Giorgio Sangiovanni (1936) - Coastal Seascape with Breaking Waves

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Giorgio Sangiovanni (Italian, b. 1936) – Coastal Seascape with Breaking Waves

Original oil on canvas by Italian marine painter Giorgio Sangiovanni, signed lower right and retaining the original gallery label verso. The composition depicts powerful Mediterranean surf rolling across rocky outcrops beneath a dramatic sky illuminated by the setting sun.

Executed in Sangiovanni's distinctive style, the painting captures the movement and translucency of the sea through intricate layers of turquoise, blue-green and white highlights. The artist's remarkable attention to reflected light and foaming water creates a vivid sense of motion and atmosphere, while the distant horizon and storm-lit sky add depth and drama to the composition.

Born in Genoa in 1936, Sangiovanni became known for his maritime subjects inspired by the Italian coastline. His works were widely exhibited and marketed throughout Europe and remain sought after for their decorative appeal and technical depiction of the sea.

Details

Artist: Giorgio Sangiovanni (Italian, b. 1936)
Medium: Oil on canvas
Signed lower right
Original gallery label on reverse
Subject: Mediterranean coastal seascape
Date: Circa 1980s
Framed dimensions: approximately 62 × 52 cm
Condition: Good vintage condition with minor age-related wear

A striking and atmospheric marine painting, ideal for collectors of Italian seascapes and coastal artwork.

Of all the paintings you've shown so far, this is the one with the strongest documented attribution because the label directly identifies the artist. That generally makes it easier to sell and usually more valuable than an unsigned or uncertain maritime scene.


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