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Enrico Vannuccini - Ex Libris Dr. Luigi Airoldi Sorceress Crystal Ball and Chinese Dragon

Ex Libris Dr. Luigi Airoldi (Sorceress, Crystal Ball, & Chinese Dragon)

Enrico Vannuccini’s original etching, "Ex Libris Dr. Luigi Airoldi" (Sorceress, Crystal Ball, & Chinese Dragon) was created by the artist in Milan, Italy in 1948. Although he both painted and wrote, The Italian artist, Enrico Vannuccini became best known for his ex-libris etchings, particularly in his distinctive Art Deco style. This particular impression is printed on thick wove paper and with full margins as published in the limited edition of one hundred impressions. It is signed and dated by the artist in pencil in the lower right margin. The etching depicts a young woman, possibly a sorceress, kneeling beside what appears to be a magic orb or crystal ball. In the background, one can see a Chinese dragon writhing towards the orb, thus completing the scene and successfully creating an aura of mystic charm. The Chinese dragon is considered a benevolent and Celestial creature in Chinese mythology and culture. This is a superb, original example of the ex-libris art created by the Italian artist, Enrico Vannuccini.
 
Title: Ex Libris Dr. Luigi Airoldi (Sorceress, Crystal Ball, & Chinese Dragon)
Artist: Vannuccini, Enrico (Barullo di Cortona, 1900 - Griante, Italy, 1990)
Date: 1948
Medium: Original Etching
Note: Enrico Vannuccini: A 20th century Italian painter and etcher, Enrico Vannuccini moved to Florence at an early age. After serving briefly in the military during the First World War Vannuccini went to Milan to work for an advertising agency. When the agency failed, Enrico Vannuccini moved to Rome. In Rome he made the acquaintance of such leading Italian artists as De Chirico, Ungaretti and Alberto Martini. Shortly after the end of World War Two, Vannuccini moved to Griante where he remained for the rest of his life.
  During his career, Enrico Vannuccini was constantly commissioned for his striking ex-libris etchings which he designed and etched for some of Italy’s greatest collectors. The Milan publisher, Bolaffio, issued a number of Vannuccini’s original etchings during the latter 1940’s in signed and limited editions of one hundred impressions. Such is the case with this impression of "Ex Libris Dr. Luigi Airoldi" which depicts a disrobed woman with long flowing hair, possibly a sorceress, kneeling beside what appears to be a magic orb or crystal ball. In the background, one can see a Chinese dragon writhing towards the orb, thus completing the scene and successfully creating an aura of mystic charm. Along with the Unicorn, the Phoenix and the Tortoise, the Chinese Dragon is considered a Celestial and benevolent creature in Chinese mythology and culture.
  Today the ex-libris art of Enrico Vannuccini is included in such collections as the Biblioteca Comunale di Milano.
  Ex-Libris etchings, engravings and woodcuts date all the way back to the mid fifteenth century. Their function was initially quite utilitarian as miniature prints used to signify the ownership of books. As private libraries and their owners gained more wealth and prestige, however, so did their ex-libris bookplates. Pictorial imagery became as important as the wording and titles and the finished work of art came to stand as the owner’s claim to posterity. Before long, famous artists were commissioned by prominent collectors to make their ex-libris art and during the centuries such masters as Durer, Holbein, Manet, Toulouse-Lautrec and Rockwell Kent all contributed significantly to this great form of art.
  The golden age for the ex-libris print, however, began during the early twentieth century and continues to this day. In the Art Deco decades of the 1920’s and 1930’s the collecting of ex-libris etchings, linocuts and wood engravings reached such a peak that many artists in Europe and America devoted themselves almost exclusively to this area. In France, Henri Berengier and Valentin Le Campion gained an international reputation for their ex-libris art and were constantly commissioned by book collectors around the world. In our times many prominent artists have distinguished themselves in this field, such as Enrico Vannuccini and Antonio Grimaldi (Italy), Frank Ivo van Damme (Belgium), Masao Ohba (Japan), Ladislav Rusek (Czech Republic), David Bekker (Ukraine) and Anneke Kuyper (Holland).
Source: Dr. Luigi Airoldi
Edition: Limited edition of one hundred impressions.
Size: 5 X 3 3/4 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
  Framed and Matted with 100% Archival Materials
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  Ex Libris Dr. Luigi Airoldi Sorceress Crystal Ball and Chinese Dragon framed original etching by Enrico Vannuccini
Buy Now Price: $395.00 US
Condition: Printed on thick wove paper and with full margins as published in the limited edition of one hundred impressions in Milan in 1948. Signed and dated by the artist in pencil in the lower right margin. Also it is signed in the plate to the upper right. A finely printed impression and in very good condition throughout. "Ex Libris Dr. Luigi Airoldi" represents a superb, original example of the ex-libris art of Enrico Vannuccini.
