Masters of Comic Art: Oliva Collection
Friday 07 March 2025, 04:00 PM • Rome
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SALE 285
Auction details
Thanks to a selection resulting from years of research, you will be able to follow an excursus that spans the entire 20th century: from the fathers of Italian graphics such as Matania, Luzzati, Pinter and Mattotti, to the great European authors of the ninth art such as Bilal, Moebius, Manara, Munoz and Toppi, and on to American cartoonists such as Crumb, Toth, Caniff, King and Gould.
A catalogue full of fascinating and timeless works for all lovers of visual art.
The auction will be preceded by an exhibition to offer collectors the opportunity to carefully examine all the lots, presented and enhanced by the splendid setting of our exhibition venue.
ADDRESS
Rome / Via Quattro Novembre, 114
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For all enquires:
fumetti@finarte.it
+39 06 6791107
SESSION
Exhibition
7 March from 12:00 amRome / Via Quattro Novembre, 114
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All lots will still be visible during the course of the auction.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
The Buyer's Premium calculated on the hammer price is 20% up to € 50,000 and 17% over € 50,000.
Conditions of Sale
Finarte consolidates and renews its collaboration with Urania Casa d’Aste by preparing in synergy the next auction dedicated entirely to the original Tables and Illustrations by the great masters of comics.
The sale will take place in October in the prestigious Roman headquarters of Finarte, for which our experts are selecting works from the early 1900s to today, ranging from Disney tables to superheroes Made in USA, from great international masters to erotic tables, from illustrations of the early twentieth century to the cinematographic sketches.
The works will be presented in the catalog with an accurate historical-critical filing, which tends to present and enhance the individual lots in the best possible way to ensure their visibility and the best sales result. The auction will be preceded by an exhibition in Rome, to offer collectors the opportunity to carefully examine all the lots, presented and enhanced by the splendid setting of our exhibition site.