject matter and paler colors that plainly portrayed dreams and visions, some imbued with political connotations. His drawings, illustrations, folio prints, and posters are highly sought today for their exceedingly imaginative qualities, enchanting subject matter, and arresting use of color. SCHNACKENBERG BALLET UND PANTOMIME...