An on-line campaign has been mounted to authenticate the drawing found in an attic by retired traffic cop Raffaele De Feo in Voluturara in Southern Italy. The story has hit the Italian national press and TV..."
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Mystery drawing may have been done by master illusionist
By neil macphail
Published: 13/03/2010
ARTISTIC CONUNDRUM: The 1949 painting entitled Loch Ness Monster and Black Man without a Face
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Our Loch Ness Monster is famed the world over, and pops up in very strange circumstances from time to time.
Now she has surfaced at the centre of an art mystery in Italy.
This centres around a charcoal drawing dating from 1949, which is described as Loch Ness Monster and Black Man without a Face, and which could possibly have been drawn by famous Dutch artist, MC Escher.
This story of the mystery painting starts in 2005 in Volturara, a small village in the Italian province of Avellino, where traffic police officer Raffaele De Feo lives.
When clearing out his family’s attic, he found what he called “the strange picture”.
Initially he did not take any notice of it, but later, in removing the frame, he sees an inscription on the back of the picture, signed by MC Escher, which reads: “With all my heart to a friendly remembrance.”
Now some Italians are urging art experts to authenticate the work as being done by Maurits Cornelis Escher, nicknamed “Mauk", and contacted the Press and Journal to spread the world that Nessie “lives” in Italy.
Escher (1898-1972) was hailed by many as one of the world's most famous graphic artists. His art is enjoyed by millions of people all over the world, as can be seen on the many web sites on the internet. And for several years he lived and travelled in Italy.
He is most famous for his so-called impossible structures, such as Ascending and Descending, Relativity, his Transformation Prints, such as Metamorphosis I, Metamorphosis II and Metamorphosis III, Sky & Water I or Reptiles.
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Found unpublished painting- picture ( carboncino ) Nessie and Black Man without a face.-
Artist Master Illusionist : Maurits Cornelis ESCHER 1898-1972 - NL
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Prioritarie 20.01.05 By air mail Par avion
First class Mail URGENT DE FEO Raffaele
Sezione Polizia Stradale di Avellino 83100
Via G.Palatucci 16
Italy
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02 May 2007
De Feo Raffaele
Sezione Polizia Stradale de Avellino
83100 Via G.Palatucci 16
Italy
Dear DE Feo Raffaele
Thank you for the letter and information that you sent Tate Modern, which have now been
Discussed by the curatorial team at Tate Modern and have been passed to me for reply. While we
Appreciate your thoughtful proposal, exhibitions and displays are planned far in advance. Our
Calendar is now completely booked through 2009, and we are reluctant to commit to any new
Projects until we are fuether along in planning for the shows that are currently being organised by
Our own curatorial staff.
I am sorry to be the bearer of such disappointing news, but on behalf of the team here, I should
Like to wish you every success in realising your idea elsewhere.
Thank you for thinking of Tate Modern.
Yours sincerely,
Aleanor Jones
Director’s Office
Tate Modern
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Raffaele De Feo
Sovrintendente della Polizia di Stato
Sezione Polizia Stradale di Avellino
Via Palatucci,16
83100 Avellino,ITALIA
Madrid 16 de dicembre de 2004
Estimado Sr.De Feo :
Muchas gracias por su carta en la que nos envia la offerta de venta de una obra de Maurits Cornelis
Vista y studiata dicha offerta, le comunico que, lamentablemente,no encaja dentro del proyecto de
Adquisiciones que el MNCARS tiene previsto de manera immediata.
Agradecie’ndole de antemano su interes, y esperando colaborar en un futuro proximo, reciba un
Cordial saludo
Ana Martinez de Aguillar
Directora M.N.C.A.R.S.
