Gian Marco Montesano (1949) "La folie," 1976. Cm 140x120. Oil on canvas. On the verso work titled, dated and signed Montesano, Paris,1976, La folie. On the verso present dedication. Published. Bibliography L. Beatrice, G. Curto, "Gian Marco Montesano ", 2003, hopefulmonster, Turin, table p. 87. Notes Inspired by the film The Joyless Street/Die Freudlose Gasse, 1925, directed by G. W. Pabst. One of the final scenes sees Greta (played by Greta Garbo) wearing a dress that leaves her half-naked, sitting in front of a tripartite mirror, which reflects a curtain behind her, beyond which is the venue where she is to perform. Suddenly the curtain opens, and a drunken man (whose image is reflected in all three mirrors) enters and extends a manoversodilei.

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