Oil on canvas
Nicola Galante (1883-1969) – Italian painter, woodcutter and graphic artist
Signed ‘Galante’ and dated ‘63’ lower right
This work is accompanied by a certificate by Fondazione Michetti, Francavilla al Mare, dated July 18, 2016
Dimensions: 65.5 x 45 cm
Behind glass in gilded frame: 77 x 65.5 cm
Exhibition: 19th Mostra Nazionale di Pittura (Premio Nazionale di Pittura), Fondazione F. P. Michetti, Museo di Palazzo San Domenico in Francavilla al Mare, July-August 1965 (with label on verso)
Provenance: Galleria La Bussola, Turin (label on the reverse); private collection, Italy
Painting from the artist’s late work with typical reduced planar structure and bright colors

Condition:

The painting is in an overall good condition. There are slight framing traces along the edges, the canvas is faintly wavy in the lower lift corner. There are very few and short cracks to the paint layer in the blue area upper left. The frame bears signs of age and use.

Nicola Galante (1883-1969)

Nicola Galante was born in Vasto province of Chieti. He trained as a cabinetmaker at the School of Applied Arts in Chieti. In 1912, he created his first woodcuts and a year later he began to study with the futuristic painter and illustrator Ardegno Sioffici. In 1922, Galante turned to painting, which was initially influenced by Cézanne, Braque and the French impressionism. From the 1940s on the structure of his picture became more flat, the colors increasingly turned pure and bright, rather related to the Fauves. Nicola Galante’s range of subject matters include mainly landscapes and still lifes. (fea)

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