Fornari Piero (1892-1958) - Ritratti
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Ritratti is an original oil painting on cardboard by Piero Fornari, dating from 1910–1920, comprising six signed figure sketches and presented in a frame.
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Beautiful oil painting on cardboard depicting sketches of figures.
The work consists of six sketches signed Piero Fornai.
Piero Fornari (Civitavecchia, 1892 – Milan, 1958). Painter and decorator. Having moved to Milan, he participated in the National Art Exhibition at Brera in 1922 with the painting La sera; in 1924 he presented at the Permanente the work Milano dal mio studio, a suggestive image of the city under the snow. In 1940 he obtained the prestigious commission to fresco the Baptistery of the Milanese church of Saints Nereo e Achilleo, a demanding work that he completed in 1942. In the same year he was commissioned by the Cornaggia family to paint the portrait of Marquis Ottavio Cornaggia Medici Castiglioni, destined for the Ospedale Maggiore for the Quadreria dei Presidents. In the painting, characterized by an official tone, the artist shows a painting tied to a still nineteenth-century technique, but in other works, especially landscapes, he reveals that he can employ a looser, freer stroke, sensitive to the poetry of daily life.
Dimensions with frame 68x59 cm
Dimensions of each cardboard 16x20 cm
Dating guaranteed.
The painting will be professionally packed.
Beautiful oil painting on cardboard depicting sketches of figures.
The work consists of six sketches signed Piero Fornai.
Piero Fornari (Civitavecchia, 1892 – Milan, 1958). Painter and decorator. Having moved to Milan, he participated in the National Art Exhibition at Brera in 1922 with the painting La sera; in 1924 he presented at the Permanente the work Milano dal mio studio, a suggestive image of the city under the snow. In 1940 he obtained the prestigious commission to fresco the Baptistery of the Milanese church of Saints Nereo e Achilleo, a demanding work that he completed in 1942. In the same year he was commissioned by the Cornaggia family to paint the portrait of Marquis Ottavio Cornaggia Medici Castiglioni, destined for the Ospedale Maggiore for the Quadreria dei Presidents. In the painting, characterized by an official tone, the artist shows a painting tied to a still nineteenth-century technique, but in other works, especially landscapes, he reveals that he can employ a looser, freer stroke, sensitive to the poetry of daily life.
Dimensions with frame 68x59 cm
Dimensions of each cardboard 16x20 cm
Dating guaranteed.
The painting will be professionally packed.
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Edition
Original
Artist
Fornari Piero (1892-1958)
Title of artwork
Ritratti
Technique
Oil painting
Signature
Signed
Country of origin
Italy
Condition
Good condition
Height
68 cm
Width
59 cm
Depiction/theme
Portrait
Style
Classical
Period
1910-1920
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