Lithograph on firm wove paper
Italy, 1972
Giorgio de Chirico (1888-1978) – Italian artist
Signed lower right in pencil ‘G. de Chirico’
Titled lower center in pencil ‘Malinconia‘
Numbered lower left in pencil ‘201/300’
With the blindstamp of the printing workshop Alberto Caprini, Rome
Catalog raisonné: Brandani 116
In black metal frame
Image dimensions: 67,8 x 54,7 cm
Provenance: Private collection, Switzerland
Good condition
Typical work in the style of Pittura Metafisica that developed Giorgio de Chirico in the 1910s; the auction record for a hand-colored copy of the lithograph ‘Malinconia’ is currently set at 3,600 Euro
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This lithograph from 1972 shows an architectural landscape with house facades with arcades-like open ground floors. Despite occasional human figures, the scene seems quiet and lifeless and thus is characteristic for the style of Pittura Metafisica which was developed by De Chirico.

The lithograph is signed lower right ‘G. de Chirico’, titled lower center ‘ ?Malinconia” ‘, and numbered lower left ‘201/300’ in pencil. The sheet is circumferentially slightly trimmed and shows occasional creases in the margins. Beside this the overall condition is good. The frame is in good condition, too, with slight signs of wear. The image measures 67.8 x 54.7 cm, the sheet 98 x 69.3 cm. The framed dimensions are 98.8 x 70.2 cm.

Giorgio de Chirico (1888-1978)

Giorgio de Chirico was born in 1888 as the son of Italian parents in Volos, Greece. In the years before the First World War, he developed a style that he named together with Carlo Carrá pittura metafisica and which exerted a strong influence on the development of Surrealism. After 1919, he became more interested in traditional painting techniques and worked in a neo-classicist neo-Baroque style, while keeping on returning to his early metaphysical themes. De Chirico is chiefly known for the works he created between 1909 and 1919, his metaphysic period. He was an outspoken opponent of Modern Art and composed several pieces of literature regarding his aversion. In 1924, he became a member of the Paris Surrealist group. (fea)

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