Splendid oil on canvas depicting a night vision of the coast towards Tellaro.
The work is distinguished by a powerful atmospheric rendering at night, in which Caselli abandons descriptive rigor for a material, vibrant brushstroke with a clear post-Impressionist influence. Moonlight pierces the tense clouds, reflecting off the crests of the choppy waves with touches of white, creating a dramatic contrast with the dark, solid silhouette of the house on the promontory.
Technique: Oil on canvas
Subject: Navy with architecture
Signature: Signed bottom right "G. Toll booths"
State of preservation: Excellent, with vivid colours and intact pictorial application. Contemporary frame with fabric passe-partout.
Dimensions: 62 x 52 cm with frame, 50 x 40 cm to canvas.
Period: 1950s.