Dancers | danzatrici
This original lithograph in colour is hand-signed and dated in pencil by the artist "Campigli 65" at the lower right margin. The work is hand-numbered in pencil from the edition of 65, in the lower-left margin. There were also 35 impressions on Japan Nacré paper. It was printed in 1965 by Ketterer Kunst, Munich for the portfolio Europaeische Graphik III. The paper bears the BFK Rives watermark in the lower left margin. Note: This was the second composition included in Europäische Graphik III. The portfolio also included works by Afro, Capogrossi, Guttuso, Magnelli, Manzù, Severini and Vacchi.
Literature: Meloni, F. & Tavola, Luigi (1995). Massimo Campigli. Catalogo ragionato dell'opera grafica (litografie e incisioni) 1930-1969. Livorno: Graphis Arte. Reference: Meloni-Tavola 212
Massimo Campigli was an Italian painter and journalist whose primitive characters and graphic elements provided him with international recognition until today.