There is very little information
available regarding Italian photographer Foto Vaselli . However, the name is
instantly recognisable among fans of Eastwood and especially fans of the Sergio
Leone Dollar trilogy. Vaselli was the man who arguably captured the greatest and
most important photographic record of the three legendary films. A great deal
of his original photographs were used for the conception of the many film poster
designs from around the world. In recent times, a large amount of his original
photographs have appeared for sale (often in large lots), and as a result
fetched considerably high prices. Whilst some of the photos had survived in
reasonably good shape, a lot of the photos had not. Regardless of the quality,
they were vital in terms of saving. I have made it something of a long term
project, but nevertheless set out to try and rescue these images and to some
degree, restore them. Needless to say, this will be a very long and often laborious
task. Therefore I have decided to post them here, in sets, as I complete
batches of 50. It should also be noted that due to some major deterioration and
extreme damage to the edges, in some cases I have had to re-frame the photos as
they were almost beyond any form of restoration. I still felt that saving the majority
of the image was far more important than nothing at all. The first 50 photos
here are from The Good, the bad and the Ugly (PEA release, 1966). Occasionally, some shots may appear very similar, but I have still included both - as they originally appeared.
All photos are presented purely for historic and educational purposes.
All photos are presented purely for historic and educational purposes.
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