2nd Jun, 2023 17:00

OstLicht Photo Auction Spring 2023

 
Lot 76
 

MARIO GIACOMELLI (1925–2000)
'Pretini' (Dancing Priests), Italy 1961–63

Sold for €1,000


Lot details

Start price: €600

Estimate: € 1.000–1.200

English:

Gelatin silver print, printed in the 1980s on double-weight semi-matte paper, in excellent condition. From the series "Io non ho mani che mi accarezzino il volto" (There are no hands to caress my face). Signed in ballpoint pen in the lower right image, annotated in pencil "Opera originale realizzata da: Mario Giacomelli, cod. catalogazione: B021292, Firma per autentica:" and signed by the artist's son Simone Giacomelli on the reverse. LITERATURE Alessandra Mauro (ed.), Mario Giacomelli. The Black is waiting for the White, Rome 2009, p. 236; Alistair Crawford, Mario Giacomelli, London 2001, p. 224f.

Deutsch:

Silbergelatineabzug, geprintet in den 1980er Jahren auf halbmattem "double-weight" Papier, in ausgezeichnetem Zustand. Aus der Serie "Io non ho mani che mi accarezzino il volto" (Es gibt keine Hände, um mein Gesicht zu liebkosen). Signiert mit Kugelschreiber rechts unten im Bild, rückseitig mit Bleistift von Simone Giacomelli, dem Sohn des Fotografen, signiert und beschriftet "Opera originale realizzata da: Mario Giacomelli, cod. catalogazione: B021292, Firma per autentica:". LITERATURE Alessandra Mauro (Hg.), Mario Giacomelli. The Black is waiting for the White, Rom 2009, S. 236; Alistair Crawford, Mario Giacomelli, London 2001, S. 224f.

Size: 18 x 12,6 cm