Antonio Feltrinelli, The Woman on the Sofa, Oil on Canvas, 1930 For Sale

"The Woman on the Sofa" is a beautiful and impressive oil on canvas by Antonio Feltrinelli. It was realized between the...

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Antonio Feltrinelli, The Woman on the Sofa, Oil on Canvas, 1930

$18,362

Roma, IT

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Dimensions: 40.94ʺW × 1.97ʺD × 35.43ʺH

Styles: Modern

Art Subjects: Figure

Period: 1930s

Item Type: Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned

Condition: Good Condition, Unknown, Some Imperfections

Color

Tear Sheet

Condition Notes: Very Good — This vintage item has no defects, but it may show slight traces of use\. Please note that … moreVery Good — This vintage item has no defects, but it may show slight traces of use\. Please note that an additional handling period of up to 4 weeks may apply to this item less

Description: "The Woman on the Sofa" is a beautiful and impressive oil on canvas by Antonio Feltrinelli. It was realized between … more "The Woman on the Sofa" is a beautiful and impressive oil on canvas by Antonio Feltrinelli. It was realized between the end of the 1920s and the beginning of the 1930s and represents a nude woman on the sofa. Nudes and portraits were among Feltrinelli's favorites portraits, and recall the period of the "Roaring Twenties" following the 1st World War. It comes with a contemporary wooden frame and is in very good conditions. Antonio Feltrinelli (Milan, 1887 – Gargnano, 1942) Antonio Feltrinelli was born in Milan on June 1, 1887 to Giovanni Feltrinelli, the nephew of Giacomo, who was the founder of the Feltrinelli partnership. Feltrinelli was not only a prominent figure in the Italian economic and financial field, but he was also a painter, who was characterized as a strong, impetuous hot colorist, and preferred still lifes, portraits and landscapes. He started his career in 1930 at La Permanente (Milan), where he exhibited a portrait and a still life that won him the Fornara award. That same year, Feltrinelli exhibited his work at the Venice Biennial and at the Pesaro Gallery in Milan. Together with other prominent avant-garde artists, he participated in various foreign exhibitions on modern Italian painting. He was varied and eclectic, full of inspiration and attracted to all art, history and life that which he believed could become a colorful painting, and for this reason he took on the most difficult subjects to paint. These paintings portrayed his admiration and deepest worship through his uses of raging colors, which matched his exceptional temperament. He chose risky themes, and his drawings were disorderly, violent and full of color. Feltrinelli’s artistic person openly opposed his physical and social person. He was well educated, reserved and quiet, and had a prominent social position in society. This artist, who was both observant and a thinker, would come down from his luxurious studio as if he was coming down from an attic. He was enthusiastic and tormented by the art that seemed to want to take his life. His love for the arts and sciences pushed him to use his personal fortune to fund a great Italian cultural institution “similar to the Nobel Foundation”. In addition, Antonio Feltrinelli made the Italian Academy the heir of his possessions and ordered that an inalienable and perpetual fund be created to reward work, education and intelligence. 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

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