Subject: Enrico Vannuccini, original etching, "Ex Libris Dr. Luigi Airoldi" (Sorceress, Crystal Ball, & Chinese Dragon), Magic orb, 20th century Italian painter and etcher, Bolaffio, Milan, Biblioteca Comunale di Milano, Ex-Libris etchings, Art Deco.
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Original Etching by the Italian artist, Enrico Vannuccini.

Ex Libris Dr. Luigi Airoldi Sorceress Crystal Ball and Chinese Dragon Original Etching by the Italian artist Enrico Vannuccini
Ex Libris Dr. Luigi Airoldi (Sorceress, Crystal Ball, & Chinese Dragon)

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Ex-Libris Art
Image Title & Artist Artist Info Medium Date -
Bookplate of Mark Holstein Bucking Holstein Bull by Arthur Allen Lewis Bookplate of Mark Holstein (Bucking Holstein Bull) by Arthur Allen Lewis Arthur Allen Lewis (Mobile, Alabama, 1873 - New York City, 1957) Original Color Woodcut 1927 Sold
Ex Libris Carlo d'Alessio by Vitezslav Fleissig Young Women Bathing Satyr Playing his Syrinx Ex-Libris Carlo d'Alessio (Young Women Bathing, Satyr Playing his Syrinx) by Vitezslav Fleissig Vitezslav Fleissig (Prague, 1892 - 1955) Original Engraving & Soft Ground Etching 1949  
Ex Libris Charles Asselineau by Aglaus Bouvenne Ex-Libris Charles Asselineau (La Femme Qui N'est Pas La Colombe Et Le Roseau Est Un Monstre) by Aglaus Bouvenne Aglaus Bouvenne (Paris, 1829 - Levallois-Perret, 1903) Original Etching with Plate Tone c. 1870  
Ex Libris of Madame the Countess of Noe by Aglaus Bouvenne Ex-Libris de Madame la Comtesse de Noe by Aglaus Bouvenne Aglaus Bouvenne (Paris, 1829 - Levallois-Perret, 1903) Original Etching 1888  
Ex Libris Design Woman with Conch Shell by Frank Ivo Van Damme Ex-Libris Design (Woman with Conch Shell, & a Falling Star) by Frank Ivo van Damme Frank-Ivo Van Damme (Belgium, 20th century) Original Linocut c. 1970 Sold
Ex Libris Diamond An Eagle Wings Spread Hovers over the Globe within a Diamond Cloud by Valentin Le Campion Ex-Libris Diamond (An Eagle, Wings Spread, Hovers over the Globe within a Diamond Cloud) by Valentin Le Campion Valentin Le Campion (Born, Russia, 1903 - Died, Paris 1952) Original Wood Engraving c. 1930 - 1940  
Ex Libris Diamond Tropical Island and Volcano by Adrian Feint Ex-Libris Diamond (Tropical Island, Palm Trees, a Volcano & Lies) by Adrian Feint Adrian Feint (Narrandera, New South Wales, 1894 - Sydney, 1971) Original Wood Engraving c. 1930  
Ex Libris Dr. A. L. Dance of Death by Vitezslav Fleissig Ex-Libris Dr. A. L. (Dance of Death) by Vitezslav Fleissig Vitezslav Fleissig (Prague, 1892 - 1955) Original Etching 1948  
Ex Libris Dr. Luigi Airoldi Sorceress Crystal Ball and Chinese Dragon by Enrico Vannuccini Ex-Libris Dr. Luigi Airoldi (Sorceress, Crystal Ball, & Chinese Dragon) by Enrico Vannuccini Enrico Vannuccini (Barullo di Cortona, 1900 - Griante, Italy, 1990) Original Etching 1948  
Elizabeth by Valentin Le Campion Ex-Libris Elizabeth (Young Woman Viewing a Rose in an Open Book) by Valentin Le Campion Valentin Le Campion (Born, Russia, 1903 - Died, Paris 1952) Original Wood Engraving c. 1935  
Ex Libris Elizabeth Watson Diamond by Vitezslav Fleissig Ex Libris Elizabeth Watson Diamond (Alpine Chateau, Mountaineering) by Vitezslav Fleissig Vitezslav Fleissig (Prague, 1892 - 1955) Original Etching c. 1948 or 1949  
