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Description
Illustration created in mixed media (mainly tempera) for one of the stories in the children's book "Dodici racconti meravigliosi della regina Fabiola", published by Fabbri in 1964.
Comment
Actually, this is not an illustration for a comic book, but for a children's book. However, I like Lupatelli (aka Tony Wolf) very much and his work is obviously close to that of a comic artist, so I hope the purists will forgive me ;)
He is not yet the Tony Wolf of the ‘Le storie del bosco’, but the poetic and refined stroke that humanises animals in a fairytale-like manner and the meticulous attention to the rendering of the tiniest details (the insects sitting on the garlic stalk) are already his trademark.
He is not yet the Tony Wolf of the ‘Le storie del bosco’, but the poetic and refined stroke that humanises animals in a fairytale-like manner and the meticulous attention to the rendering of the tiniest details (the insects sitting on the garlic stalk) are already his trademark.
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About Antonio Lupatelli
Antonio Lupatelli was an Italian children's book illustrator and author, best known under his pen name Tony Wolf. Early in his career, he has also worked as a comics artist. In his home country he worked for Il Corriere dei Piccoli, where his best known comics series was 'Ciccio Sprai' (1974-1975). He was one of the Italians working for the British publishing company Fleetway, where his text comics appeared in their children's weeklies and annuals. Lupatelli was among several artists to illustrate the comics series 'Freddie Frog' and 'Fun in Toyland'. In Italy he is however best remembered for his many book illustrations starring animals, gnomes, dragons, elves and other fairy tale characters. Among his other pseudonyms are Oda Taro, L'Alpino and Antony Moore.
Text (c) Lambiek
