ANTONIO DEVITY Signed Portrait of Woman, oil on canvas, lower left signed ‘A. Devity’, subject shows the profile of a sultry young woman wearing a headscarf and an earring against an abstract background, in frame measures approx 24 x 20 1/4 in., gold toned wood frame, surface wear to frame, professionally framed, not examined out of frame. Antonio DeVity (1901–1993, born Umberto Marone) was an Italian painter born in Naples. His life can be described in a few words: a big passion for painting and art and a great love for Paris, the city where his grandmother's family were originally from. He studied at the Liceo d'Arte in Naples and spent a few years in Paris, in a small attic room near Place Saint-Michel. In those years he had the opportunity to attend the “École des beaux arts?, and to appreciate those places that were often represented in his paintings, including Notre Dame, the Café de la Paix and the Moulin Rouge. During his time in Paris he first started using the pseudonym name "Antonio de Vity". This choice along with giving homage to his beloved Paris, contributed to creating an aura of mystery about the painter. After his return to Naples, Umberto founded a School which rapidly became a prestigious Art Studio, which constituted an important meeting place for artists from Southern Italy. (Wikipedia).Antonio devity signed portrait of woman, antonio devity art, antonio devity painting, portraiture, oil on canvas, oil painting, Italian art, Neapolitan art, Italian art, signed art, Impressionism, wall art, wall decor, vintage art, vintage Italian painting, Italian artist, beaux arts, 7