Cambiago (MI), IT
Details
- Dimensions
- 82.68ʺW × 1.18ʺD × 66.93ʺH
- Styles
- Modern
- Art Subjects
- Figure
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
- Condition
- Unknown, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Condition Notes
- Good — This vintage item remains fully functional, but it shows sign of age through scuffs, dings, faded finishes, minimal … moreGood — This vintage item remains fully functional, but it shows sign of age through scuffs, dings, faded finishes, minimal upholstery defects, or visible repairs\. Please note that an additional handling period of up to 4 weeks may apply to this item, if it must be delivered out of Italy. less
- Description
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Oil on canvas. Signed and dated lower right. On the back there is a cartouche with the artist's name, the …
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Oil on canvas. Signed and dated lower right. On the back there is a cartouche with the artist's name, the title and the symbolic explanation of the figures represented. The work is an early work by Gaston Poulain, best known for his subsequent career as an art critic and journalist. Central focus of the scene is the figure of Maurice Rostand who, languidly stretched out on a white bearskin, holds a lit cigarette with one hand, and with the other holds an open notebook with some papers, symbol of his writing work. Behind him stylized figures emerge, rendered with simple black strokes on a gray background, evidently evoked by man's meditations. As from the cartouche on the back, the figures depicted are from left to right: la Jeunesse (Youth); la Mort (Death, depicted by a skull); la Gloire (the Glory) represented by a winged figure with his head surrounded by laurel, who caresses the head of Maurice Rostand; the Archange (the Archangel), a winged figure dressed in uniform, reaching towards the sky, probably a modern representation of the archangel Michael (whom traditional iconography depicts with armour); l'Amour (Love), personified by a couple holding a heart.Maurice Rostand (1891 -1968) was a well-known French writer, author mainly of theatrical works in verse; homosexual, he courageously committed himself to supporting the cause of this orientation, in particular with the work 'Le procès d'Oscar Wilde' (The Trial of Oscar Wilde), published in 1935. The canvas of the work is mounted on a frame of the second half of the 20th century. This piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark and no
official proof of authenticity,
however it is well documented in design history. I take full responsibility for any authenticity
issues arising from misattribution less
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