About Us

Urbano Quinto, Andy Warhol, Halston and Bianca Jagger from the book Studio 54

The letter U represents a sort of dedication by Jean-Michel Basquiat to Urbano Quinto present on the front or back of some works, sometimes even hidden with UV marker visible only with blue light. An example with this type of dedication was exposed in the solo exhibition held at the Kestner-Gesellschaft Gallery in Hannover, Germany in 1989. In this work, as in other very rare drawings, is also mentioned in the writings the name Quinto.

Iron door knocker with the leopard, the symbolical representation of Charles V, 16th century.

The Urbano Quinto Heritage was founded, first in experimental phases in Novara - Italy and in London - United Kingdom, and then definitively in Dover, Delaware - United States of America, by Anita Bischoff Urbano, Mauro Urbano and the other heirs, to safeguard the extraordinary legacy artistic and cultural of Urbano Quinto. The board chaired by Mauro Urbano is responsible for planning and implementing international cultural events and art publications dedicated to the emblematic figure of Urbano Quinto and his collections of works of art and european sculptures of Middle Age, Renaissance and Pop Art works on paper. The Urbano Quinto Heritage Archive curated by professor Darius Wexlar is dedicated to the classification, the conservation and control of the documentation and correct provenance of the works of art present in the permanent collections of the heirs or in private or public collections. The board of UQH has always been committed to continuing charitable and philanthropic causes according to the guidelines set by Urbano Quinto and is also active in new charity projects in collaboration with international foundations.