Nude on Horseback Sketchbook page (Signed) (Limited Edition Print)
Medium: Limited edition Lithograph print on Cartridge Paper
Size: 11" x 15" (285mm x 380mm)
Date: 2009
Signature: Signed by artist in pencil bottom right
Code: SerpieriIndiane4
This is a Signed Limited edition print.
A beautifully reproduced page from one of Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri's sketchbooks, featuring a beautiful nude on horseback. The entire page has been reproduced giving an insight into this master of erotica's working process.
Serpieri has gained world renown for his powerful depictions of female characters whom are often denuded or in various states of undress.
He is possibly best known for his work on the Druuna erotic science fiction series which was also made into a computer game.
- Artist BiographyPaolo Eleuteri Serpieri (born 29 February 1944; Venice, Italy)
Paolo Serpieri is an Italian comic book writer and illustrator, noted for his works of highly detailed renderings of the human form, particularly erotic images of women. He is best known for his work on the Druuna erotic science fiction series.
Born in Venice, Serpieri moved to Rome in his youth to study painting and architecture at the Fine Art Academy in Rome under Renato Guttuso, and began his career as a painter in 1966, but in 1975 he shifted his focus to comics when he took on work from Italian comics magazine Lanciostory. A big fan of the American Old West, Serpieri co-created L'Histoire du Far-West ("The Story of the West"), a Western series about the history of the Old West, with writer Raffaele Ambrosio, which was published in the magazines Lancio Story and Skorpio. Some of the titles were L'Indiana Bianca (The White Indian) and L'Uomo di Medicina (Medicine Man).
Beginning in 1980 Serpieri worked on collections like Découvrir la Bible, as well as short stories for magazines such as L'Eternauta, Il Fumetto and Orient-Express.
In 1985, he published Morbus Gravis, the first work of the Druuna saga. The series is noteworthy for featuring realistic and explicit content including graphic violence and sex. These books have been very successful, selling more than a million copies in twelve languages. The English language translations are published by Heavy Metal.
Due to the interest in this series, Serpieri has also published numerous sketchbooks, such as Obsession, Druuna X, Druuna X 2, Croquis, Serpieri Sketchbook, Serpieri Sketchbook 2 and The Sweet Smell of Woman. Serpieri's highly detailed portrayals of well-endowed heroines have earned him the distinction of "Master of the Ass".
Serpieri is also credited with design work on the 3-D video game Druuna: Morbus Gravis, based on his heroine.