Augusto Orlandi (1879-1954) - Balia Ciociara - NO RESERVE

Augusto Orlandi (1879-1954) -Ciociara Nurse - Oil on Canvas, dated 1929

Details of the Work
Artist: Augusto Orlandi (Ascoli Piceno, 1879 - Buenos Aires, 1954)

Subject: Balia Ciociara (Portrait and scene of popular costume)

Period: 1929 (First third of the 20th century)

Technique: Oil on canvas stretched on a frame

Signature: Signed, dated, and inscribed with a dedication to a private person in the upper left (original period signature, slightly faded but legible)

Dimensions of the work: 70 x 55 cm

Dimensions with frame: 82 x 44.5 x 3 cm (frame contemporary included)

Provenance: Private Italian collection

Documentation: Certificate of authenticity from our gallery

Internal Inventory Code: S126

Historical-Artistic Description and Biography
We propose at auction a valuable oil painting on canvas dated 1929, by the Marche-born master Augusto Orlandi, an artist with an international reach. The painting portrays the intense portrait of a "Balia Ciociara", a genre scene of daily popular life in early 20th century. The subject is enriched by folkloric details, such as the characteristic traditional Lazio earrings. The painting technique shows excellent academic craft, evident in the refined rendering of the face, the rich drapery of the garments, and the warm handling of light. A work of notable realism, comparable in some respects to Pietro Annigoni.

Augusto Orlandi’s production boasts significant historicity. Trained at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Bologna, in 1904 he moved to Buenos Aires, establishing himself as one of the leading Italian painters resident in South America. His career features prestigious public and religious commissions, with works in important cathedrals (such as Cordoba Cathedral in Argentina). Returning to Italy and after World War I, from the 1930s he established himself on the national exhibition scene, participating in four editions of the Rome Quadriennale (from the third to the seventh).

Terms of Sale and Shipping
Condition: The painting is in good conservational condition for its age. The canvas and mounting are stable. The pictorial surface is intact and shows a charming and natural craquelure, a guarantee of authenticity and the era of the work, with no significant color losses.

Frame: The painting is enhanced by its period wooden frame, perfectly integrated into the original mounting, with normal and pleasing patina of time. (Prospective bidders are invited to view the gallery photos, which form an integral part of the description).

Packaging and Shipping: A professional and reinforced packing will be provided to safeguard the integrity of the work and its historical frame. Shipment by courier with full traceability.

Note for Non-EU Buyers: For shipments outside the European Union, Italian legislation requires the issuance of a Certificate of Free Circulation by the Soprintendenza dei Beni Culturali. This administrative procedure may extend shipping times by about 4 weeks.