The painter-sculptor Roberto Crippa was born in Milan in 1921. He studied at the Brera Art Academy in Milan where he was the fellow student of Aldo Carpi, Achille Funi and Carlo Carrá.
At the beginning of his career, like lots of young painters of his generation, Roberto Crippa was influenced by neo-Cubism. His first solo exhibition was at the Bergamini Gallery in Milan in 1947.
The artist was one of the first in Italy to practice gestural painting, which can be seen in his sharply colored spiral webs (ca. 1948–52). In 1948, Crippa became one of the founding members of the Spacialist group, a group founded around Lucio Fontana, whose objective was to search for a new spatial representation by technical means that was resolutely modern. At the same time, Crippa began to participate regularly in group exhibitions and, notably, the Biennale of Venice.
Later he devoted himself to what the artist called "Collages," cut-out forms that animate static surfaces. Crippa played with the effects of matter on rough, thick surfaces such as wood or bark as well as with plant elements on smooth, shiny metal or on transparent elements. His research naturally led him toward sculpture and from 1956 onward he constructed numerous cut-out, welded metal works of insects and monsters that are in line with the work of Lynn Chadwick. Crippa was interested in movement in space.
In parallel with his painting and sculpture, Roberto Crippa also experimented with graphic work (engravings, lithographs and illustrated books). During the mid-1960s, he moved toward monochrome reliefs, which he most often painted in tones of gray.
The artist died in a plane crash in 1972 in Bresso. He was 50 years old.
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Spiral - Lithograph by Roberto Crippa - 1960s
By Roberto Crippa
Located in Roma, IT
Lithograph on paper realized in 1950s. Hand signed and numbered in pencil. Edition of 75. Very good condition.
Lithograph
Plate I from Suns/Landscapes - Etching by R. Crippa - 1971/72
By Roberto Crippa
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 32 x 24 cm. Plate I from Suns/Landscapes is an original artwork realized beetween 1971 and 1972 by Roberto Crippa. Mixed oclored etching. Signed on plate on the lower margin. Numbere on the lower left. Edition 23/100. The artwork is from the portfolio Sun/Landscape, edited by Graphis Arte Livorno. Colorful and power artwork with a mixed composition of geometrical shapes and with different contrasting colors. Gaetano Crippa known as Roberto Crippa (Monza, 1921 - Bresso, 1972) was an Italian painter, sculptor and aviator. He started painting in 1945, with a figurative style and cubist influence close to Picasso's style. He joined the spatial movement with Lucio Fontana, Gian Carozzi...
Etching
Owl - Lithograph by Roberto Crippa - Mid-20th Century
By Roberto Crippa
Located in Roma, IT
Color lithograph on paper. Hand signed and numbered. Edition of 19/50. Dry stamp "Il Torchio", Milan. Very good condition.
Lithograph
Spiral - Lithograph by Roberto Crippa - 1960s
By Roberto Crippa
Located in Roma, IT
Lithograph on paper realized in 1960s. Hand signed and numbered in pencil. Edition of 75. Very good condition.
Lithograph
Composition - Mixed Media on Wooden Panel by Roberto Crippa - Mid-20th century
By Roberto Crippa
Located in Roma, IT
Composition is an original contemporary artwork realized in the mid-20th century by Roberto Crippa. Mixed media (tempera and collage) on wooden panel. Signature on the back. Includes frame: 65 x 6 x 64 cm Colorful and power artwork with a mixed composition of geometrical shapes and with different contrasting colors. Gaetano Crippa known as Roberto Crippa (Monza, 1921 - Bresso, 1972) was an Italian painter, sculptor and aviator. He started painting in 1945, with a figurative style and cubist influence close to Picasso's style. He joined the spatial movement with Lucio Fontana, Gian Carozzi...
Mixed Media
Spiral - Lithograph by Roberto Crippa - 1960s
By Roberto Crippa
Located in Roma, IT
Lithograph on paper realized in 1960s. Hand signed and numbered in pencil. Edition of 75. Very good condition.
Lithograph
Spiral - Lithograph by Roberto Crippa - 1950s
By Roberto Crippa
Located in Roma, IT
Lithograph on paper realized in 1950s. Hand signed and numbered in pencil. Edition of 75. Very good condition.
Lithograph
Abstract Composition - Lithograph by Roberto Crippa - 1972
By Roberto Crippa
Located in Roma, IT
Lithograph on paper realized in 1972. Hand signed and numbered in pencil. Edition of 500. Excellent condition.
