Eliano Fantuzzi Oil On Canvas 20th Century - Red Figure
Features
Red Figure
Artist: Eliano Fantuzzi (1909-1987)
Work title: Figura in Rosso
Time: 20th Century / 1901 - 2000
Subject: Scene with Figures
Artistic technique: Painting
Technical specification: Oil on Canvas
Description : Figura in Rosso
Oil on canvas. Signed at the bottom left. On the back there is another signature. Eliano Fantuzziwas born in Modena but gew up and studied in Verona; when he was still young he moved to Paris fascinated firstly by the enlightenment trends and then by the expessionist trends; there he started started building his career. After having served for some years in the French Army he came back to Italy in 1943 but in 1948 he wass requested by the emir Inìbim Saud to decorated the saudina palace in Taif eher he stood until 1952 frescoing the reception hall. Once back to Italy he exposed at shows and bienals. Influenced by the Expessionism during his stay in Paris he placed a strong emphasis on the expression of emotions. His figure are then not well defined but distorted in elongated forms with anonymous faces, placed in solitary and melancholic settings; the colour in its most marked ranges dominates in his canvases, usually the cold tones of blues, greens and violets, which create sometimes violent contrasts. Fantuzzi’s main themes are the solitude of the metropolis and the difficulty of communication in interpersonal relationships. The painting is presented in a frame.
Product Condition:
Fair condition. Wear consistent with age and use. Any damage or loss is displayed as completely as possible in the pictures. Product with a Certificate of Authenticity and Lawful Origin.
frame Size (cm):
Height: 85
Width: 65
Depth: 5
work dimensions (cm):
Height: 70
Width: 50
Additional Information
Artist: Eliano Fantuzzi (1909-1987)
Eliano Fantuzzi, born in Modena but raised and trained artistically in Verona, still very young he moved to Paris, first fascinated by the Enlightenment and later by the Expressionist tendencies, and in this city he began to exhibit and build his career. After having served for a few years in the French army, he returned to Italy in 1943, but in 1948 he was called by the Emir Ibim Saud to decorate the Saudi palace of Taif, where he remained until 1952, frescoing the reception hall. Returning definitively to Italy, he exhibited in exhibitions and biennials.nTime: 20th Century / 1901 - 2000
The twentieth century is characterized by the prevalence of the bourgeoisie over the working class and by the discovery that life continues to be a struggle for survival and to improve its quality. Technological progress, instead of favoring this development, becomes an instrument of mechanization and drying up of man, who needs to look for a "soul supplement" and new forms to express it. Therefore, a whole series of artistic currents are born that create works expressing the interiority of man, which evoke reality from within rather than represent it, and depict it using, freely, shapes and colors. We therefore have Decadentism with Art Nouveau, Matisse and Braque's Fauvism, Picasso's Cubism, then Expressionism with Munch, Kandinskij's Abstractionism and Metaphysical painting by Carrà and De Chirico. There are numerous currents and groups of artists and intellectuals who use Art as a Manifesto of their thought, often also with a political connotation.Find out more about the 20th century with our insights:
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