In 1973, a printmaking studio in Venice – Centro Internazionale Della Grafica Venezia – commissioned nineteen artists to respond to Venice. The portfolio, titled Venice Yesterday Today Tomorrow, brings together senior Italian artists. Disparate in style and philosophy, these works present a portal into the lineage, tensions and desires of Venice, once the heart of Western art.

Valeriano Trubbiani’s ‘Untitled (Ibis of the Night)’ is a striking work of art. A gloved hand strangles a metallic ibis against a backdrop of Venetian architecture. The scene is noirish – a public sculpture assassinated in the public square.

Primarily a sculptor, Trubbiani created metal sculptures in his father’s workshop. His work is surreal and expressionistic, populated by motifs of birds. In 1966 he participated in the Venice Biennale. For collectors of twentieth century art, ‘Untitled (Ibis of the Night)’ is a soaring find.

Valeriano TRUBBIANI (1937 - 2020)
'Untitled (Ibis of the Night)' 1973
lithograph on paper
Edition of 100
Image Size: 64 x 44 cm
Dimensions: 69 x 49 cm
Signed: Signed centre; editioned lower left. Comitato aiap Italiano; embossed lower right.
Comes with Letter of Provenance

From Venezia Ieri Oggi Domani published by the Centro Internazionale Della Grafica Venezia 1973.

Condition: Excellent

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