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"Composition" by Umberto Mastroianni (Fontana Liri 1910 - Marino 1998), mixed technique / cardboard signed on the lower right, work number 0019. Authentication of the artist on photo. Umberto Mastroianni was born in Fontana Liri, in the province of Frosinone, on 21 September 1910. After his studies at the Academy of San Marcello in Rome, he moved with his family to Turin, continuing his training under the guidance of the master Guerrisi. His first works have a futurist imprinting; in particular he will be influenced by the works of Boccioni which Mastroianni tinges with neo-Cubism. The artist will be the founder of the Turin Prize in 1947 and, during his life, will receive important awards such as the International Grand Prize for Sculpture (Venice Biennale 1958) and the Tokyo Imperial Prize (1989). World famous artist, Umberto Mastroianni died on February 25, 1998 in his house-museum in Marino (Rome), leaving many masterpieces to posterity. Measurements: In frame H 77.5 x W 93.5 cm x D 5.5 / Canvas H 48.5 x W 65.5 cm -
"Biella mountains seen from the Campra plateau" (Graglia) pastel on cardboard by Demetrio Tabacco. Work of March 1937, signed and dated on the lower right. Demetrio Tabacco (Turin 1886 -?) spent some time in the studio of Tommaso Ruffo in Turin. He made his debut in Biella in 1921; he later exhibited his works in Turin, Vercelli, Novara and Tripoli. In this last city he had lived from 1916 to 1918, faithfully portraying types and aspects of environment and manners. He treated landscapes, but he preferred depicting figures. Period: March 1937 Measurements: In frame H 77.5 x W 93.5 cm x D 5.5 / Canvas H 48.5 x W 65.5 cm -
"Flowers and Moon" Oil on canvas by Mario Carletti from the 60s / 70s. Carletti Mario (Turin 1912 - Cossato 1977), a Piedmontese painter and engraver, he painted views, landscapes, portraits and works of sacred art. He exhibited at the Venice Biennale in 1942 and at the Rome Quadriennale in 1956. Period: 60s / 70s Measurements: H 100 x W 70 x D 2 cm -
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"Landscape on the Via Cassia" oil on canvas by Mino Delle Site. The work is signed at the bottom right Delle Site, listed in the catalog of the IV exhibition of figurative arts of Rome and Lazio, 1963, Galleria SPQR. On the back it has the gallery label. Mino Delle Site (Lecce 1914 - Rome 1996) had first studied in his city and then graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome. He took part to the Futurist Movement, from which he later broke away in search of new aesthetic expressions. He participated in the First Biennial of Palermo, the Second and Third Quadiennials of Rome and the Venice Biennials of 1934, 1936, 1938. In 1956 he presented in Rome an anthological exhibition summarizing twenty-five years of artistic activity; in 1957 he set up another solo exhibition in Rome, at the Aliberti Gallery; and he also participates in the VI, VII and VIII Roman Quadrennial. In 1965 he exhibited in the USA, at the Rizzoli Gallery in New York with a personal anthological exhibition, works from 1932 to 1965. He won numerous competitions and prizes: in 1936 a prize for Mural Painting; in 1946 a prize for the Female Nude; in 1950 a "Attic" award. He has made decorations and mosaics for public and private entities. His works can be found in both Italian and foreigner public and private collections. Period: 1963 Measurements: H 55 x W 65 x D 1.5 cm -
"Chierichetti" (Altar boys) - Oil on canvas by Nino Salvadori Esposito. Beautiful painting by Nino Salvadori Esposito, born in 1918. Oil on canvas with beautiful gilded frame. Period: 1960s Measurements: In frame H 71 x W 80.5 x D 6.5 / Canvas H 50 x W 60 cm -
"Women in Piazza di Spagna, at the Fontana della Barcaccia, Rome" oil on canvas by the French painter François Maurice Roganeau. Work signed and dated F. M. Roganeau Rome 1908. Francis Maurice Roganeau (Bordeaux 1883 - Aix-en-Provence 1973) is a French painter, illustrator and sculptor. François-Maurice Roganeau was student of the renowned sculptors Gaston Veuvenot Leroux and Paul Quinsac at the School of Fine Arts in Bordeaux, then he went to study in Jean-Léon Gérôme's studio and later on with Gabriel Ferrier at the Beaux-Arts in Paris. He started with illustration and painting. As an illustrator, he mainly worked for the publisher Henri Laurens. In 1906 he won the first Grand Prix of Rome in painting and the second Grand Prix of sculpture. He exhibited at the 1912 Salon and received a medal for his he painting Le Soir, à la Rivière, inspired by one of André Chénier's Poésies antiques. In 1917 he was commissioned to repair the identical ceiling of the Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux, initially painted by Jean-Baptiste-Claude Robin. He also supplied colored glass boxes to the master glassmaker Gustave Pierre Dagrant, such as the one in the stained glass window of the church of Castillon-la-Bataille. He was director of the Bordeaux School of Fine Arts from 1929 to 1958. In 1932 he was made a Knight of the Legion of Honor. His latest works depict the Basque Country, its people and its landscapes. Period: 1908 Measurements: In frame h 54.5 x L 61.5 x D 6 / Canvas 28.5 x L 35.5 cm -
