28. 28AR GINO SEVERINI (1883-1966) Pulcinella and Arlecchino signed 'G. Severini' (lower right) pencil, pen and ink and gouache highlights on paper Executed in 1937 28 x 22 cm. This work is a preparatory drawing for the cover of a programme for a concert by Goffredo Petrassi at the Sala Capizucchi in Rome in 1937. The authenticity of this work has been confirmed by Dott.ssa Romana Severini Brunori and Prof.ssa Daniela Fonti. The work will be included in the forthcoming Catalogue Raisonné of Gino Severini, currently in preparation. Provenance Private collection, Italy. Private collection, Italy (by descent) Bibliography F. Meloni, Gino Severini. Tutte l'opere grafica, Milan, 1982, no. 120, (illustrated programme cover p. 175).