Contemporary Sculpture Bronze Signed A. Riva Italy 2012 - Italy, 2012

Antique Painting Male Portrait Oil on Canvas XVIII Century

Oil on canvas. Italian school of the 18th century. The man, dressed in black with a white collar, poses in front of a shelf on which rest some objects: a crucifix, a bell, an inkwell, which identify the man as a magistrate. The painting has been restored and relined. It is presented in a period frame.

Contemporary Bas-Relief Mixed Technique S. Colombo Studio 1975

Mixed media bas-relief on chipboard. Abstract composition, dated 1975 on the lower left. On the back the title, date, and statement of revision of the same, with dedication and signature of the artist Stefano Colombo.

Antique Painting Portrait of a Nobleman Oil on Canvas '700

Oil on canvas. Portrait of a noble gentleman of the eighteenth century, in a frock coat closed at the bottom by a precious pearl brooch, and with a satin cloak draped over his shoulders. The work, restored and relined, is presented with a strip frame.

Contemporary Bas-Relief Abstract Composition Italy 1970s

Bas-relief in wood, fabric and white tempera, evoking a stylised Crucifix. Mounted on a panel and presented in a display case.

Contemporary Silkscreen A. Burri Sestante 14 Italy 1989

Sestante 14 1989

Color screenprint on paper. Signed in pencil lower right, numbered n. IV/XV bottom left. It is accompanied by photo authentication from the "Il borghetto" art house in Milan. The work was part of the "Sestante" series, consisting of 16 different serigraphs. In 1982 Alberto Burri created Sestante, a large cycle of seventeen cellotexes and an iron sculpture, which was exhibited from May to September of the following year in the space of the former Giudecca shipyards in Venice. The evocation of the old nautical instrument, which was used by travelers to establish the position of a given point with respect to the horizon, is a tribute to the maritime destiny of Venice. The paintings are Burri's umpteenth challenge: in their combinations the shapes and colors of the "sextant" create an inexhaustible cycle where there is not the slightest repetition. Within the same painting, or in the juxtaposition of one to the other, the kaleidoscope of shapes allows square and curvilinear structures to coexist, together with large chromatic backgrounds and dense visual patterns. In 1989 the artist proposed the cycle again as a graphic work, creating the "Sestante" series. The art historian Bruno Corà said that "in Burri's case, speaking of graphics does not mean speaking of a lesser production compared to paintings, but only of a different and parallel artistic modality, in conception and execution, in short such as to be able to be included with absolute importance in the production of the great painter, alongside all his other revolutionary innovative pronouncements". The work is presented in a frame.

Antique Painting Signed Alphonse Monchablon Female Portrait 1896

Female Portrait, 1896

Oil on canvas. Signed and dated lower left. The young woman, dressed in white, is portrayed outdoors, sitting on a flowery meadow overlooking a sea coast, with the sky and sea blending into a chromatic uniformity of dark blue, against which the whiteness of the white dress stands out. Alphonse Monchablon was an important 19th-century French portraitist, who depicted several important historical figures. In this portrait of an unknown girl, Monchablon departs from the academic approach of formal official portraits, to give a more poetic connotation to the sweet and melancholic figure. The painting has been restored. It is presented in a contemporary frame, with floral decoration.