Ernesto Scudiero (1938) - Partenope

Elegant female portrait executed in oil on panel, characterized by an intense yet measured painting, typical of the best Neapolitan figurative tradition of the second half of the twentieth century.
The face is constructed through a deft modulation of chromatic planes, with loose yet controlled brushstrokes that convey psychological depth and expressive delicacy. The warm flesh tones, the introspective gaze, and the rendering of volumes testify to an expert and mature hand.

Work signed and dated 1960 on the back, an element that guarantees its authenticity and a definite chronological placement.
The frame, of classic taste, further enhances the painting and is coherent with the period.

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The artist – Ernesto Scudiero

Ernesto Scudiero was a Neapolitan painter of great standing, active in the second half of the twentieth century and today highly appreciated by the collecting market, especially for his figurative and portrait production.
Formed in the Neapolitan artistic milieu, Scudiero managed to unite the Neapolitan eighteenth-century painting tradition with a modern sensibility, always maintaining a strong attention to the human figure and to the psychological rendering of the subjects.

His works are sought after for:
• the high technical quality
• the solidity of drawing
• the chromatic elegance
• the ability to convey introspection and character

An artist rated and present on the Italian market, his works today are of interest to collectors and enthusiasts of twentieth-century figurative painting.