Antonio Palmieri (1946–2019) - Sous le parapluie blanc — Élégance fugitive au cœur de la ville

Antonio Palmieri (1946–2019): Beneath the White Umbrella — Fleeting Elegance in the Heart of the City

Antonio Palmieri (1946–2019), an Italian painter born in Naples, was a self-taught artist known for his expressive approach to painting and his exceptional use of colour. His work is characterised by large compositions, intense colours and a painterly language focused on sensation, movement and atmosphere. Urban scenes, particularly female figures beneath umbrellas, occupy an important place in his artistic universe.

In this composition, an elegant woman, seen from behind, walks beneath a large white umbrella. Her silhouette stands out against an urban setting suggested through vertical forms and fragmented perspectives. With her face concealed and her movement captured in a fleeting moment, the figure draws the viewer into the scene.

The palette combines icy blues, greys and luminous whites with touches of ochre, brown and red. Generous paint texture, impasto and confident brushwork give the scene remarkable depth. Contours sometimes dissolve into colour, while strong contrasts animate the composition between abstraction and figuration.

True to Palmieri’s artistic universe, the painting seeks less to describe a specific street than to convey its visual and emotional impression. The white umbrella becomes the luminous focal point around which colour, texture and movement unfold.

An expressive and atmospheric painting characteristic of the artist’s urban imagery, appealing to collectors of contemporary Italian painting and figurative works rich in texture and colour.

Artwork details

Artist: Antonio Palmieri

Title: Beneath the White Umbrella — Fleeting Elegance in the Heart of the City

Period: 20th–21st century

Technique: oil on canvas

Dimensions: 90 × 120 cm

Support: canvas mounted on a keyed stretcher

Style: contemporary Expressionism

Subject: female figure beneath an umbrella in an urban setting

The artist's biography will be provided in French with the artwork upon shipment.

Photographs showing the artwork in an interior setting are for illustrative purposes only. They do not necessarily reflect its actual dimensions and proportions.