Faces and Doves by Giuseppe Serafini, oil on cardboard, 20th century
Oil painting on cardboard signed and dated by Giuseppe Serafini (Montelupo Fiorentino 1915 - 1987) The Tuscan artist, discovered by Antonio Possenti and inserted by him into the naive artists movement, works as a ceramist and starts to painting out of passion since young age. His humble origins do not allow him to buy colors so he invents his own mixed painting technique His favorite subjects are scenes depicting the works of his land, faces, animals, especially doves and oxen. In the painting in question the doves surround in a scattered way two men with hollow faces, with large blue eyes At the bottom right the signature and date (84) which places him at the end of the author's career Frame with glass, in good condition, needs small touch-ups The indicated measurements include the frame
ID: 75903-1784118014-155771
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