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NESSIE IT IS ORIGINAL DRAWING M.C. ESCHER -NL
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NESSIE NEWS - Italy
Policeman found unpublished coal drawing NESSIE Loch Ness Monster and the Black Man without a face date 1949 cm 53 x cm 42 – Famous Artist M.C. ESCHER 1898 -1972 NL
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Found Unknown Picture of M.C ESCHER 1898-1972 NL dated Work 18.1.1949 representing Nessie the Monster of Loch Ness .-
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REGIONE CAMPANIA
Volturara Irpina ( AV ) - ITALY
Unpublished Coal drawing NESSIE Loch Ness Monster
and the Black Man without a face date 1949.-
Famous Artist M.C. ESCHER 1898-1972 NL
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ASSOCIAZIONE NAZIONALE NESSIE
Sede Legale Volturara Irpina ( AV ) via A. DI MEO n. 122 Regione
Campania
ITALY
The A.N.N. after the discovery of the unpublished Picture, Which is
Volturara Irpina (AV ) article, after being transmitted by the BBC program
and the Italian mass media about the new appearance of the Monster of Loch Ness
( Scotland) Necessary needs to inform the whole world that the Holland Painter
and engraver M.C. Escher had already painted and announced the new
reappearance, recalled by the Black Man without a Face.
And with what has been written above, with peaceful intentions:
1 ) either Escher had seen personally the monster of Loch Ness while he was
wandering about;
2 ) or Escher believed that the monster of Loch Ness really existed and thats
why he did the drawing.
This work of art is dated 01.18.1949. The Handwriting consultation is made of
51 pages and has been sworn and registered at The Court of R O M E in the date
of august 4 .2006. This is a big discovery for the World of art. The Republic
power of Attorney, of Avellino is even occupying about This case, interested
has for the Policeman who is the owner of this Picture. Holland denies The
existence of this unpublished Picture without seeing it or examining it .
Honour and glory to Escher, the Loch Ness Monster,to everybody Irpine and the
national And international Mass media that will publish this HISTORICAL EVENT.
ASSOCIAZIONE NAZIONALE NESSIE
“This picture coal drawing has been verified that is by M.C.ESCHER”
President Michelangelo MARRA Volturara Irpina 04-01-2013
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ASSOCIAZIONE NAZIONALE NESSIE
83050 Volturara Irpina ( AV ) via A. Di Meo n.122 - ITALY
e.mail : associazionenessie1@libero.it
AVELLINO - MONSTER OF LOCH NESS - INDICTMENT THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE COMPANY 'DUTCH MC ESCHER BV -
This was announced basis at the National Association of Nessie Mass - Media That the National and International for the Preliminary JUDGE Dr. Giovan Francesco Fiore read the request for indictment filed by the Public Prosecutor S. Dr. Cecilia Annecchini public prosecutor in criminal proceedings on 11.12.2012 N. 5843/12 R.G. GIP, sets the preliminary hearing in closed session for the day 06/04/2013 10:00 in Avellino, Palace of Justice - GUP-First floor classroom. - ACCUSED in relation to the offense p. and p. from 'art. 595 paragraph 3 C. P. VELDHUYSEN Mark, CEO of MC ESCHER B.V. Dutch, for half a Internet offended reputation RAFFAELE DE FEO, as the current owner of a charcoal drawing of the famous Dutch painter Maurits Cornelis Escher depicting the Loch Ness Monster, defining this work to fake Because It made them signed by Escher. In Addition, in His capacity as CEO of the firm MC Escher BV , Expressing Judgments about the authenticity of the work in terms of where incorrect Stated That was a matter of a scam.
As President of the National Association Nessie we are excited about this sensational news That will surely project the irpinia the national and international limelight. To our knowledge, the famous Dutch graphic artist MC ESCHER engraver (1898 - 1972) dated 1949 depicted in the work UNEDITED Nessie the Loch Ness monster That Emerges from the water drawn from the notes of a flute played by black men without a face.
regards
THE NATIONAL PRESIDENT Michelangelo Marra
Enclosed: Original Photo of the work - Committal for trial.
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