Ex Libris Elizabeth Watson Diamond Chinese Winter Landscape by John Hudson Elwell Ex-Libris Elizabeth Watson Diamond (Chinese Winter Landscape) by John Hudson Elwell John Hudson Elwell (Marblehead, Massachusetts, 1878 – 1955) Original Engraving c. 1930  
Ex Libris Elizabeth Watson Diamond Landscape with Tree and Swirling Prints by Adrian Feint Ex-Libris Elizabeth Watson Diamond (Landscape with Tree & Swirling Prints) by Adrian Feint Adrian Feint (Narrandera, New South Wales, 1894 - Sydney, 1971) Original Wood Engraving 1938  
Elizabeth Watson Diamond by Valentin Le Campion Ex-Libris Elizabeth Watson Diamond (Women Holding up a Globe - Black Ink) by Valentin Le Campion Valentin Le Campion (Born, Russia, 1903 - Died, Paris 1952) Original Wood Engraving c. 1935 Sold
Ex Libris Elizabeth Watson Diamond by Valentin Le Campion Ex-Libris Elizabeth Watson Diamond (Women Holding up a Globe - Red Ink) by Valentin Le Campion Valentin Le Campion (Moscow, 1903 - Plessis-Robinson (Paris), 1952) Original Wood Engraving c.1935  
Ex Libris Emil Eerme Forest Landscapby Karoly Andrusko Ex-Libris Emil Eerme (Forest Landscape) by Karoly Andrusko Karoly Andrusko (Zentan, Hungary, B. 1915) Original Woodcut 1970  
Ex Libris Eroticis Lars C. Stoltby Ladislav Rusek Ex-Libris Eroticis Lars C. Stolt (Embracing Figures in Silhouette) by Ladislav Rusek Ladislav Rusek (Czech Republic, Born, Olomouce) Original Linocut 1973 Sold
Ex LibrisFranz J. Kaiser Director of the Dairy Ministry Vienna by Alfred Cossmann Ex-Libris: Franz J. Kaiser (Director of the Dairy Ministry, Vienna) by Alfred Cossmann Alfred Cossmann (Gratz, 1870 - Vienna, 1951) Original Engraving 1905  
Ex Libris George Allan Hancock Oceanographic Research Vessel Velero by James Webb Ex-Libris George Allan Hancock (Oceanographic Research Vessel, Velero) by James Webb James Webb (U.S.A., Active, 1920 - 1940) Original Engraving 1932 Sold
Ex Libris Giorgio Balbi Sognare Dream by Giulio Cisari Ex-Libris Giorgio Balbi (Sognare -- 'Dream') by Giulio Cisari Giulio Cisari (Como, 1892 - Milan, 1979) Original Wood Engraving c. 1935 - 1940  
Ex-Libris Harvey Simmonds Caltha Ranunculaceae by Clare Leighton Ex-Libris Harvey Simmonds (Caltha, Ranunculaceae) by Clare Leighton Clare Leighton (London, 1899 - Woodbury, Connecticut, 1989) Original Wood Engraving 1956  
Ex Libris Hnizdovsky by Jacques Hnizdovsky Ex-Libris Hnizdovsky (Tree) by Jacques Hnizdovsky Jacques Hnizdovsky (Pylypche, Ukraine, 1915 - New York City, 1985) Original Woodcut 1972 Sold
Ex Libris J. Edouard Diamond Dutch Scenes Bridge over Amsterdam Canal Gabled Buildings a Windmill and Sailboat by Valentin Le Campion Ex-Libris J. Edouard Diamond (Dutch Scenes, Bridge over Canal in Amsterdam, Gabled Buildings, a Windmill, & Sailboats) by Valentin Le Campion Valentin Le Campion (Born, Russia, 1903 - Died, Paris 1952) Original Wood Engraving c. 1930  
Ex Libris J. Edouard Diamond by Leslie Victor Smith Artist Monogramme L.V.S. Ex-Libris J. Edouard Diamond (Woman at a Spring) by Leslie Victor Smith (Monogramme: L. V. S) Leslie Victor Smith 'Monogramme L. V. S.' (Simcoe, Ontario, Canada, 1880 - Toronto?, 1952) Original Etching 1939  
Jack Diamond and Elizabeth Diamond Jack and Queen of Diamonds as Playing Cards by Kalman Kubinyi Ex-Libris Jack Diamond & Elizabeth Diamond (Jack & the Queen of Diamonds Playing Cards) by Kalman Kubinyi Kalman Kubinyi (Cleveland, 1906 - Stockbridge, Massachusetts, 1973) Two Original Linocuts c.1935 - 1940  
