Willy Rizzo

(Italian, 1928–2013)

Willy Rizzo was an Italian photographer and furniture designer known for his portraits of princes, princesses, playboys, and starlets in the 1950s and 60s. Born on October 22, 1928 in Naples, Italy, he began shooting portraits at the age of 12 and in 1948, he was hired by Paris Match magazine, for whom he photographed the likes of Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn, Jane Fonda, Fred Astaire, Salvador Dalí, and Pablo Picasso, among others. He went on to launch a furniture line in Rome in 1966, inspired by Modernists such as Mies van der Rohe and Le Corbusier. His inaugural collection included steel-banded travertine dining tables and bronze table lamps, and today many of his pieces are exhibited in the permanent collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. He became such a famous chronicler of the glamorous “jet set” of the 1950s, Rizzo was memorably immortalized as the paparazzo Walter Rizotto in Tintin creator Herge’s The Castafiore Emerald in 1963. He died on February 25, 2013 in Paris, France.

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Angolo bar con piccolo banco e stipi

Willy Rizzo

Angolo bar con piccolo banco e stipi

Sale Date: February 13, 2024

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Divano modulare con pouf, 1976

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Divano modulare con pouf, 1976

Sale Date: February 13, 2024

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Chairs, set of six, 1975

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Chairs, set of six, 1975

Sale Date: January 25, 2024

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Soffbord/barbord, Italien 1970-tal,..., 1970–1979

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Soffbord/barbord, Italien 1970-tal,..., 1970–1979

Sale Date: January 25, 2024

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Willy Rizzo's surreal portrait of Salvador Dali

Willy Rizzo

Willy Rizzo's surreal portrait of Salvador Dali

Sale Date: October 4, 2023

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Coffee Table for Mario Sabot, 1970–1979

Willy Rizzo

Coffee Table for Mario Sabot, 1970–1979

Sale Date: December 19, 2023

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Pair of 'Love' Table Lamps, 1970

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Pair of 'Love' Table Lamps, 1970

Sale Date: December 15, 2023

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Willy Rizzo for Cidue (Italian) Chrome..., 1970

Willy Rizzo

Willy Rizzo for Cidue (Italian) Chrome..., 1970

Sale Date: December 15, 2023

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Mobile contenitore, 1970

Willy Rizzo

Mobile contenitore, 1970

Sale Date: December 14, 2023

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Paar Mid-Century Leuchten in..., 1970–1979

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Paar Mid-Century Leuchten in..., 1970–1979

Sale Date: December 9, 2023

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A Bar Cabinet With Two Stools By W. Rizzo, 1970–1979

Willy Rizzo

A Bar Cabinet With Two Stools By W. Rizzo, 1970–1979

Sale Date: December 14, 2023

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A Bar Cabinet With Two Stools By W. Rizzo, 1970–1979

Willy Rizzo

A Bar Cabinet With Two Stools By W. Rizzo, 1970–1979

Sale Date: December 14, 2023

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Paar Mid-Century Leuchten in..., 1970–1979

Willy Rizzo

Paar Mid-Century Leuchten in..., 1970–1979

Sale Date: December 9, 2023

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Credenza mod. Savage per Mario Sabot, Italia, 1973

Willy Rizzo

Credenza mod. Savage per Mario Sabot, Italia, 1973

Sale Date: December 4, 2023

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Quattro sedie per Mario Sabot, Italia, 1970–1979

Willy Rizzo

Quattro sedie per Mario Sabot, Italia, 1970–1979

Sale Date: December 4, 2023

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Sideboard, 1970–1979

Willy Rizzo

Sideboard, 1970–1979

Sale Date: November 14, 2023

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Sideboard con ante mod. Savage, 1970–1979

Willy Rizzo

Sideboard con ante mod. Savage, 1970–1979

Sale Date: November 14, 2023

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Sideboard con ante mod. Savage, 1970–1979

Willy Rizzo

Sideboard con ante mod. Savage, 1970–1979

Sale Date: November 14, 2023

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Sideboard, 1970–1979

Willy Rizzo

Sideboard, 1970–1979

Sale Date: November 14, 2023

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Coffee table, 1972

Willy Rizzo

Coffee table, 1972

Sale Date: November 15, 2023

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Coffee table, 1972

Willy Rizzo

Coffee table, 1972

Sale Date: November 15, 2023

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WILLY RIZZO COCKTAIL TABLE FOR CIDUE, 1970–1979

Willy Rizzo

WILLY RIZZO COCKTAIL TABLE FOR CIDUE, 1970–1979

Sale Date: November 13, 2023

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WILLY RIZZO COCKTAIL TABLE FOR CIDUE, 1970–1979

Willy Rizzo

WILLY RIZZO COCKTAIL TABLE FOR CIDUE, 1970–1979

Sale Date: November 13, 2023

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Dry bar set, 1975

Willy Rizzo

Dry bar set, 1975

Sale Date: November 3, 2023

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