The Empty Canvas

N.p. N.p., Circa 1963. Vintage US borderless reference photograph from the 1963 Italian film, a striking shot of Catherine Spaak and Horst Buchholz. Universal Photo stamp on the verso.

From the collection of artist and author Duncan Hannah.

Duncan Hannah was a key figure in the burgeoning New York underground arts scene, befriending Andy Warhol and his superstars, Lou Reed, Allen Ginsberg, Patti Smith, Salvador Dali, and many others. A graduate of the Parsons School of Design, his paintings were exhibited in the influential 1980 Times Square Show alongside work by Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat, and several of his paintings are held in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Based on Alberto Moravia's 1960 novel "La noia." A talentless painter from a wealthy family drowns his disappointment in his lack of artistry in a passionate relationship with a free-spirited model.

Shot on location in Rome.

7.25 x 9.5 inches. About Near Fine.

[Book #162115]