Leo Guida, The Knife and Butterfly, Etching, 1970s

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The knife and butterfly is an etching print realized by Leo Guida in the 1970s. Hand-signed and dated on the … more The knife and butterfly is an etching print realized by Leo Guida in the 1970s. Hand-signed and dated on the lower right, the artist's proof, on the lower left. Good condition with slight foxing. Leo Guida (1992 - 2017). Sensitive to current issues, artistic movements and historical techniques, Leo Guida has been able to weave with many generations of young people in the course of his career, a productive conversation on art and the function of the artist. He was a teacher at the Liceo Artistico in Latina from 1969 to 1985, and he trained many of the artists who today characterize the Italian cultural scene. Copious was his production of graphic works in which Guida showed all his talent for the techniques of chalcography, etching, aquatint and burin etc. Main Solo Exhibitions : 1954 - Il Pincio, Rome 1956 - Il Pincio, Rome 1972 - Il Torcoliere 1973 - Mediterranea, Palermo 1974 - ARTE incontro, Messina 1976 - La Tela, Palermo 1985 - La Margherita, Rome 1987 - La Margherita, Rome 1989 - La Margherita, Rome 1992 - Palazzo Valentini, Roma 1997 - Il Canovaccio - Studio del Canova, Rome 2004 - Il Canovaccio - Studio del Canova, Rome Graphic Folders : 1970 - Farulli, Guida, Perez, Ziveri - Ed. GRAF 80 - Rome; 1972 - “Il confine”5 incisioni all’acquaforte. Presentazione di Guido Giuffrè - Ed. “Il Torcoliere” - Rome; 1972 - “Dieci incisioni inedite” De Vita, Guida, Guccione, Pozzati, Sarnari, Steffanoni, Tornabuoni, Turchiaro - Ed. Il Polso - Rome; 1976 - “3 Didascalie” 5 incisioni all’acquaforte e 5 poesie. Presentazione di Giuseppe Servello Ed.La Tela - Palermo; 1985 - “All’acquaforte” 3 incisioni con un tsto di Guido Giuffrè “La Margherita” - Rome. This piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark and no
official proof of authenticity,
however it is well documented in design history. I take full responsibility for any authenticity



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