Renato Guttuso (1911-1987) - Bacco
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Renato Guttuso’s Bacco, a 70 × 50 cm etching on paper (P.A.), dated 1970, original edition, signed at bottom right, in good condition, weight 3 kg, from Italy, in modern Italian expressionist figurativism with a mythological subject, shipped without a frame.
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Artist: Renato Guttuso (Renato Guttuso), Italian, 1911–1987
Title of the work: Bacchus
Period: 1980
Technique / support: etching on paper, indicated as P.A. (Prova d’Artista) with hand coloring/polychromy
Style: Italian 20th-century figurative expressionism, mythological subject
Dimensions: 70 × 50 cm
Shipped unframed. Ships within the European Union.
The frame visible in the photo is included as a courtesy and does not form an integral part of the work.
Signed at the bottom right
Edition: Prova d’Artista (P.A.);
Provenance: certified by “Effe & Effe per la diffusione dell’arte”, Rome (certificate dated 19/05/1981)
Artwork belonged to a single owner, in generally good condition.
The connection between Renato Guttuso and the figure of Bacchus is twofold. On one hand, the Neorealist painter created an iconic work titled Bacchus, characterized by his typical expressionist style. On the other hand, the artist is known for celebrating conviviality, wine flasks, and the Mediterranean still life, evoking the ancient myth of the god of wine. He reinterpretates the mythological figure in a modern and visceral key, blending it with the popular and peasant culture of his Sicily.
Artist: Renato Guttuso (Renato Guttuso), Italian, 1911–1987
Title of the work: Bacchus
Period: 1980
Technique / support: etching on paper, indicated as P.A. (Prova d’Artista) with hand coloring/polychromy
Style: Italian 20th-century figurative expressionism, mythological subject
Dimensions: 70 × 50 cm
Shipped unframed. Ships within the European Union.
The frame visible in the photo is included as a courtesy and does not form an integral part of the work.
Signed at the bottom right
Edition: Prova d’Artista (P.A.);
Provenance: certified by “Effe & Effe per la diffusione dell’arte”, Rome (certificate dated 19/05/1981)
Artwork belonged to a single owner, in generally good condition.
The connection between Renato Guttuso and the figure of Bacchus is twofold. On one hand, the Neorealist painter created an iconic work titled Bacchus, characterized by his typical expressionist style. On the other hand, the artist is known for celebrating conviviality, wine flasks, and the Mediterranean still life, evoking the ancient myth of the god of wine. He reinterpretates the mythological figure in a modern and visceral key, blending it with the popular and peasant culture of his Sicily.
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Artist
Renato Guttuso (1911-1987)
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Owner or reseller
Edition
Original
Title of artwork
Bacco
Technique
Etching
Signature
Hand signed
Country of origin
Italy
Year
1970
Condition
Good condition
Height
70 cm
Width
50 cm
Weight
3 kg
Depiction/theme
Mythology
Style
Modern
Period
1960-1970
Sold with frame
No
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