"Still life of flowers" oil on canvas from the 1950s by Ottorino Campagnari. Ottorino Campagnarini (Mestre 1910 - Turin 1987), studied painting at the art school in Mestre, under the professor Giuseppe Urbani. Settled in Turin in 1935, since 1940 he had exhibited regularly at the National Quadrennial of Art of the Promoter of Fine Arts in Turin, at the Gazzetta del Popolo cultural artist, at the Circolo degli Artisti in Turin. He also exhibited in group exhibitions: in Washington, Chicago, London, Turin, Naples, Milan, Rome etc. Personal exhibitions in Turin (Galleria Martina), Imperia, Milan (Galleria Bolzani), Valle d'Aosta, Gressoney-St. Jean (Palazzo Municipio) etc. He has had prizes in competitions and impromptu. Period: 1950s Measurements: In frame H 98 x W 77 x D 5.5 / Canvas H 80 x W 60 cm -
"Val d'Ayas" oil on canvas by Silvio Allason (1843-1912), signed and dated S.Allason 1909 lower left, in excellent condition. Silvio Allason (Turin 1845 - 1912), was first employed in the Ministry of War, but from around 1867 he devoted himself only to painting. After a stay in Florence, he was a pupil in Turin, at the Accademia Albertina, of E. Gamba and A. Gastaldi for the figure, studying however, at the same time, landscape with his cousin Ernesto and, upon his death, with E. Perotti . He began exhibiting at the Turin Promoter in 1869; in 1873 he had a notable success with the painting "In ambuato"; in 1876 he exhibited "The rescue". He made a specialty of the effects of moonshine with figures. He also exhibited in Milan, Naples, Paris (Salon of 1878), Nice, where one of his paintings "Among the rocks" was purchased for the Chéret Museum. Other works of his are in the Civic Museum of Turin. But an unknown title of Allison in landscape art is given by an infinity of studies from life, which he almost never showed, rich in superior elements, such as the wisdom and taste of composition, heroically patient drawing, simply effective technique and excellent color. Period: 1909 Measurements: In frame H 68 x W 128.5 x D 5.5 / Canvas H 52 x W 112.5 cm -
Artwork in mixed technique by Mario Carletti, dated 1962. Acrylic and collage on canvas. Carletti Mario (Turin 1912 - Cossato 1977), a Piedmontese painter and engraver, he painted views, landscapes, portraits and also works of sacred art. He exhibited at the Venice Biennale in 1942 and at the Rome Quadriennale in 1956. Period: 1962 Measurements: H 101 x W 81 x D 2 cm -
"Fontanazzo in Val di Fassa, Trentino" by Bruno Croatto (1875-1948), oil on cardboard signed on the lower right and titled on the back. Without frame. He was born in Trieste on April 12th, 1875. In the years 1891-1892 he was a disciple of Gabriel Hackl at the Academy of Munich: but he studied the Impressionists outside school, and eventually the great masters of the fifteenth century. He worked on figures, landscapes, flowers, but from 1908 he emerged in etching and aquatint, in which, neglecting the drawing, he sought only colorist effects and chiaroscuro. He exhibited in Munich, Trieste, Paris, Venice, Rome, Milan, London, Prague, Vienna. In 1930 he held a solo exhibition at the Chamber of Artists in Rome, with many paintings and etchings. Some of his works are kept in the Uffizi Gallery; at the Revoltella Museum in Trieste; in public collections in New York and in England. Period: early 1900s Measurements: H 28 X L 33 cm -
"Via delle Scalette in Orvieto" by Bruno Croatto (1875-1948), oil on cardboard signed on the lower right and titled on the back. Without frame. He was born in Trieste on April 12, 1875. In the years 1891-1892 he was a disciple of Gabriel Hackl at the Academy of Munich: but he studied the Impressionists outside school, and eventually the great masters of the fifteenth century. He dealt with the figure, the landscape, the flowers, but from 1908 he emerged in etching and aquatint, in which, neglecting the drawing, he sought only effects of color and chiaroscuro. He exhibited in Munich, Trieste, Paris, Venice, Rome, Milan, London, Prague, Vienna. In 1930 he held a personal exhibition at the Chamber of Artists in Rome, with many paintings and etchings. Some of his works are kept in the Uffizi Gallery; at the Revoltella Museum in Trieste; in public collections of New York and England. Period: 1930s / 40s Measurements: H 28 X L 33 cm -
Still life by Alfio Paolo GRAZIANI (1900-1981). Large oil on canvas from the 1940s, signed on the lower right, in excellent condition. The present frame is coeval. Period: 1940s Measurements: In frame H 95 x W 125 x D 5 Canvas H 70 x W 100 cm