Lithograph
Owl - Lithograph by Roberto Crippa - Mid-20th Century
By Roberto Crippa
Located in Roma, IT
Color lithograph on paper. Unsigned and unnumered, as issued. Dry stamp of Il Torchio. Very good condition.
Lithograph
Plate III from Suns/Landscapes - Etching by R. Crippa - 1971/72
By Roberto Crippa
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 24 x 32 cm. Plate III from Suns/Landscapes is an original artwork realized beetween 1971 and 1972 by Roberto Crippa. Mixed oclored etching. Signed on plate on the lower margin. Numbere on the lower left. Edition 23/100. The artwork is from the portfolio Sun/Landscape, edited by Graphis Arte Livorno. Colorful and power artwork with a mixed composition of geometrical shapes and with different contrasting colors. Gaetano Crippa known as Roberto Crippa (Monza, 1921 - Bresso, 1972) was an Italian painter, sculptor and aviator. He started painting in 1945, with a figurative style and cubist influence close to Picasso's style. He joined the spatial movement with Lucio Fontana, Gian Carozzi...
Etching
Plate VI from Suns/Landscapes -Etching by R. Crippa - 1971/72
By Roberto Crippa
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 24 x 32 cm. Plate VI from Suns/Landscapes is an original artwork realized beetween 1971 and 1972 by Roberto Crippa. Mixed oclored etching. Signed on plate on the lower margin. Numbered on the lower left. Edition 23/100. The artwork is from the portfolio Sun/Landscape, edited by Graphis Arte Livorno. Colorful and power artwork with a mixed composition of geometrical shapes and with different contrasting colors. Gaetano Crippa known as Roberto Crippa (Monza, 1921 - Bresso, 1972) was an Italian painter, sculptor and aviator. He started painting in 1945, with a figurative style and cubist influence close to Picasso's style. He joined the spatial movement with Lucio Fontana, Gian Carozzi...
Etching
Plate IV from Suns/Landscapes - Etching by R. Crippa - 1971/72
By Roberto Crippa
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 24 x 32 cm. Plate IV from Suns/Landscapes is an original artwork realized beetween 1971 and 1972 by Roberto Crippa. Mixed oclored etching. Signed on plate on the lower margin. Numbere on the lower left. Edition 23/100. The artwork is from the portfolio Sun/Landscape, edited by Graphis Arte Livorno. Colorful and power artwork with a mixed composition of geometrical shapes and with different contrasting colors. Gaetano Crippa known as Roberto Crippa (Monza, 1921 - Bresso, 1972) was an Italian painter, sculptor and aviator. He started painting in 1945, with a figurative style and cubist influence close to Picasso's style. He joined the spatial movement with Lucio Fontana, Gian Carozzi...
Etching
$2,358
The Swallow Charlot - Rare Book by Roberto Crippa, Raffaele Carrieri - 1957
By Roberto Crippa
Located in Roma, IT
Edition of 108 copies of which ten out of commerce. This copy includes 5 original lithographs by Roberto Crippa. This poem by Raffaele Carrieri, translated in English by Roberto Sane...
Paper
$545
H 20.5 in W 18.75 in
Henri Matisse Lithograph, Abstract, 1958, Acanthes, The Last Works of Matisse
By (after) Henri Matisse
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Henri Matisse (after) Title: Acanthes Portfolio: The Last Works of Henri Matisse Medium: Lithograph Date: 1958 Edition: 2000 Frame Size: 20 1/2" x 18 3/4" Sheet Size: 14" x 1...
Lithograph
$1,425
H 20 in W 24 in
Arrow With Red End, Hand Signed Lithograph, Edition of 100, Framed, 1967
By Allan D'Arcangelo 1
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed, dated and numbered lithograph. Sheet size 20 x 24 inches. Custom framed as pictured. From the edition of 100. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of Authen...
Paper, Lithograph
$1,875
H 40 in W 32.75 in
Crisalida, Hand Signed Lithograph, Edition of 100, Framed, 1987
By José María Mijares
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed, titled, dated, and numbered in pencil by the artist. Edition of 100. Frame size: 40 x 32.75 inches. Artwork is in excellent condition. Certificate of authenticity inc...
Lithograph, Paper
untitled
By Richard Hunt
Located in New York, NY
Lithograph printed in two blacks published in an edition of 43.
