Wisdom

Wisdom is an original drawing in pen on paper, realized in 1920 ca. by Filiberto Scarpelli (Naples, 1870 - Rome, 1933).

Pubblished on Italian magzine " la guerra dell’asino".

Included a Passepartout: 50 x 35 cm.

In good conditions, except for folding of the paper and some signs of the time (minor stains).

A beautiful and interesting satirical drawing, showing on the blackboard the perfect political program made of pure socialist populism.  L'Asino , born in 1892, became a newspaper clearly against Mussolini's dictatorship, and for this reason was forced to suspend the publications in the spring of 1925, after a long series of threats, persecutions, and interventions of the fascist gangs in the newsroom.

Filippo Scarpelli (Naples, 1870 - Rome, 1933)

Italian caricaturist and writer, Filippo Scarpelli wrote books for boys and actively collaborated with the Sunday newspaper. As a draftsman, he collaborated with various humorous newspapers, especially the Travaso delle Idee , which he directed. He also signed the name of the founder of Travaso, Tito Livio Cianchettini .  He also worked as a cartoonist for Il Balilla , Il Popolo d'Italia ,  Numero , Il Pasquino , the Giornalino della domenica , and Il Corriere dei Piccoli . He participated in the Futurist movement. He died in Rome in 1933 with a gunshot.