Enrico Benassi (1902-1978) - Le bagnanti
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Le bagnanti, an oil on canvas by Enrico Benassi (Italy, 1930–1940), is sold with its frame.
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Wonderful work by painter Enrico Benassi (Mezzani, May 14, 1902 – Parma, February 13, 1978) oil on canvas in good condition.
The painting measures 33x46 cm.
The frame is very beautiful and is original from the period.
An internationally notable artist who established himself as a naive artist, whom contemporary criticism tends to recognize for great originality.
Son of peasants, a man of a thousand trades: besides being a migrant, in fact he was a farmer, poultry dealer and nurse, manager of a trattoria on the Po at Sacchetta, mercant at the Ghiaia market.
Passionate about music, he played the banjo, the guitar and the mandolin. With his twelve children he formed a small band that in the fifties wandered from fairs to dance halls to circuses. Only at a certain age, at the end of the fifties, did he begin to devote himself to painting.
Inspired by exoticism, Ravenna mosaics and Egyptian artifacts, at first he copied and then quickly developed his own fantastical world, increasingly personal and rich in color and irony. From the early sixties he has been present worldwide at all naive art events, with exceptional bibliographic coverage. In 1988 Parma hosted a retrospective exhibition of the artist with the publication of a complete monograph.
Provenance Italian antique market
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Art dealer specializing in old master paintings and 19th century works
In collaboration with ART & INVESTIGATION historical and artistic investigations on works of art
Translated by Google TranslateWonderful work by painter Enrico Benassi (Mezzani, May 14, 1902 – Parma, February 13, 1978) oil on canvas in good condition.
The painting measures 33x46 cm.
The frame is very beautiful and is original from the period.
An internationally notable artist who established himself as a naive artist, whom contemporary criticism tends to recognize for great originality.
Son of peasants, a man of a thousand trades: besides being a migrant, in fact he was a farmer, poultry dealer and nurse, manager of a trattoria on the Po at Sacchetta, mercant at the Ghiaia market.
Passionate about music, he played the banjo, the guitar and the mandolin. With his twelve children he formed a small band that in the fifties wandered from fairs to dance halls to circuses. Only at a certain age, at the end of the fifties, did he begin to devote himself to painting.
Inspired by exoticism, Ravenna mosaics and Egyptian artifacts, at first he copied and then quickly developed his own fantastical world, increasingly personal and rich in color and irony. From the early sixties he has been present worldwide at all naive art events, with exceptional bibliographic coverage. In 1988 Parma hosted a retrospective exhibition of the artist with the publication of a complete monograph.
Provenance Italian antique market
Fast shipping with secure packing
Seller's Story
Art dealer specializing in old master paintings and 19th century works
In collaboration with ART & INVESTIGATION historical and artistic investigations on works of art
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Artist
Enrico Benassi (1902-1978)
Sold with frame
Yes
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Edition
Original
Title of artwork
Le bagnanti
Technique
Oil painting
Signature
Signed
Country of origin
Italy
Condition
Good condition
Height
51.5 cm
Width
64.5 cm
Period
1930-1940
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