artist Unknown ()
"Couple de pantin", 1976
paper,
pastel, coal
100 x 70 cm
About 30 years ago, a scandal broke out in the Vatican. The chairman of Banco Ambrosiana, Roberto Calvi, was found dead under a bridge in London. He collected paintings depicting only couple de pantin (puppets). The current owner of the painting purchased it from a bank (1982), which was selling the collection of R. Calvi.
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artist Unknown ()
"Couple de pantin", 1976
paper,
pastel, coal
100 x 70 cm
About 30 years ago, a scandal broke out in the Vatican. The chairman of Banco Ambrosiana, Roberto Calvi, was found dead under a bridge in London. He collected paintings depicting only couple de pantin (puppets). The current owner of the painting purchased it from a bank (1982), which was selling the collection of R. Calvi.