Nudo disteso by Franco Gentilini, 1929
A reclining nude by Italian painter Franco Gentilini, completed in 1929 as the artist established himself in Rome’s modernist circles.
A reclining nude by Italian painter Franco Gentilini, completed in 1929 as the artist established himself in Rome’s modernist circles.
The Diga del Molato is an irrigation and hydroelectric dam built in 1928 on the Tidone torrent, creating an artificial lake on the border between Pavia and Piacenza provinces.
A marble portrait sculpture of King Victor Emmanuel III, created by Italian sculptor Adolfo Wildt in 1930. The work exemplifies Wildt’s characteristic blend of formal simplicity and refined execution.
An advertising poster for Ischia commissioned by the Naples Provincial Tourism Board, designed by Giuseppe Riccobaldi del Bava in 1941. The work exemplifies the Italian poster tradition of the interwar period.
A 1930 painting by Italian artist Uberto Bonetti depicting a racing car. Created in Turin, the work exemplifies the dynamic visual language of early twentieth-century Italian modernism.
An advertising poster designed by Italian commercial artist Plinio Codognato in 1934. Codognato was a prominent cartoonist and illustrator who created approximately one thousand posters across his career.
A work by Italian painter and sculptor Ferruccio Ferrazzi created in 1925, depicting an ox being shod.
A painting by Italian artist Felice Carena from 1933 depicting a popular theatre. Carena was a Turin-trained painter influenced by Cézanne and Matisse who taught at major academies.
A still life painting by Italian artist Antonio Donghi, completed in 1928 during his most prominent period as a leading figure in neoclassical and magic realist movements.
A still life painted by Giuseppe Capogrossi in 1924, during the artist’s early years after completing his law degree and beginning formal study at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma.