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"Woman lying with blue vase" by Armando Spadini, oil on canvas signed on the lower right and dated 1902 on the back. The painting, although in excellent condition, needs cleaning. Armando Spadini (Poggio Caiano 1883 - Rome 1925) studied at the Institute of Fine Arts in Florence for a short time, visiting museums and exhibitions on his own, and assimilating, with his sensitivity, the joyfullness of colours, which is expressed personally, but not too far from the Venetian and French painters. Precisely this great love for the festive colours, for the transparent clarity, for the solar luminosity is showed in all his works, without the tormenting research that often characterized the work of the Impressionists. He is a painter superior to his time, to his environment; Emilio Cecchi considers him, like Antonio Mancini, the strongest pictorial temperament that arose in Italy after the end of the 18th century. Having won the competition for national retirement for painting in Florence in 1910, he settled in Rome, where he remained until his death, keeping on painting. He participated, but not so often, in various Roman and Florentine exhibitions, and in 1918 he held a solo show at the Casina Valadier in Rome. In 1924 at the Venice Biennale he had a room, where only his works had been displayed. Many of his works are in public and private galleries in Italy, in Paris, in Buenos Aires, in Lima. At the VI Quadriennale in Rome, in 1952, a commemorative exhibition took place with eighteen works. His works were also present at the 1956 edition of the same event. Period: 1902 Measurements: In frame H 80 x W 94 x D 12 / Canvas H 53.5 x W 70.5 cm -
Large portrait oil on canvas, attributed to the painter Paolo Ghiglia (1905-1979), signed on the lower left, 1940s / 1950s. Paulo Ghiglia (Florence, March 5, 1905 - Rome, November 19, 1979) was an Italian painter. He starts painting very young with his father and teacher Oscar; at the age of twenty he leaves his father's house and moves to La Verna, where he lives for about five years. He made his debut in Milan in 1929 at the Pesaro Gallery with his father Oscar and his brother Valentino, also a painter. In 1931 he was at the first Quadriennale in Rome: thanks to Petrolini, his close friend, he was introduced to the capital city life and society, where his portraits period began. He stays in Paris where he portrays Joséphine Baker. He goes back to Rome, city that together with Florence, Livorno and La Verna, will be and remain the places and sources of greatest inspiration. In the forties and fifties his production focuses on portraits of illustrious people. His works can be found in various museums around the world, from the Uffizi, with two self-portraits, kept at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Measurements: In frame H 80 x W 100 x D 10 / Canvas H 68 x W 87 cm -
Ancient Indian painting, in watercolour and tempera technique on thin canvas, depicting two life scenes with characters and cows. Period: mid 1900s Measurements: H179 x W114 x D2 cm -
The painter Octavianus Monfort was known until 1990 only through a group of miniatures, signed and dated, depicting still lifes, which chronologically climbed between 1680 and 1689; and for a series of signed but undated miniatures, always depicting still lifes or, in some cases, sacred scenes. Period: 17th century Measurements: In frame H 28 x W 37.5 x D 2.5 / Parchment H23.5 x W 32.5 cm -
Watercolour on paper by Giulio Falzoni, signed on the lower right. Giulio Falzoni (Marmirolo, June 1st 1900 - Milano, 1978). In his youth he studied music and painting, specifically dedicating his work and research towards mural painting. In 1915 he started studying drawing in Mantova and the following year he worked as decorator. From 1928 to 1943 he stayed in Florence, where he attended the Academy of Fine Arts and developped his artistic skills under the lead of Plinio Nomellini. He started to stand out from his contemporary colleagues thanks to his watercolour technique, mastering it in London at the Royal Watercolour Society in the end of the 1940s. His first solo exhibition was set up in 1939 in Mantova, then Florence, Padova, Prato, Neaples, Venice and Milan followed. Some of his exhibitions have taken place in the United States of America, United Kingdom, France and Switzerland. Several prestigious collections see his works as their part, as for instance the Galleria degli Uffizi and Musei Capitolini. Measurements: In frame H56 x W49,5 x D4,5 // H32 x W26 cm. -
Carlo Musso (1907 - 1968), gracious chalk on paper by the Turinese artist. Signed on the lower right, dating back to the 1940s. Born on September 7th 1907 and dead on September 25th 1968 in Turin. He attended the Albertina Academy of Fine Arts along with the masters Luigi Onetti, Cesare Ferro and later on with Guido di Montezemolo. This last artist was his companion with whom he had learned to dig into the true soul of the Piedmontese landscapes, pictorically describing it with a deep sense of lyricism. He participated in the main Italian group exhibitions: Circolo degli Artisti, Arbarello prize with the work 'Ponte sulla Dora' (1946); CAI Award, silver medal with 'Preludio di tormenta' (1947); Black and White exhibition, medal of silver San Paolo with Strada del fortino (1952); City of Chieri competition, first prize with "the Duomo, evening" (1953); International Self-portrait Exhibition, silver medal (1956); Circolo degli Artisti of Turin, Follini prize with "Porto di Savonasotto la neve" (1958); Alessandria Commerce Award, first prize with "Casale Market" (1962); Pragelato Narcisi in fiore competition, first prize (1966); Exhibition of Floral compositions at Valentino, gold medal ( 1966); City of Cumiana painting exhibition, first prize and gold medal with "Autumn in Val di Susa" (1966) He has set up personal exhibitions in various Italian cities. Measurements: W 35 x H 22,5 -
Refined panel painting depicting an elegant court lady by the Spanish painter Antonio Rivas (1845 - 1911). Painted from the late 19th century in excellent condition with gilded wood frame carved to simulate oak leaves. Period: End of the 19th century Measurements: In frame H 54,5 x W 43,5 x D 5 cm / Canvas H 33 x 23 -
Large oil on canvas by the painter Irene VALENTINI-SALA (1864-1934), depicting "Litter", painting signed on the lower right and dated 1923, it is in excellent condition as it has just been restored. Irene Valentini Sala (Milan 1864 - Milan 1934), participates in the Italian Exhibition "Italian Exhibition Earl's Court" in London in 1904, organized by the Italian Chamber of Commerce in London, exhibiting the paintings "Impression" and "Venetian woman". In 1924 she participated in the Annual Exhibition at the Society for Fine Arts and Permanent Exhibition in the Palazzo di Brera in Milan, presenting the pastel "Crepuscolo" Period: 1923 Measurements: In frame H 148 x W 108 x D 8 / Canvas H 120 x W 80 cm
