Giacomo Grosso (1860-1938) - La Piccina

- Oil on wooden panel. Signed.

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Giacomo Grosso, trained under Andrea Gastaldi at the Albertina Academy in Turin thanks to a municipal scholarship, solidified his national prestige in 1884 with a work inspired by the verismo of Giovanni Verga, thus beginning a career that would elevate him as one of the most prolific and sought-after portraitists on the international scene. His constant presence in prestigious competitions such as the Venice Biennale and the Salons of Paris, Munich, or San Francisco, was complemented by his profile in Argentina, where his brush captured the historical epic of Buenos Aires’ centennial. Beyond his technical virtuosity, Grosso exerted a fundamental pedagogical influence from his chair at the Albertina starting in 1906, a legacy that, added to his appointment as a Knight of the Realm in 1929, culminated in a brilliant career that positions him as an institutional and artistic figure essential to the transition from nineteenth-century naturalism to the modernity of the twentieth century.

- Image dimensions without frame: 37 x 49 cm / 63 x 75 cm with exclusive custom frame.

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