F. Fedeli Mixed Technique on Hardboard Italy 1971 - Material Contrast 1971

Naturalistic Composition 1927

Mixed media on paper. Signed and dated lower left. The Turin artist Mario Sturani joined the Futurist Movement in his youth. From 1927 he began his collaboration with the Lenci ceramics factory, where he was able to renew the formal and decorative repertoire of Lenci ceramics in an anti-rhetorical key, avoiding the stylistic features of the art of the regime. Even in the field of serial reproduction, Sturani was able to express the inventive freedom of artistic inspiration: on the surfaces of the vases, for example, he transposed the naturalistic subjects dear to him, sometimes transfiguring them into fabulous tones; in other cases a certain déco taste, the dynamic rhythms of Futurist ancestry or the cubist decompositions, like the elegant twentieth century stylizations. Between 1928 and 1930 Sturani painted a series of small paintings, with intimate tones, depicting landscapes or still lifes. For over thirty years Sturani also worked as an entomologist, within the Institute of Agricultural Entomology of the Turin university, and his studies were also widely appreciated by the academic world for the scientific value and the methodological rigor with which they were conducted. . The small drawing presented here belongs to the early production of Sturani, even before the collaboration with the Lenci manufacture. In this small drawing from his early years, Sturani is still affected by his closeness to futurism. In frame.

Untitled 1990

Ink on paper. Signed and dated lower right. The works of the Russian artist Vyacheslav Sawich Mikhailov are exhibited in prestigious museums such as the Tretyakov Gallery or the Museum of Modern Art in Moscow, the National Museum of Russian Art, the Museum of Nonconformist Art in St. Petersburg. Considered an expressionist author, he creates scenes of intense drama with different techniques. The design proposed here is part of a series of scenes full of dramatically intertwined figures in contortions of the body, with allegorical elements and patches of often red color, evoking blood. In frame.

Untitled 1990

Ink on paper. Signed and dated lower right. The works of the Russian artist Vyacheslav Sawich Mikhailov are exhibited in prestigious museums such as the Tretyakov Gallery or the Museum of Modern Art in Moscow, the National Museum of Russian Art, the Museum of Nonconformist Art in St. Petersburg. Considered an expressionist author, he creates scenes of intense drama with different techniques. The design proposed here is part of a series of scenes full of dramatically intertwined figures in contortions of the body, with allegorical elements and patches of often red to evoke blood. In frame.

Foldable poster, printed in eight colors, of the exhibition \"Vanitas: Skulls and self-portraits 1976-1986\", held at the Anthony d'Offay Gallery of London from November 1985 to January 1996. On the front a composition of eight \"skulls is presented. by Warhol, symbol of the transience of life; on the back, in black and white, the title of the exhibition, a critical review and the catalog of Andy Warhol's works, on the two themes of skulls and self-portraits. Dimensions of the open leaflet: 83, 8 X 53.2 cm.

'Si fanno in 4 per Paolo' 2010

Thin aluminum laminate sprayed with acrylic colors. On the back there is the self-certification form of the work, with the signature and all the data (title, size, technique, date and dedication). The title is also expressed on the reverse, by punching in the center. "Eugenio Sgaravatti was born in Rome. He attended schools in Italy, Switzerland, Holland and England. The passion for traveling led him to a hundred different countries, deepening his humanistic knowledge. The large amount of messages received in his travels stimulate his vocation and push the artist to devote himself exclusively to painting. He works in his studio in the capital at Villa Iris in Via Appia Antica 107. He paints abstract compositions and landscapes with some figurative jolts. His works contain elements of repetitiveness, which reflect the obsessive and serial character of contemporary life. He paints in oils but also experiments with acrylic paints, polyurethane resins and powder pigments. Given his versatility, the supports vary: canvas, cardboard, wood and metal laminates. " (biography taken from the artist's website). Work presented in frame.

Oil painting on canvas. Signed lower right. Here is a view of the plain with fields flooded with water and a farmhouse in the centre, a glimpse that clearly refers to the Po valley. Ezio Pastorio, originally from Cremona but transplanted to Valseriana after his studies, is considered "a great Italian master of the 20th century, who knew how to renew the artistic language of the landscape while maintaining a strong link with 19th century painting". His production is post-impressionist in nature, especially in the large landscape production that depicts the Po and Bergamo plains, the Venetian lagoon and some Parisian glimpses, admired during some travels. In his works, Pastorio creates suggestive atmospheres using infinite ranges of colours, which harmonize and sometimes even contrast, but always presented as a transparency which annuls the static nature of the representation and with a delicacy which expresses his devout religiosity towards nature and the created. Coming from a private collection, the work is presented in a frame.

Oil on canvas board. Signed lower right. Ezio Pastorio, originally from Cremona but transplanted to Valseriana after his studies, is considered "a great Italian master of the 20th century, who knew how to renew the artistic language of the landscape while maintaining a strong link with 19th century painting". His production is post-impressionist in nature, especially in the large landscape production that depicts the Po and Bergamo plains, the Venetian lagoon and some Parisian glimpses, admired during some travels. In his works, Pastorio creates suggestive atmospheres using infinite ranges of colours, which harmonize and sometimes even contrast, but always presented as a transparency which annuls the static nature of the representation and with a delicacy which expresses his devout religiosity towards nature and the created. Less frequent in his production are floral subjects, such as this composition of variegated flowers in vases, which nonetheless reflect all the artist's expressive capacity and his skilful use of colour. The work, coming from a private collection, is presented in a frame.

Oil on canvas board. Signed lower right. Further signature and date on the back. Not only potted flowers, but a composition - actually two, for another smaller one behind them - with fruits scattered on a table and, in the background, a sunset over the sea, which could be a painting but also the view from the window. Ezio Pastorio, originally from Cremona but transplanted to Valseriana after his studies, is considered "a great Italian master of the 20th century, who knew how to renew the artistic language of the landscape while maintaining a strong link with 19th century painting". His production is post-impressionist in nature, especially in the large landscape production that depicts the Po and Bergamo plains, the Venetian lagoon and some Parisian glimpses, admired during some travels. In his works, Pastorio creates suggestive atmospheres using infinite ranges of colours, which harmonize and sometimes even contrast, but always presented as a transparency which annuls the static nature of the representation and with a delicacy which expresses his devout religiosity towards nature and the created. The work, coming from a private collection, 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.

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.

Flowers in vase 1972

Oil on canvas board. Signed lower left. The composition of some flowers in a simple terracotta vase is characterized by the use of a strongly material colour, typical of the Gussago artist Eugenio Levi. Presented in a stylish frame.

Sudden Thinking, 1984

Oil on cardboard. signed top center and dated bottom right. Further signature, date and title on the back. The work belongs to the last period of the painter of Marche origins Renato Bontempi, who first trained in Luca but then lived in Milan. From the initial figurative production, Bontempi progressively moves towards an abstract painting, to which the picture proposed here belongs. In Cronice.