Ex-Libris Julio C. Salvatierra Nostalgia de Mallorca Majorca by Carlos Puntis Nebot Ex-Libris Julio C. Salvatierra 'Nostalgia de Mallorca (Majorca)' by Carlos Puntis Nebot Carlos Puntis Nebot (Palma de Mallorca (Spain), 1912 – 2001) Original Wood Engraving c. 1950  
Library of Betsie Diamond Pan Playing his Syrinx by John William Jameson designed by W. Norman Jeavons Ex-Libris Library of Betsie Diamond (Pan Playing his Syrinx) by John William Jameson John William Jameson ( Chicago, 1882 - 1939) Original Etching 1938  
Ex Libris Luigi Filippo Bolaffio by Vitezslav Fleissig Ex-Libris Luigi Filippo Bolaffio (Study of a Woman) by Vitezslav Fleissig Vitezslav Fleissig (Prague, 1892 - 1955) Original Soft Ground Etching 1949  
Ex Libris Luigi Filippo Bolaffio Memoriam Michel Fingesten by Vitezslav Fleissig Ex-Libris Luigi Filippo Bolaffio: Memoriam Michel Fingesten by Vitezslav Fleissig Vitezslav Fleissig (Prague, 1892 - 1955) Original Etching 1950 Sold
Ex Libris Mansueto Fenini by Vitezslav Fleissig Ex Libris Mansueto Fenini (Venustas Lux 'Beautiful Light') by Vitezslav Fleissig Vitezslav Fleissig (Prague, 1892 - 1955) Original Soft Ground Etching 1949  
Ex Libris Moses Grossman Fly Fishing in a Mountain Stream by Henri Berengier Ex-Libris Moses H. Grossman (Fly Fishing in a Mountain Stream) by Henri Berengier Henri Berengier (Marseille, 1880 - ?) Original Etching c. 1925  
Ex Libris Pepita Palle Mi Agrada Molt Viatjar by Mark Fernand Severin Ex-Libris Pepita Palle (Mi Agrada Molt Viatjar) by Mark Fernand Severin Mark Fernand Severin (Brussels, 1906 - 1987) Original Wood Engraving 1968  
Ex Libris Sara Eugenia Blake Still Life by Alexandre Coll Blanch Ex-Libris Sara Eugenia Blake (Still Life, Drawing Pad, & Art Supplies) by Alexandre Coll Blanch Alexandre Coll Blanch (Barcelona, 1898 - 1975) Original Etching c. 1950  
Ex Libris Sara Eugenia Blake The Old State House Boston by Sara Eugenia Blake Ex-Libris Sara Eugenia Blake (The Old State House, Boston) by Sara Eugenia Blake Sara Eugenia Blake (Boston, 1886 - 1973) Original Engraving & Etching c. 1920 - 1930  
Ex Libris Sidney David Gamble View of China Unknown Artist Monogram Ex-Libris Sidney David Gamble (View of China) by an Unknown Artist Monogram Unknown Artist Monogram (20th century) Original Engraving & Etching 1923 Sold
Ex Libris Stasys Pilka We Are Such Stuff as Dreams Are by Vytautas Osvaldas Virkau Ex Libris Stasys Pilka (We Are Such Stuff as Dreams Are) by Vytautas Osvaldas Virkau Vytautas Osvaldas Virkau (Siauliai, Lithuania, Born, 1930) Original Wood Engraving 1975  
Ex Libris Varga Karoly Castle of Sumeg y Antal Fery Ex-Libris Varga Karoly (Castle of Sumeg) by Antal Fery Antal Fery (Szerencs, Hungary, 1908 - Budapest, 1993) Original Woodcut 1976  
Ex Libris Vitolis Vengris by Vincas Kisarauskas Ex-Libris Vitolis Vengris by Vincas Kisarauskas Vincas Kisarauskas (Augmenai (Radviliskis), Lithuania, 1934 – New York, 1988) Original Color Linocut c. 1971 - 1972 Sold
VI Congreso Europeo de Ex Libris Barcelona Angel and Medieval Scriveners by Antoni Gelabert i Casas VI Congreso Europeo de Ex-Libris, Barcelona (Angel & Medieval Scriveners) by Antoni Gelabert i Casas Antoni Gelabert i Casas (Barcelona, Spain, 1911 - 1980) Original Color Woodcut 1958  

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