Lithograph
$3,832
H 15.16 in W 11.23 in
Salvador Dalí (1904–1989) - Le Demon Ailé - Drypoint etching on Japanese paper
By Salvador Dalí
Located in Varese, IT
Drypoint etching on Japanese paper, edited in 1969 Limited edition, numbered as 27/75 in lower left corner. Hand-signed by artist in pencil in the lower right corner. Paper size: 38...
Drypoint, Etching
$900
H 28 in W 42 in
Mediterrani, Blue and White, Abstract Gesture Patters, Acrylic Painting Seascape
By Enric Servera
Located in Barcelona, ES
This series by Enric Servera explores the relationship of humans to salt and seawater. The intention of these works is to submerge us into the sea, a salty treasure that surrounds us...
Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Watercolor
$225
H 4 in W 5.25 in
Nocturno — Abstract Drypoint and Aquatint in Deep Blue by Christian Bozon
By Christian Bozon
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Signed and numbered from the edition of 50. Nocturno is an abstract drypoint and aquatint by Christian Bozon, characterized by a dramatic contrast between a dense field of deep blue...
Drypoint, Aquatint
Yellow Jack
By Helen Frankenthaler
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Helen Frankenthaler (1928-2011) is one of the most revered abstract painters of the 20th century, and one of the most successful and collected female artists of all time. She was a ...
Lithograph, Stencil
$6,500
H 22 in W 17 in D 0.5 in
Chateau Mouton Rothschild Wine Label Signed & inscribed Philippine de Rothschild
By Bernard Séjourné
Located in New York, NY
Bernard Séjourné Chateau Mouton Rothschild Wine Label (Hand Signed & Inscribed), 1989 Wine Label Print Signed “To John A. Powers, Chairm...
Lithograph, Offset
$412
H 13.78 in W 19.69 in
Leo by Marcelo Martin Burgos - Lithograph, animal, childhood, imagination, wings
By Marcelo Martin Burgos
Located in Paris, FR
Leo is a lithograph (2 colours, gold leaf on Fabriano 50% cotton 300 g paper) by contemporary artist Marcelo Martin Burgos, dimensions are 35 × 50 cm (13.8 × 19.7 in). The lithograp...
Gold Leaf
Untitled
By Gilou Brillant
Located in Austin, TX
Artist: Gilou Brillant Title: Absence Year: Circa 1975 Medium: Etching on Arches paper Dimensions: 22" x 30" Signature: Signed lower left Brillant Edition: Signed EA lower left Condi...
Etching
$16,000
H 37 in W 36 in
Ellsworth Kelly - Blue Yellow Red, Large Lithograph on Rives BFK paper, Signed/N
By Ellsworth Kelly
Located in New York, NY
Ellsworth Kelly Blue Yellow Red (Gemini 1524), 1991 Lithograph on Rives BFK paper with blind stamps Signed and numbered 24/80 in graphite pencil; bears publisher's and artist's blind...
Lithograph
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H 27.56 in W 19.69 in D 0.04 in
Owl - Lithograph by Roberto Crippa - Mid-20th Century
By Roberto Crippa
Located in Roma, IT
Color lithograph on paper. Hand signed and numbered. Edition of 15/50. Dry stamp of "Il Torchio", Milan.
Lithograph
Landscape
By Roberto Crippa
Located in Milan, IT
Mixed media collage on board, with cork and canvas. On the back is a label with stamps of the Sant'Erasmo Gallery in Milan, with title and description of the work; also present is t...
Mixed Media
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H 27.56 in W 19.69 in D 0.08 in
Owl - Screen Print by Roberto Crippa - 1960s
By Roberto Crippa
Located in Roma, IT
Owl is a screen print artwork realized in the 1960s by Roberto Crippa. Hand-signed on the lower margin. Artist's proof. Good conditions. Gaetano Crippa known as Roberto Crippa (Monza, 1921 - Bresso, 1972) was an Italian painter, sculptor and aviator. He started painting in 1945, with a figurative style and cubist influence close to Picasso's style. He joined the spatial movement with Lucio Fontana, Gian Carozzi...
Screen
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H 24.02 in W 19.69 in D 0.6 in
Totem - Oil on Canvas by Roberto Crippa - 1953
By Roberto Crippa
Located in Roma, IT
Totem is an original artwork realized in 1953 by Roberto Crippa. Original oil on masonite. Hand-signed and dated on the lower margin: Crippa 53. Certificate of autenticity on ph...
Oil