PROMENADE DRAGON, 1964

Details

CARLO MOLLINO
PROMENADE DRAGON, 1964
painted paper with glass eyes, with wire, wood, elastic and string; together with a certificate Del Drago Da Passeggio, the printed text illustrated with two re-touched monochrome photographs, numbered 30, signed and dedicated by the designer
63 in. (160 cm.) approximate length fully extended
underside of dragon signed in ink by the designer, dedicated "Tramonto all' AerItalia" and dated 6.1.1964 (2)

Provenance

Commandante Fioruccio Vignoli

Literature

Fulvio & Napoleone Ferrari (ed.), Carlo Mollino: Arabesques, Turin, 2006, p.281 pl.158/159 (examples of photographs illustrated), pl.160 (examples of promenade dragons illustrated)

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Lot Essay

During the early 1960s Mollino created several promenade dragons, each with their own unique hand-painted decoration, which were presented to close friends. This example was created for one of Mollino's flight instructors, Commandante Vignoli, and bears an inscription specific to this presentation. In addition to his other noted interests, Mollino was a passionate flier, with a keen interest in acrobatic flight and in aircraft design.

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