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"10 maggio (10 May)" belongs to the artist’s mid-1970s cycle of works addressing civil unrest and collective tension. Executed in ink, watercolour and charcoal, the drawing constructs fractured, forceful figures through slashing lines and compressed planes, evoking bodies in confrontation rather than repose. The dated title invites a political reading: positioned immediately after 9 May - Victory Day in communist iconography - it may allude to the charged atmosphere surrounding leftist demonstrations and commemorations of resistance. Whether diary-like or symbolic, the date anchors the image in a climate of ideological struggle, where gesture becomes a form of protest and the body a site of pressure.

From Ruggero Gamberini

  1. Crisi (Crisis) by Ruggero Gamberini, Image 1.

    Crisi (Crisis), c. 1975

    Linocut on paper

    35 x 25 cm (paper)

  2. 5 giorni di lotta a Milano 7-11 aprile 75 (Five Days of Struggle in Milan 7-11 April 1975) by Ruggero Gamberini, Image 1.

    5 giorni di lotta a Milano 7-11 aprile 75 (Five Days of Struggle in Milan 7-11 April 1975), 1975

    Offset lithographic poster on paper

    68.5 x 50 cm

  3. Incubo by Ruggero Gamberini, Image 1.

    Incubo, 1975

    Etching with aquatint

    26.5 x 36.5 cm (paper)

  4. CRAL Colloquio by Ruggero Gamberini, Image 1.

    CRAL Colloquio, 1975

    Etching

    27 x 31 cm (paper)

  5. Manifestazione by Ruggero Gamberini, Image 1.

    Manifestazione, 1975

    Acquaforte etching 5/25/ Acquaforte 5/25

    21 x 17 cm

  6. 30 anni di lotte per l'emancipazione femminile by Ruggero Gamberini, Image 1.

    30 anni di lotte per l'emancipazione femminile, 1975

    Photography and graphics / Fotografia e grafica

    45 x 30 cm

  7. Insetto by Ruggero Gamberini, Image 1.

    Insetto, c. 1975

    Iron / Ferro

    56 x 34 x 20 cm

  8. Manifestazione by Ruggero Gamberini, Image 1.

    Manifestazione, 1975

    Acquaforte etching / Acquaforte

    21 x 17 cm