"Tale", 2001 Oil on canvas, signed lower right and on the verso title, media,dimensions, date and signature. Dimensions: (frame) H 49" x W 49"; (sight) H 47.5" x W 47.5" Condition: Surface dirt. Note:" Alfonso Borghi was born in Northern Italy in 1944. At the age of 18 he had his first exhibition. He found his early inspiration in the paintings of the Quattrocento. During a short stay in Paris he studied the cubist movement, especially the works by Picasso. Back in Italy he met George Pielmann, a pupil of Oscar Kokoschka, and was introduced to expressionism. Borghi rose to fame quickly in Italy. In the 1990s he started exhibiting his works abroad, in Paris, Tokyo and New York. At this time Borghi fundamentally changed his painting style and turned away from figurative representation. Since then his informal-expressionist works are characterized by bold colors which exhibit a unique texture due a very gestural execution. "

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