"This Arno with slow waters" - Oil on panel by Galileo Chini, signed on the lower right, bears the dedication on the back to his friend Giuseppe Orsi and the date 14 September 1943.
CHINI GALILEO. Born on December 2, 1873 in Florence, died on August 23, 1956, then blind. As a boy he was a simple painter; at twenty he decided to study the ancient and modern masters. In 1899 with some friends he created "The Art of Ceramics", managing to give this feat a new physiognomy to Italian majolica. He has participated in numerous and important exhibitions in Paris, Leningrad, Barcelona, Saint-Louis, Brussels and in Italian exhibitions, including the Venice Biennials from IV to XVII. Among the various decoration works, those of the buildings of the Cassa di Risparmio of Pistoia, Arezzo and Florence, as well as those of the Throne Palace in Bangkok (Siam), and among the easel works: Quiete; The triumph; The Baptist; Icarus; The game and the fat tempera painting depicting The Last Supper, in which it reaffirms its qualities as a strong symbolist decorator of daring conceptions and a lovable coloring, which achieves remarkable effects with simplicity of means and with natural spontaneity. In 1932 he held a personal exhibition in Milan, at the Pesaro Gallery, with still life paintings, flowers, figures and Parisian landscapes or on the banks of the Arno. He was a teacher of decoration at the Academy of Florence.
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Period: September 14, 1943 Measurements: In frame H 52 x L 60 / Table H 33.5 x L 42 cm -
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Period: about 1920 Measurements: In frame H 83 x L 102 x P 7 / Table H 61 x L 80.5 cm"Valle d'Aosta landscape with huts" - Oil on panel by Giuseppe Gheduzzi (1889-1957). Born in Crespellano (Bologna) on May 12, 1889, he lived in Turin where he died on May 21, 1957. He learned the basics of art from his father Ugo, then attended the Accademia Albertina, a pupil of Andrea Marchisio and Paolo Gaidano, for only three years, because he was forced to help his father in the scenography works. He was a skilled landscape painter. It began in Vignola in 1907 with an alpine landscape. He held several solo exhibitions and took part in many exhibitions. He participated in the events of the Promotrice alle Belle Arti in Turin for twenty consecutive years (awarded with a gold medal) and in the circle of artists in Turin. Solo exhibitions were held at the Bolzani Gallery in Milan; at the Galleria A. Garabello in Biella; at Galleri Fogliato and Lombardi Gallery in Turin. -
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Elegant oil painting on canvas by Alfio Paolo Graziani (Mantua 1900 - Gavirate 1981), Mantua by birth, after the last war he moved to Gavirate, where he died in 1981. He is one of the most qualified artists of the 1900s, he does not get involved by the easy enthusiasm of the time, thus he tried managing to maintain his freedom of expression and to create works of great quality. His still lifes, his landscapes and his portraits are restful and quiet carriers of inner peace. The work is signed by the author on the lower left corner. Period: 1940s Measurements: In frame H 82.5 x L 112.5 cm / Canvas H 70 x L 100 cm -
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Dipinto olio su tavola di Cipriano Mannucci (Nizza 1882 - Firenze 1970). Compì gli studi a Firenze alla scuola d'Arte di S. Croce. Nel 1908 vinse un premio in una mostra alla Societa' Fiorentina di Belle Arti. Visse alcuni anni a Parigi, esponendovi più volte; partecipò a mostre in Italia e in America Meridionale, ottenendo numerosi riconoscimenti. Il dipinto è una veduta di Boccadasse (GE), è firmato dall'autore nell'angolo in alto a destra. Period: 1930/40 Measurements: In frame H 50 x L 60 cm / Table H 30 x L 40 cm -
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"Woman with veil" oil on paper by Gino Parin. The painting is from the 20s / 30s of the twentieth century, has a beautiful coeval gilded wood frame. The picture and the frame need some cleaning. It comes from a private collection from Biella. Gino Parin was born in Trieste in 1876. His real name was Federico Gino Pollack. He began his artistic education in the studio of the Trieste painter Eugenio Scomparini and then continued at the Venetian Girolamo Navarra's one. At 19 he went to Munich to attend the Academy where he attended the courses of Karl Raupp and became acquainted with the painting of the Pre-Raphaelites, Lenbach, von Marées and von Stuck. Having become a member of the Münchener Künstler Genossenschaft, he often exhibited at the Glaspalast. He traveled extensively in Europe, visiting Switzerland, France and England. From 1910 he began to participate in the collective exhibitions of the Trieste Artistic Circle. Here he settled permanently at the outbreak of the First World War. He participated to the Biennials of 1921, 1924, 1928 and 1932. In 1923 he received the gold medal at the Turin Quadrennial. During this period his style, from the original German academic setting, evolved towards a personal reworking of the taste of the Deco years. His production, mainly focused on female portraits and interior painting, earned him the definition of "painter of beautiful women". Deported by the Germans in 1944, he died in the Bergen Belsen camp. Period: 1920s / 30s Measurements: In frame H 102 x W 82 x D 7.5 / Canvas H 79 x W 59 cm -
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"Woman' bronze sculpture by Titta Ratti. Titta Ratti, real name Battista Ratti (Milan 1896 - Malvaglia 1992). Period: mid 20th century Measurements: H 54 x W 18 x D 18 cm -
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Group of 16 cherry chairs, dating back to the end of the 19th century, in excellent structural condition, need coloring of the lightened parts and finishing. A chair has a broken seat.Period: Late 19th century Measurements: H 86 x L 41.5 x P 37.5 / H seat 48 cm
