Lucas Johnson

"Hollywood Star" Abstract Modern Figurative Etching of Three Men on Horseback

1971

Monochromatic abstract figurative etching by Italian artist Giacomo Manzú. The piece depicts an image of Jesus Christ with a distinct facial expression on wove paper. Signed and editioned 98/200 by the artist at the bottom. Glass framed in a natural wooden frame. This particular work is included in the 1975 Portfolio "Omaggio a Michelangelo" (Homage to Michelangelo) which comprises 13 prints (8 partly colored etchings and 5 color lithographs). The portfolio includes other original signed and editioned prints by artists Horst Antes, Jorge Castillo, Emilio Greco, Renato Guttuso, David Hockney, Jean Ipoustéguy, Fiacomo Manzù, Marino Marini, André Masson, Henry Moore, Eduardo Paolzzi, Fritz Wotruba, and Paul Wunderlich. Dimensions Without Frame: H 31 in. x W 23.5 in. Artist Biography: Giacomo Manzù, original name Giacomo Manzoni, (born December 22, 1908, Bergamo, Italy—died January 17, 1991, Ardea), Italian sculptor who, in the mid-20th century, revived the ancient tradition of creating sculptural bronze doors for ecclesiastical buildings. His sober realism and extremely delicate modeling alternately achieved austere severity and sensuousness of form and surface, lending a new spirit of vitality to figurative bronze sculpture. Manzù had to leave school at an early age to learn a trade, and he was apprenticed to local craftsmen who taught him to carve wood and to work in metal and stone. After service in the Italian army from 1927 to 1928, Manzù went to Paris to try his luck as a sculptor, but after three weeks he collapsed from hunger and was deported back to Italy. He settled in Milan, and, after receiving a commission in 1929 to decorate a chapel at the Catholic University, he devoted himself to sculpting full-time. Manzù’s early works were nudes, portraits, and biblical subjects, executed in a style that at first was influenced by Etruscan, Egyptian, and medieval art. However, he soon adopted the Impressionist techniques of the Italian sculptor Medardo Rosso...

Black and white figurative abstract lithograph of two naked, crouching figures by California artist "Rico Lebrun," titled "Crouching Figures" and dated 1961. Additional writing on th...

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Three Horses Robert Goodnough, American (1917–2010) Date: 1961 Lithograph, signed, numbered, dated and titled in pencil Edition of AP Image Size: 11.25 x ...

Two men and a horse is a beautiful artwork realized by an unknown artist of the XX century. Etching represents two men in the distance, one is riding a horse. In very good condition...

Man on Horseback is a lithograph a on paper realized during the 20th century by Sergio Barletta. Hand-signed on the lower right in pencil. From the edition of 25 prints.  In good condition. Sergio Barletta  (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. Personal and group exhibitions of paintings, collages, drawings, photographs: Galleria Marino  – Roma, 1965  Galleria Levi – Milano, 1966    Galleria Petronio – Bologna, 1967  Galleria d’arte moderna Villa Reale – Milano, 1967  Palazzo Costanzi – Trieste, 1967  Galleria del Naviglio – Milano, 1967 Galleria Marino – Roma, 1967  Galleria Libreria Renzo Cortina – Milano, 1968  Galleria Libreria Renzo Cortina – Milano, 1969  Society Art’s Club – Messina, 1970  Galleria Marino – Roma, 1970 Galleria Libreria Renzo Cortina – Milano, 1972  Galleria Marino – Roma, 1972 Galleria Il Diaframma – Milano, 1973 Galleria Libreria Renzo Cortina – Milano, 1974 Galleria Il Ventaglio – Firenze, 1975 Galleria Marino – Roma, 1975 Palazzo Gonfalonieri – Milano, 1976 Bedford House...

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