R. Pellegrini Oil on Canvas Italy 1909 - Glimpse of Mandello Lario 1909

Beach work scene

Oil on canvas. Signed lower right. The imposing scene describes the undertaking of hauling a boat ashore with a horse-drawn trailer: the six mighty beasts are the protagonists, located in pairs on different floors, while some fishermen arrange the tow ropes; sea, sky and beach are placed on three parallel lines, which also fade chromatically into each other; perpendicular to these lines, the flagpole of the boat, which creates the union between the three elements. Edgar Pierre Jozef Farasyn (his name also appears as "Edgard Farasyn" and "Edgard Farasijn".) Belgian artist trained in Antwerp where he then worked, he was a painter, watercolorist, engraver, graphic designer. I He initially painted scenes for children, but from 1885 he switched to painting in the open air, painting many city scenes and in the old fish market of Antwerp, but also many rural landscapes and views of the villages. Attracted by the sea, he stayed there regularly, creating many realistic scenes from the life of fishermen and their families. His early works were characterized by a realistic style, with rather gray and gloomy colors, and with a rigorous atmosphere. Later he moved on to a brighter use of color and a subtle representation of light. Due to its large size (unusual for the artist), the work presented here suggests a work for an important client. It is presented in a rich golden frame from the early 1900s.

Copinage 2007

Mixed technique on canvas. On the back present the signature, the date and the title. Senegalese artist Soly Cissé creates works that are both pictorial and graphic, rooted in the culture of his hometown and full of autobiographical content. Cissé creates fantastic worlds where figures emerge from chaos and disharmony. His figures blend animal and human forms into strange, unlikely hybrids who wear death masks as if they were deities from a magical world. Sequences of numbers and letters are often inserted, referencing both barcodes and mystical numerology. The work proposed here presents all these elements, which surround a scene of nepotism/favoritism, as the title suggests.

Glimpse of a Barn

Oil on wooden hardboard. Signed lower left. The farmyard of a farmhouse, where hens scratch around in the shade of a large leafy oak, is rendered in the characteristic pictorial style of Leonardo Bazzaro, who uses quick and broad brushstrokes, with soft outlines, to create an enveloping atmosphere of peaceful everyday life. Milanese by birth and training, Leonardo Bazzaro is considered a lively exponent of Lombard impressionism, dedicated to chromatic and luministic research. His very fruitful production of works was dedicated in the early years to Milanese interiors, but then attracted by open-air painting, he moved to landscape views and in particular he was attracted by the color of the Venetian lagoon, which led him to stay for a certain period in Chioggia. The painting is presented in a coeval frame.

Flowers in Vase

Oil on wooden hardboard. Signed lower right. The floral composition presented here is an infrequent subject in the production of the Palermitan painter Aurelio Catti, best known for the urban views and landscapes of the Italian and European cities he visited. However, the work is stylistically part of that post-impressionist repertoire which was adopted by numerous Italian artists in the first half of the 1900s. The work is presented in a frame.

Crayons on paper. In the lower right, inconsistent signature and date 1930. In an orderly countryside, a cottage stands on the left with clothes hanging in the sun on outdoor lines; on the right, a man on crutches walks along the road, while another lights a cigarette on the bank above. In the center, a light pole divides the scene in two. The work is presented in a period frame.

Glimpse of Lake with Fog 1944

Mixed technique on paper. Signed and dated lower right. Mario Bezzola was a Milanese painter, as well as a critic of Italian XIX century art, who distinguished himself above all for his landscape production. This glimpse of the lake wrapped and confused in fog, in which the surrounding hills can be glimpsed, like greenish spots, is suggestive. It is presented in a coeval frame.

Winter Sunset - Cortina D'Ampezzo

The foreshortening presents the well-known ski resort as a small village lost in the middle of a blanket of snow, dominated by the Dolomite massif of the Tofane. The rendering of the colors is suggestive, with the rosy peaks at the first setting of the sun. The painting has widespread vertical fissures of color due to the wood of the panel. In frame.

Glimpses with Boats 1936

Mixed technique on paper. Signed and dated lower right. Mario Bezzola was a Milanese painter, as well as a critic of Italian nineteenth-century art, who distinguished himself above all for his landscape production. Sunny and luminous, this marine glimpse, which sees a small inhabited island in the centre, surrounded by small boats with orange sails which are reflected in the water. It is presented in a coeval frame.

Oil painting on canvas. The large landscape foreshortening offers a view of a lake enclosed by mountain peaks, which evoke Lake Como; in the foreground, on the slope from which the view opens, a corner of the garden with buried flowers and potted plants, to create a corner of color in contrast with the dominant ranges of blue and green. The painting has a small patch on the back. It is presented in a stylish frame.

Oil painting on canvas. Unidentified signature lower right. The woman is portrayed in a pose that expresses a thoughtful state: sitting on the ground, her eyes closed, her head slightly bowed; behind and around her, fabrics and cushions, to evoke the alcove. The chromatic tones are almost uniform, in the range of beiges - bluish browns, among which even the rosy complexion stands out delicately. The painting has traces of restoration. It is presented in a stylish frame.

Oil on wooden board. Signed lower right. Title and location on the back. Enrico Intraina was a Milanese artist who mainly produced landscapes and glimpses of his places, remaining linked to Lombard Naturalism. The painting is presented in a coeval frame.

Archangel Michael in search of Lucifer 1945

Oil on the table. Signed and dated 1945 upper right. It is an ironic representation of Saint Michael, the archangel who is traditionally considered the one who fights the devil: here he is depicted with his sword in his hand as he goes around the world in search of the devil, who is hiding behind a passerby. Luigi Filocamo is a Milanese artist who mainly dedicated himself to sacred art, and to mural painting, of which there are works in many Milanese and Lombard churches. His style, still linked to the twentieth century modules, found ever greater appreciation by ecclesiastical clients. The work is presented in a period frame. Consecrated to sacred art ivories