Ettore Castaldi (1877-1956) - La spigolatrice

- Author: Castaldi Ettore (Livorno, 1877-1956)
- Title: The Gleaner
- Technique: Oil on panel
- Era: The work can be dated to the second half of the 20th century, with good probability within the 1950s–1960s, also based on the documentation on the back. Dimensions: 36 × 23 cm (as per label on the back, without a frame)
- Signature: Not visible on the front
- Frame: gilded wood, contemporary, 42x52 cm
-Description of the work: The artwork depicts a female figure engaged in gleaning, a theme of strong symbolic and social significance in 20th-century Italian painting. The woman, seen from behind and in motion, advances in the field carrying a large sheaf of wheat, set in a broad rural landscape dominated by warm and luminous tones.
The painting is characterized by a thick, dynamic brushstroke, with an intense chromatic rendering that privileges the atmosphere over descriptive detail. The compositional arrangement and the treatment of light refer to a realist and post-Macchiaioli sensibility, with attention to peasant life and the gestures of daily work.
- Provenance: On the back is affixed the original label of the “Galleria d’Arte Athena” of Livorno, with a handwritten entry that reports:
Author: Ettore Castaldi
Title: The Gleaner
Dimensions: 34.5 x 25 cm
Date of sale: February 1962
The presence of the gallery label (Athena) constitutes an important element of traceability and provenance.
- Shipping: The artwork will be shipped in appropriate packaging to ensure its security. We would like to point out that the frame is excluded from the sale price and therefore will not be charged. For this reason, the FIDANDA Gallery is exempt from any damages or dents that the frame may have; we are not responsible for how it will arrive during transport.