Giuseppe Lauria (1940) - Palermo: Chiesa di S. Anna

Giuseppe Lauria (1940) – “Palermo: Chiesa di S. Anna” – 2000

Published and exhibited work

Important oil on canvas on a large scale by Giuseppe Lauria, entitled Palermo: Chiesa di S. Anna, created in 2000 and belonging to the cycle “Viaggio nelle città dell’Utopia.”

The work measures 150 × 100 cm (canvas only) and about 164 × 114 cm including the decorated frame.

The painting presents one of the characteristic themes of Lauria’s artistic research: urban architecture is reinterpreted in a suspended and visionary dimension, in which the monumental nature of the church dialogues with natural and everyday elements. In the foreground, the chair, the hat, the drapery and the flowers evoke a human presence, while in the background emerges the silhouette of the Church of Sant’Anna in Palermo.

Published and exhibited work

The painting is published on page 139 of the volume Giuseppe Lauria – Viaggio nelle città dell'Utopia, Bandecchi & Vivaldi, 2000, where the work is reproduced and identified as:

“Palermo: Chiesa di S. Anna – 2000 – oil on canvas cm 150 × 100”.

The work was also exhibited in 2000 in Venice, at the Palazzo delle Prigioni, as part of the exhibition Viaggio nelle città dell'Utopia.

As an additional accompaniment to the work, the buyer will receive as a gift the original copy of the exhibition catalog, in which this specific work is published on page 139 with title, year, technique and dimensions.

The catalog photographed in the advertisement will therefore accompany the painting and constitutes an important bibliographic and documentary reference related to its exhibition history.

Authenticity and documentation

The work is accompanied by a handwritten authentic certificate and signed directly by the artist Giuseppe Lauria, in which the authorship of the work, the title Palermo: Chiesa di S. Anna, the year 2000, the technique oil on canvas, the dimensions 150 × 100 cm, the publication in the monograph on page 139 and the Venice exhibition are confirmed.

The original certificate of authenticity is included in the lot and will be delivered to the buyer.

The painting is signed “Lauria” at the bottom left. On the back are the title of the work, initials, numbers and historical labels, as documented in detail in the photographs.

Data of the work

Artist: Giuseppe Lauria (1940)
Title: Palermo: Chiesa di S. Anna
Year: 2000
Technique: oil on canvas
Canvas dimensions: 150 × 100 cm
Dimensions including frame: approximately 164 × 114 cm
Signature: signed “Lauria” at the bottom left
Bibliography: Giuseppe Lauria – Viaggio nelle città dell'Utopia, Bandecchi & Vivaldi, 2000, p. 139
Exhibition: Venice, Palazzo delle Prigioni, 2000
Documentation: handwritten authentic certificate signed by the artist

The lot includes the painting with its frame and the autograph certificate of the artist. As a gift to the purchaser, the original copy of the exhibition catalog Viaggio nelle città dell’Utopia will also be provided, in which this specific work is published on page 139.

Due to the important size of the work and the delicacy of the frame, shipping will be carried out with specially careful and reinforced packaging, suitable for protecting the painting during transport.

Possibility of direct pickup.