Bronze Sculpture Europe XX Century - Early 1900s

Painted on lime preparation applied on canvas. The painting simulates a 14th century fresco, in the style of the figures represented, medieval soldiers on foot and on horseback engaged in combat. The application of the color also wanted to imitate the corrosions and drops of color from the aging of the fresco and the "tears" of color along the contour. The canvas is presented in a glass case frame.

Bertoldt Brecht 1973

Mixed media on paper. Below you will find the signature, the date and the title of the work. Bellandi, born in Milan in 1931, was a very talented painter and set designer. In the 1950s he joined Existential Realism, a very active artistic movement in Milan, becoming one of the exponents of this current. Bellandi is an artist gifted with talent and creativity, a lover of freedom of expression and beauty, and performs works of interesting reading with intense but harmonious chromatic tones. Expressive intensity is also found in this portrait of the famous poet, which seems almost a sketch for the "test" of the nose at the bottom. In frame.

The Cinquale 1956

Oil painting on canvas. Signed lower right. On the back further signature with title and date; also certificate of authenticity signed by the artist in 1973 and confirmation of his daughter Renata Lilloni. The landscape view presented here refers to a locality in the province of Massa-Carrara, Cinquale, and more specifically to its wildlife oasis of "Lago di Porta"; it well expresses the "painting with a light background" which was sovereign in Lilloni's works and which made him one of the greatest exponents of Lombard Chiarism: the brightness and chromatic delicacy indeed characterize his paintings, mainly landscapes. The work is presented in a frame.

Old Milan the Verziere

Oil painting on canvas. Signed lower left. On the back on the frame the title and further signature. It is a pleasant and lively glimpse of the Verziere (now Largo Augusto), the Milanese market where it was possible to buy fruit, vegetables, flowers and various other foodstuffs; in the center stands the Colonna del Redentore, also known as Colonna del Verziere. Castelfranchi, Genoese by birth but Milanese by adoption, starting from the 1930s painted numerous glimpses of the Milanese city, in oil and watercolor. The work is presented in a frame.

The Ceresio River, 1944

Oil on plywood. Signature and date at the bottom left. On the back there is a label of participation to the painting show at the Arengario of Monza. Carlo Aimetto was born in the province of Varese; he dedicated himself to landscapes, painting gardens, parks, mountains, marines, lakes with a personal technique. Well known is his production of landscapes of the Ceresio Valley and Intelvi Valley. The painting comes with coeval frame.

Oil on Plywood

Oil on plywood. Signed B.Roncaglia and dated 1968 on the lower left corner. Half view of alpine valley with a pod under trees' shades. Comes with frame.

Rapallo

Oil on cardboard. Signed at the bottom center. Title on the back Raul Viviani was a writer, art reviewer, painter, draftman and engraver that trained in Milan where he made his debut at a very young age winning over the critics. He painted mostly divisionist landscapes pervading them with poetry and suspended atmosphere that gave uniqueness to his art pieces. The painting comes with frame.

The Basket of Figs 1961

Oil on canvas. Signed lower left; on the back additional signature with date on the back and handwritten writing showing the title and location (Rapallo). Also present on the back label of the Gussoni Gallery in Milan relating to the solo exhibition of the artist in 1962. Self-taught Milanese artist, Giovan Francesco Gonzaga declared "my true teacher is Nature", and faithful to it, he devoted himself mainly to scenes with horses (passion inherited from the experience of the Savoia Cavalleria during the war) to landscapes and still lifes, always depicted "en plein air". Vittorio Sgarbi wrote about him: "The wisdom of Giovan Francesco Gonzaga lies in the design, which is strong and decisive ..... The images vibrate with restlessness, in the sign of man's struggle against himself, in the hell of a a story that always seems to repeat the same drama. But if the preparatory drawing is admirable, the color of this artist has a regality and a sensitivity that come from a musical perception of the color, where the palette is expressed in sudden, variations and rhythms buttons ". Also in this work, which proposes a basket of figs and grapes, the chromatisms stand out, which in the two ranges of green-blue and brown, spread with the broad brushstrokes typical of Gonzaga, chase each other, alternate, overlap to create a vivid effect, with autumn suggestions. The work is presented in a style frame.

The Rosa Seen by Stabbioli, Morning, 1927

Oil on board. Signed at the bottom left. On the back there is the date 17/11/27 and a dedication " gift by the artist, pupil of the painter Follini of Turin". Originally from Bologna, but soon moved to Turin, Cesare Gheduzzi was here a pupil of Carlo Follini, whose teaching was decisive for his artistic training; he devoted himself mainly to the landscape, that of his lands, animated by scenes of popular life, that he knew how to describe with fidelity and elegance. The intense landscape, a view of Monte Rosa from the wide and expansive valley of Stabbioli, part of the municipality of Macugnaga, is animated by the solitary figure of a peasant with an empty gerla on her shoulder and the goat on the side, heading towards the malga in the center. Artwork displayed in frame.

Textile Reproduction

Textile reproduction in silk, in two tones Made from a design by T. Strazza, as shown below on the left. The faithful reproduction of Leonardo's painting is part of a flourishing Lombard manufacturing production, which re-proposed the masterpiece in different formats. The work is exposed in a contemporary wooden frame.

Tapestry

Tapestry, made with very fine sewing. On the bottom right is the signature P. Sacchi with the date of production 1949. The work proposes a floral composition in a vase, characterised by a rich variety of flowers. Coeval frame.

Red Figure

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.