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.

Willy Rizzo Artworks

Willy Rizzo (1,003 results)

Cocktail table, circa 1968, 1968

Attributed to Willy Rizzo

Cocktail table, circa 1968, 1968

Sale Date: October 4, 2022

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A Willy Rizzo laminated and chrome side , 1970–1979

Willy Rizzo

A Willy Rizzo laminated and chrome side , 1970–1979

Sale Date: July 12, 2022

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Tavolo per Mario Sabot, 1970–1979

Willy Rizzo

Tavolo per Mario Sabot, 1970–1979

Sale Date: August 3, 2022

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Tavolo da salotto, 1970–1979

Willy Rizzo

Tavolo da salotto, 1970–1979

Sale Date: August 2, 2022

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Dining Set, 1970–1979

Willy Rizzo

Dining Set, 1970–1979

Sale Date: July 28, 2022

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Flaminia, 1970

Willy Rizzo

Flaminia, 1970

Sale Date: July 7, 2022

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Flaminia, 1970

Willy Rizzo

Flaminia, 1970

Sale Date: July 7, 2022

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Love, 1972

Willy Rizzo

Sale Date: July 1, 2022

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Table de salle à manger

Willy Rizzo

Table de salle à manger

Sale Date: July 1, 2022

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A SIDEBOARD BY W. RIZZO, 1970–1979

Willy Rizzo

A SIDEBOARD BY W. RIZZO, 1970–1979

Sale Date: June 29, 2022

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Enfilade à deux portes, 1970

Willy Rizzo

Enfilade à deux portes, 1970

Sale Date: June 21, 2022

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Sei sedie

Willy Rizzo

Sale Date: June 15, 2022

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Coppia di comodini Ghost per Mario Sabot

Willy Rizzo

Coppia di comodini Ghost per Mario Sabot

Sale Date: June 14, 2022

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Élégante table basse. Structure en métal..., 1970

Willy Rizzo

Élégante table basse. Structure en métal..., 1970

Sale Date: June 11, 2022

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Set of four cantilevered dining chairs, , 1970–1979

Willy Rizzo

Set of four cantilevered dining chairs, , 1970–1979

Sale Date: June 18, 2022

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Tavolo rotondo mod. TP UNOPIEDI con..., 1970

Willy Rizzo

Tavolo rotondo mod. TP UNOPIEDI con..., 1970

Sale Date: June 1, 2022

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Tavolo basso con vano contenitore. Struttura , 1970

Willy Rizzo

Tavolo basso con vano contenitore. Struttura , 1970

Sale Date: June 1, 2022

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Tavolo basso con vano contenitore. Struttura , 1970

Willy Rizzo

Tavolo basso con vano contenitore. Struttura , 1970

Sale Date: June 1, 2022

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Mannequins habillées en Courrèges, Paris, 1965, 1965

Willy Rizzo

Mannequins habillées en Courrèges, Paris, 1965, 1965

Sale Date: May 24, 2022

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A pair of Italian lacquered chests, 1970–1979

Willy Rizzo

A pair of Italian lacquered chests, 1970–1979

Sale Date: May 18, 2022

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A brass framed mirror attributed to Willy..., 1970

Willy Rizzo

A brass framed mirror attributed to Willy..., 1970

Sale Date: May 10, 2022

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Sei sedie, anni '70, 1970–1979

Willy Rizzo

Sei sedie, anni '70, 1970–1979

Sale Date: April 28, 2022

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Willy Rizzo (Italian 1928-2013), a black..., 1970

Willy Rizzo

Willy Rizzo (Italian 1928-2013), a black..., 1970

Sale Date: April 26, 2022

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Willy Rizzo (Italian 1928-2013), a..., 1968

Willy Rizzo

Willy Rizzo (Italian 1928-2013), a..., 1968

Sale Date: April 26, 2022

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