Diamanti Sporchi di Sangue/ Blood and Diamonds (1978), original concept artwork, Italian

Artist: Rodolfo Gasparri (1928-1981)

Unframed: 11 1/2 x 24 1/2 in. (29.2 x 62.3 cm)

Framed: 16 3/4 x 29 1/2 in. (42.5 x 75 cm)

Exceptionally rare. Original artworks rarely surface as the majority were destroyed.

This Italian crime film was written and directed by Fernando Di Leo. The cast includes Claudio Cassinelli, Martin Balsam and Barbara Bouchet. The film tells the story of a man, who once released from prison, seeks revenge on the gang he considers responsible for his arrest and five year imprisonment for robbery. The prize of which is a large hoard of diamonds.