Front Figure by Antonio Mignozzi, oil on canvas, late 20th century

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A refined work by Antonio Mignozzi created using a technique close to fresco: earths and glues mixed with natural pigments create a dense material surface, evocative of ancient plaster. The frontal figure treated with an essential signature stands out on a neutral background, characterised by a geometric and primordial sign that marries the poetics of the artist, attentive to time, matter and memory. The canvas support and compact size (30×40 cm) make it a perfect piece for private collections that want a quality work of contemporary Italian art. Signed on the back by the artist, the work is part of a recognized series of exhibitions and auctions. Antonio Mignozzi was born in 1942 in Trebisacce (CS), studied at the Brera Academy in Milan, and has lived and worked in Verbania since 1973. His painting practice investigates visual memory, matter, and the suspension of time between figuration and abstraction. His works have been presented in numerous solo exhibitions in Milan, Brescia, Locarno and Verbania, and are present in specialized auction catalogues. The artist's current market signals passages that fall into modest ranges, making this work an interesting opportunity for research collectors or for contemporary design environments. Mignozzi uses a peculiar —often defined “fresco-like” technique — in which he mixes earths, glues and natural pigments, also taken directly from his territory of origin. Its surfaces appear as ancient plaster, detached fragments, evoking cave graffiti up to early Christian art and that of twentieth-century Italy: a language that seeks matter, the archaeology of the sign, formal essentiality.

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