This is an Original Italian first Printing of 1971 VERUSCHKA -Poetry of a Woman,Directed by Famous Fashion Photographer of the 60s/70s FRANCO RUBARTELLI. A Rare Poster fromFashion photographer Franco Rubartellisvisually lush and moody head film about European supermodel Veruschka.
This linen mounted Poster is another fine example of Italian Cinema Advertising. More often than not, these Posters are not about the Film (for me) but the Art, the interpretation of the Artist. The ArtistsHand and brushstrokes- A painting (or in this case Foto)! These Italian artists are historically great Masters! These are collectable as Art. Framing instantly adds value, Wow, and Beauty.
Franco Rubartelli (born 1937), is an Italian photographer, film director and television spots maker. Rubartelli was born in Florence. Rubartelli worked for magazines such as Vogue and Glamour, and helped to discover Veruschka and they became a couple.
Size:Italian 2F - 39" x 55" inches (161.8cm x 75.80cm)
Condition:Recently mounted on Linen! See Fotos!See my other listings!
Veruschka studied Art in Hamburg and then moved to Florence, where she was discovered at age 20 by the photographer Ugo Mulas and became a full-time model. In Paris, she met Eileen Ford, head of the prestigious Ford Modeling Agency. In 1961 she moved to New York City, but soon returned to Munich. For some time she was with the Stewart Modeling Agency at 405 Park Avenue in New York, where she reigned as the girl with the most covers on the wall inside the agencys entrance. She had also garnered attention when she made a brief five-minute appearance in the 1966 cult film Blow Up by Michelangelo Antonioni.
Veruschka appeared on the cover of Life magazines August 1967 issue; and various times on all four major Vogue magazines (American, Italian, French and British) covers throughout the 1960s. She once worked with Salvador Dalí and photographer Peter Beard, who took her to Kenya. At her peak, she earned as much as $10,000 a day. In 1975, however, she departed from the fashion industry due to disagreements with Grace Mirabella, the newly appointed editor-in-chief of Vogue. In a 1999 interview, Veruschka said of their disagreements, "She wanted me to be bourgeois, and I didnt want to be that. I didnt model for a long time after that."In 1969, she attended the Woodstock festival.
Veruschka inspired the most prestigious photographers of her time, like Franco Rubartelli, Richard Avedon, Bert Stein, David Bailey, Steven Meisel, Francesco Scavullo, and Peter Beard, who took her to Kenya and for big designers like Tom Ford, Michael Kors, Dolce & Gabbana and Ailanto. Veruschka was a pioneer of body painting. In 1966 she appeared in a photoshoot wearing nothing but body paint. She retired from modeling in 1975.