RENATO GUTTUSO MIXED MEDIA ON FABRIC ABSTRACT V$8,500
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MEASUREMENTS:52"HX38"W MINT CONDITION, FRAMED/"in the style of"Renato Guttuso was an Italian painter and politician./Renato Guttuso (26 December 1912 – 18 January 1987) was an Italian painter. His best-known works include Flight from Etna (1938–39), Crucifixion (1941) and La Vucciria (1974). Guttuso also designed for the theatre (including sets and costumes for Histoire du Soldat, Rome, 1940) and did illustrations for books. Those for Elizabeth David’s Italian Food (1954), introduced him to many in the English-speaking world. A fierce anti-Fascist, "he developed out of Expressionism and the harsh light of his native land to paint landscapes and social commentary."He was born in Bagheria, near Palermo in Sicily, but from 1937 lived and worked largely in Rome. In his youth he joined the Gruppo universitario fascista, but later he became an anti-fascist and atheist. /Private collection, no documentation. We offer a 14day money back guarantee if you are not satisfied with your purchase send back for full refund within 14 days.
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RENATO GUTTUSO MIXED MEDIA ON FABRIC ABSTRACT V$8,500
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