"Sarajevo 1992" Photograph by Paolo Siccardi

Closed

Ended:June 20th 2021, 12:00pm EDT

Winner: paolo.trezzi

€325($348 USD)

Charity percentage

77%

Miss out?

Another unique item may be just around the corner!

Charity percentage

77%

The Prize

Sarajevo 1992 - During the 1425-day siege of the city of Sarajevo, which began on April 5, 1992 and officially ended on February 29, 1996, Vedran Smailović, first cellist of the Sarajevo Philharmonic, played for 22 days in various parts of the city to the backdrop of incessant bombing, performing Albinoni's “Adagio in G minor”, in memory of the breadline massacre in which twenty-two civilians died when they were hit by a mortar strike on May 27 of the same year. In the photograph Vedran Smailović is playing the Adagio on the train tracks, surrounded by trains wrecked by the explosions.

Interesting facts about the score

Tommaso Albinoni's incomplete score was found by the Allies during the Second World War in the bombed-out Sächsische Landesbibliothek (National Saxon Library) in Dresden, in which many unique musical manuscripts were kept, including almost all of Albinoni's compositions. In 1958 the musician Remo Gianzotto reconstructed the score from the fragments found.

Only in 1998 when the Italian musician died, it was revealed that the score was never found in Dresden and was never written by Tommaso Albinoni, it had been a deception and the score had in fact been written by Gianzotto who is today credited with the work.

30X45 cm FINE ART print on Canson Infinity Barita Prestige paper with pigment inks.

www.walkabout-ph.com

The purchase of unique items through an auction house requires careful evaluation by the buyer. We invite you to personally examine all the information and material at your disposal, including our returns policy, before proceeding with purchase.

The Cause

The aim of ResQ Onlus is to save the lives of castaways in the Mediterranean - often men, women and children attempting to escape conflict or serious humanitarian crises – using a rescue ship that lends its support to the operational civilian fleet. The association was set up at the end of 2019 by a group of friends and today has almost 600 members and thousands of donors who have joined forces to offer a concrete response to the humanitarian emergency that has been unfolding in our waters for many years. Following the Lampedusa shipwreck in October 2013, there have been at least 20 thousand deaths in the Mediterranean (and the numbers are certainly higher because many victims are never found). Since the beginning of this year, at least 500 people have already lost their lives attempting to cross this stretch of water.

We are working towards going to sea to carry out our first rescue mission in the summer of 2021. ResQ’s ship will be about 40 meters long, weighing between 450 and 500 tons, and will be fully equipped for rescue missions. On board the ship twill be a crew comprising professionals and specialized volunteers: seafarers, rescuers, doctors and nurses, cultural mediators, as well as the chance to host journalists and photojournalists who can document events.

We are very nearly ready but we need everyone’s help for the final push. We are looking a contribution that will help us to push the ship towards its launch, to fill the hold and the galley, to set sail and navigate the sea. The “C’è una nave” campaign will give everyone the chance to “board” ResQ by taking part in the CharityStars auctions and the crowdfunding initiative on the association’s website.

Website

resq.it

Item #P56416

In condition as donated.

Service Fees apply to this lot: these are service fee that are commonly applied by auction houses for the sales of this type of service. This service includes the sourcing of lots, quality control, storage, sale and customer support. The minimum Service Fees applied to this lot will be €48.75.

The total cost for this lot does not include shipping costs, which are not specified until auction closing and vary according to the size and weight of the item, as well as the recipient's address. The minimum shipping cost is €9.95. Tickets, vouchers and goods are generally shipped via courier and must be signed for on delivery, unless otherwise stated. In some cases tickets will be left in the auction winner's name for pick up at the ticket office of the event location.