U. Galli (XIX-XX) - Ritratto Giovane donna Eritrea (Orientalista)

U. Galli (active in the 20th century)
Portrait of an Eritrean woman, Civitavecchia 1935
Charcoal and white chalk on ivory paper.
Signature and date at the bottom right: U. Galli.

Suggestive charcoal portrait created by the artist U. Galli in 1935, signed and dated at the bottom right with the indication of the place of execution, Civitavecchia. The work depicts a young Eritrean woman, captured with psychological intensity and tonal finesse that recall the great masters of portraiture from the first half of the twentieth century, from Antonio Mancini to Vittorio Matteo Corcos, up to the more international influences of John Singer Sargent and Anders Zorn.

The skillful modulation of chiaroscuro and the delicate use of white chalk highlight the proud and noble expression of the figure, while the rendering of fabrics and ornamental details testifies to the artist's technical expertise and ethnographic attention, typical of the Italian colonial period.

Executed in Civitavecchia in 1935, during a historical period of intense artistic production related to contacts between Italy and Eastern Africa, the portrait constitutes a significant testimony to the taste and aesthetic sensibility of the time.

Overall good conditions, with slight foxing and small signs of wear at the edges.

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