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4690Leica MP chrome no.MP-368 %u2018Tazio Secchiaroli%u2019A historically important Leica MP no. 368, delivered on 16.01.1958, anddocumented as the personal camera of Tazio Secchiaroli, one of the original Roman paparazzi whose work defined the visual culture of La Dolce Vita.Secchiaroli%u2019s dynamic and candid photographs of celebrities along Via Venetoin the late 1950s profoundly influenced modern photojournalism and eveninspired the character %u2018Paparazzo%u2019 in Federico Fellini%u2019s La Dolce Vita (1960). The camera is offered together with a matching rigid Summicron 2/5 cm no.1468612. The outfit is preserved in good, used condition, showing honestsigns of professional use consistent with its historical role.Included in the lot is the book The Original Paparazzo, bearing a personaldedication by Secchiaroli in which the serial number of the present camera (no. 368) is explicitly mentioned. This rare and direct documentary reference firmly links the camera to the photographer and significantly enhances itshistorical relevance. An evocative and well-documented working tool of oneof the most influential photographers of post-war Italy.Start price %u20ac 50.000*est. %u20ac 100.000%u2013 120.000Serial no. MP-368Year of production: 1958condition: B+