Roberto Carignani (1894-1975) - Festa Carnevalesca con Pulcinella

Beautiful painting by the Neapolitan painter Roberto CARIGNANI. Oil on canvas with a thick, textured impasto in warm colors. Born in Naples 11894/1975, known for his popular scenes and market scenes. The scene is set in a square in the Rione dei Quartieri Spagnoli in Naples, with street musicians and Pulcinella as the central figure. A (ambulant) kiosk with citrus fruits, in the upper left a devotional shrine with the Madonna. The scene is painted with dense and vibrant brushstrokes, typical of Neapolitan figurative painting of the 19th/20th century. First canvas intact with a contemporaneous frame: 78x57 cm; without frame 73x52 cm. Provenance: from a wealthy Neapolitan family.