Felice Giordano (1880-1964) - Capri

Felice Giordano

Felice Giordano was born in Naples in 1880 and trained at the Academy of Fine Arts of his city. A central figure in his artistic maturation was Antonino Leto, a painter tied to the tradition of the School of Resìna and to the experience of the Macchiaioli, from whom Giordano absorbed the attention to light, painterly texture, and the vivid rendering of the landscape.
During his career Giordano developed a painting mainly tied to views and landscapes, with particular attention to Capri, Naples, Venice and Paris. Alongside urban views and seascapes, he also produced marine still lifes and nocturnes, among the most recognizable subjects of his production.
He contributed to exhibitions of the Società Promotrice Salvator Rosa of Naples and achieved success also at the national level, including a solo show at the Galleria Geri in Milan. His works are preserved in important public collections, including the Galleria d’Arte Moderna in Milan and the Municipality of Naples. He died in Capri in 1964.

DESCRIPTION

Capri
Oil on canvas
Signed lower left
Dimensions of the work: 59 x 89 cm
Dimensions with frame: 88 x 118 cm

This broad view of Capri fully falls within Felice Giordano’s most appreciated production, linked to the island’s landscapes and to the Neapolitan- and Capri-based painting of the early 20th century. The scene depicts a corner of a garden overlooking the sea, with the rocky coastline of the island visible on the left and an interior-exterior space created through light walls, pergolas, climbing plants, and flowering pots.
The composition is played out in a successful balance between architecture, vegetation, and the warm Mediterranean light. The central low wall, animated by flowers and leaves, separates the domestic space from the sea landscape, while on the right the table with the bottle and a few everyday objects introduces an intimate, lived-in note. The whole conveys the atmosphere of a Caprese terrace, suspended between the coolness of the garden and the luminous opening of the sea.
The brushwork is rapid and loose, built for synthetic touches that define the surfaces without rigidifying them. The patches of light on the floor, the whites of the walls, the greens of the vegetation, and the blues of the sea create a luminous vibration typical of Giordano’s painting, always attentive to the atmospheric rendering of the landscape.

CONDITION REPORT
Good overall condition, compatible with the period of the work. The painted surface is legible, with the chroma well preserved as a whole and the signature visible in the lower left.

Frame present.
The frame is to be understood as a gift

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