Domenico Spinosa (1916-2007) - Studio per fondo marino
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Domenico Spinosa’s Studio per Fondo Marino is a hand-signed oil on paper Seascape from the 1970s, framed at 41.5 × 31.5 cm with the original edition.
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Domenico Spinosa (Naples, 1916–2007) – "Studio per Fondo Marino" – Oil on Paper, Hand-Signed, 1970s
Domenico Spinosa was one of the most active painters of the Italian "Informale" movement, closely associated with Naples throughout his career. He exhibited at every Venice Biennale from 1954 onward, won the Michetti Prize, and showed in Rome, Spoleto, and Turin — turning down an invitation to relocate to Turin, reportedly saying "I didn't want to leave Naples." He went on to teach painting at the Naples Academy of Fine Arts, becoming chair of the painting department in 1973.
This oil on paper, "Studio per Fondo Marino" (Study for the Seabed), dates from the 1970s and captures an abstracted underwater scene — fish rendered in warm coral and gold against a deep, textured blue-green ground, with the layered, gestural brushwork typical of the Informale style.
Details:
Oil on paper
Signed lower left: "Spinosa"
Title: "Studio per Fondo Marino"
Period: 1970–1979
Artwork size: 30 x 21 cm
Framed size: 41.5 x 31.5 cm
Frame shows minor damage (visible in photos) but displays well; overall good condition
Provenance: Casa d'Aste Vincent, Asta N°84, 16/10/2014, Lotto N°33 (original auction house label and inventory documentation included — Inv. n.10470); acquired via Catawiki, March 2021
Domenico Spinosa (Naples, 1916–2007) – "Studio per Fondo Marino" – Oil on Paper, Hand-Signed, 1970s
Domenico Spinosa was one of the most active painters of the Italian "Informale" movement, closely associated with Naples throughout his career. He exhibited at every Venice Biennale from 1954 onward, won the Michetti Prize, and showed in Rome, Spoleto, and Turin — turning down an invitation to relocate to Turin, reportedly saying "I didn't want to leave Naples." He went on to teach painting at the Naples Academy of Fine Arts, becoming chair of the painting department in 1973.
This oil on paper, "Studio per Fondo Marino" (Study for the Seabed), dates from the 1970s and captures an abstracted underwater scene — fish rendered in warm coral and gold against a deep, textured blue-green ground, with the layered, gestural brushwork typical of the Informale style.
Details:
Oil on paper
Signed lower left: "Spinosa"
Title: "Studio per Fondo Marino"
Period: 1970–1979
Artwork size: 30 x 21 cm
Framed size: 41.5 x 31.5 cm
Frame shows minor damage (visible in photos) but displays well; overall good condition
Provenance: Casa d'Aste Vincent, Asta N°84, 16/10/2014, Lotto N°33 (original auction house label and inventory documentation included — Inv. n.10470); acquired via Catawiki, March 2021
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Artist
Domenico Spinosa (1916-2007)
Sold with frame
Yes
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Owner or reseller
Edition
Original
Title of artwork
Studio per fondo marino
Technique
Oil painting
Signature
Signed
Country of origin
Italy
Condition
Good condition
Height
41.5 cm
Width
31.5 cm
Depiction/theme
Seascape
Style
Abstract
Period
1970-1980
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