ERICH VON GOTHA. [erotic drawing, pin-up, free illustration] - Lot 150

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ERICH VON GOTHA. [erotic drawing, pin-up, free illustration] - Lot 150
ERICH VON GOTHA. [erotic drawing, pin-up, free illustration]. The Roman life of Laura. Original illustration for the little-known 1984 version of this episode reprinted in 2019. Mixed media, colored inks on paper. 28.5 x 37.5 cm (11.22 x 14.76 in.) Signed lower left Erich von Götha. Reissued in 2019 in a version weakened by the artist's age, this is von Götha's best period in 1984, and the full-page color dimensions are quite exceptional. The subject, too, is most appealing... Aside from the ironic allusion to the Hollywood peplums of the '50s, the treatment of the subject is remarkable, and reminds us that Von Götha is first and foremost a true classical draughtsman who graduated from the prestigious English school of Saint Martin. This illustration is particularly remarkable for its subtle interplay between power and sex, with Caesar reduced to a role of extra... Condition: excellent There is a small self-adhesive label in the upper margin, outside the work, inscribed with a number in ink.
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