Luciano Coppola (XX) - Cristo

Oil and mixed media painting on canvas, 50x40 cm, from 1983, signed and authenticated on the back of the canvas.

Luciano Coppola is an Italian painter whose artistic activity has been distinguished, particularly since the 1980s, by an expressionist and materialist painting language. Working mainly in the Roman context, Coppola has developed a personal style characterized by a dense and vibrant application of color, often applied with the use of a palette knife to give three-dimensionality to the canvas.
Style and Poetics
Coppola's painting belongs to the strand of contemporary figurative art that favors emotion and gesture over didactic realism. His works are characterized by:
Material Research: The artist uses pigment as a structural element, creating rough surfaces that interact with ambient light.
Formal summary: Subjects, whether landscapes or sacred figures, are distilled through decisive brushstrokes and stark chromatic contrasts, typical of a modern and introspective sensibility.
Sacred Themes: A significant part of his work is dedicated to Christian iconography, interpreted with a strong sense of drama and spirituality, where the use of color (such as deep reds and bright yellows) serves to emphasize the scene's pathos.
Note on the Market and Collecting
Luciano Coppola's works are present in various private Italian collections. His early 1980s production, such as the pieces created in Rome in 1983, is particularly appreciated by collectors for the freshness of the stroke and the solidity of the compositional structure. The artist's habit of authenticating his works on the back with handwritten dedications and indications of place and date adds extra value in terms of traceability and historical guarantee.