Start price: € 1,400

Estimate: € 2,600–2,800

Start price: RMB 11,000

Estimate: RMB 20,000–22,000

Size: 29.2 x 39.3 cm

Gelatin silver print, printed in the 1980s on double-weight semi-matte paper, in very good condition. Signed, photographer's copyright stamp in black ink, and "Scanno" series stamp in green ink on the reverse. LITERATURE Alistair Crawford (ed.), Mario Giacomelli, New York 2001.

In 1957 Giacomelli travelled to the South of Italy, Abruzzi, and stopped in a small town called Scanno. Impressed by its way of life barely touched by the changing of time, he returned there in 1959 to finish the series. He found himself in an environment dating back hundreds of years, with its simplicity and spontaneity, which had already inspired other masters of photography like Henri Cartier-Bresson. Narrow streets with white houses, freely wandering chickens and cows, the people traditionally dressed in black – all this created a strong contrast reinforced by Giacomelli. He tried to burn in a blinding white all unnecessary details to illuminate the figures, which seem to exist beyond time.

明胶银盐照片，1980年代印制在双重重量的半哑光纸上，状况非常好。背面有签名、摄影师的黑色版权印章和绿色的“Scanno”系列印章。文献：Alistair Crawford（编），《Mario Giacomelli》，纽约，2001年。1957年，Giacomelli前往意大利南部的阿布鲁佐，并在一个名为Scanno的小镇停留。被那里的生活方式所打动，这种生活方式几乎没有受到时间变迁的影响，他于1959年再次回到那里完成这个系列。他发现自己置身于一个有着数百年历史的环境中，这里的简朴和自发性已经激发了其他摄影大师如Henri Cartier-Bresson的灵感。狭窄的街道，白色的房屋，自由漫步的鸡和牛，人们传统上穿着黑色衣服——所有这些都形成了强烈的对比，并被Giacomelli进一步强化。他试图通过燃烧成刺眼的白色来去除所有不必要的细节，以照亮那些似乎存在于时间之外的人物。