Boats - Original Etching by Giovanni Fattori - 1895 ca. 1895 ca.

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Etching on a zinc plate. Very Good conditions. Ref. - A. Baboni, L'Ottocento: le incisioni di Giovanni Fattori, Pacini Editore, … more Etching on a zinc plate. Very Good conditions. Ref. - A. Baboni, L'Ottocento: le incisioni di Giovanni Fattori, Pacini Editore, 2001. p. 128, n.106 Giovanni Fattori was an Italian artist, one of the leaders of the group known as the Macchiaioli. He was initially a painter of historical themes and military subjects. In his middle years, inspired by the Barbizon school, he became one of the leading Italian plein-airists, painting landscapes, rural scenes, and scenes of military life. After 1884, he devoted much energy to etching. This artwork is shipped from Italy. Under existing legislation, any artwork in Italy created over 70 years ago by an artist who has died requires a licence for export regardless of the work’s market price. The shipping may require additional handling days to require the licence according to the final destination of the artwork. less