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Estimate: $ 3,000 - $ 4,000
WALTER MOLINO (1915-1997) ITALIA / ABBAZIA. 1935. 39 1/4x27 1/2 inches, 99 3/4x70 cm. F.I.A.R., Milan. Condition B+: restored losses, repaired tears and restoration in margins, some affecting image. Languid elegance pervades this nocturnal image which captures an intimate moment for an impeccably-dressed couple overlooking the Gulf of Quarnero at the foot of Monte Maggiore. The Croatian town of Opatija (Abbazia) on the Adriatic was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire through the first World War. In 1920 it became part of Italy, and then in 1947, after the Second World War, it became part of Yugoslavia. It officially became part of Croatia in 1991. An illustrator and cartoonist, "Molino illustrated the Italian editions of Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck [in 1938] . . . Molino's crowning achievements are thirty years of illustrations for the magazine Domenica del Corriere including many memorable covers" (Travel Italia p. 152). Adriatico 78, Travel Italia p. 14.
