ELISABETTA CATALANO - Lot 8

ELISABETTA CATALANO Muse Talitha Getty (silver portrait of Giosetta Catalano) Gelatin print on paper 23.5 × 35 cm Unsigned; authenticated as an original by Elisabetta Catalano by the artist’s estate in Milan Provenance: gift of Benoît Ferreux Two Love Letters included This portrait of the iconic Dutch model and actress Talitha Getty—captured by Italian photographer Elisabetta Catalano and posed in front of her silver portrait by Italian artist Giosetta Catalano—was generously donated to DEVOTION by Benoît Ferreux, a French actor and nephew of Serge Marquand. Marquand had acquired the work directly from Talitha Getty in the 1960s, during their romantic relationship. Two love letters written by Talitha to Serge, recounting a passionate, impossible, yet eternally celebrated story, are included.