Maresca Serra Salvatore (1956) - Ritratto di donna

SALVATORE MARESCA SERRA (Naples, 1956) – Profile portrait of a woman – Oil on canvas, 35 × 25 cm

Interesting and refined profile portrait of Salvatore Maresca Serra, Neapolitan painter born in 1956, executed in oil on canvas and signed “S. Maresca Serra” at the bottom right.

The work presents a subject particularly interesting within the artist’s output: compared to seascapes and landscapes that appear more frequently on the market, the painting is entirely focused on the human figure and the expressiveness of the face.

The young woman is depicted in profile, with her gaze lowered and a collected, silent expression. The face, built through a delicate palette of pinkish fleshtones, ochre, and browns, emerges from a deliberately undefined background. The hair, gathered at the nape, is treated with broad, tactile brushstrokes, while the small red accent of the lips constitutes the most intense color focal point of the composition.

A particularly happy contrast is evident between the greater definition reserved for the facial features and the freedom of the brushstroke in the surrounding areas: an immediate and synthetic painting, which preserves the freshness of the gesture without abandoning the construction of the facial features and the overall elegance of the figure.

On the back is present the artist’s stamp with the inscription:

“OPERA ORIGINALE DI SALVATORE MARESCA SERRA – CATALOGATA A CURA DELL’AUTORE”
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Technique: oil on canvas
Dimensions: 35 × 25 cm
Signature: bottom right, “S. Maresca Serra”
Back: stamp “Opera originale di Salvatore Maresca Serra – Catalogata a cura dell’autore”
Subject: profile portrait of a woman
Period: 20th century
Conditions: good overall condition, with normal signs of age visible in the photographs."} }|>0?{