Beautiful early 20th century Italian oil on canvas painting. Portrait of a little girl with accordion. Unsigned work attributable to the important Italian artist Angelo Vernazza (Genoa Sampierdarena, 1869 - Genoa, 1937). The high artistic quality and poetic nature of the image certifies its importance.
From an early age he was attracted to the world of art. Between 1884 and 1887 he attended the Accademia Ligustica di Belle Arti and then, thanks to a scholarship, the Florentine school of Nicolò Barabino, of whom he was one of the best students and one of the closest collaborators until his death in 1891.
In 1893, a trip to London and Paris, where he furthered his education at the Académie Julian, helped to soften his academic rigour, bringing him closer first to post-impressionism and a few years later to pointillism.
However, his ethical and moral rigidity did not allow him the expressive freedom that was at the basis of the new artistic movements, and in fact, upon his return to Genoa, he returned to a realist style of painting marked by a rigorous academic style. Highly appreciated by the critics of the time, who considered him the continuator of Barabino, he founded an art school, based in Via XX Settembre in the 'Palazzo delle Cupole', and received numerous commissions for frescoes, portraits and landscapes from wealthy members of the society of his time, who were linked to tradition. His production did not lack frescoes of religious inspiration, which can be found in numerous Ligurian churches.
He was highly esteemed for his moral uprightness and appreciated as an artist during his lifetime for his connection to the classical tradition at a time of profound artistic innovation. We advise you to take a close look at all the attached photos. MEASUREMENTS IN CM
with frame 92 x 55 - professional packaging insured shipping with couriers delivery by appointment only street level no porterage to floors.
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