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Alberto SavinioAenea and Dido - Original Pencil Drawing by Alberto Savinio - 19311931
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Enea e Didone (per Raffaele Carrieri) is a pencil drawing on paper, realized by Alberto Savinio in 1931, hand-signed and inscribed.
Hand signed dedication to the italian writer and poet Raffaele Carrieri.
Certificate of authenticity by Ruggero Savinio,
Included a wooden frame.
In good conditions, except come fold on edges.
Here the artwork is representing one of the most celebrated mythological characters in Modern expression by Savinio, dreamlike and imaginary created men-animal, both with the head of the animal but with human body and gesture. Dido, or Elissa, is a mythological figure. Person of great importance. Desperate for the sudden departure of Aeneas, forced by Fate, Dido killed himself with the sword of Aeneas, asking his people to avenge her. The episode of Aeneas and Dido. Of the twelve books of Aeneid, the one that tells the story of the love between Aeneas and Dido.
Alberto Savinio was an Italian artist : a writer, painter, musician, journalist, essayist, playwright, set designer,well-known as the younger brother of the famous painter Giorgio de Chirico, his wokrs are more focused in philosophical and psychological features, and are inspired by them, as he also was interested in philosophy of art.
According to the art historian as Jean Clair the artworks of Savinio and Giorgio de Chirico were the base of both the surrealist movement and magic realism.
This artwork is shipped from Italy. Under existing legislation, any artwork in Italy created over 70 years ago by an artist who has died requires a licence for export regardless of the work’s market price. The shipping may require additional handling days to require the licence according to the final destination of the artwork.
- Creator:Alberto Savinio (1891 - 1952, Italian)
- Creation Year:1931
- Dimensions:Height: 10.24 in (26 cm)Width: 15.75 in (40 cm)Depth: 0.08 in (2 mm)
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- Framing:Framing Options Available
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- Gallery Location:Roma, IT
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Alberto Savinio
Alberto Savinio was an Italian artist, writer, painter, musician, journalist, essayist, playwright and a set designer. He was born on August 25, 1891, in Athens. He was well-known as the younger brother of the famous painter Giorgio de Chirico. His works were more focused on philosophical and psychological features and are inspired by them, as he was also interested in the philosophy of art. According to the art historian Jean Clair, the artworks of Savinio and Giorgio de Chirico were the base of both the surrealist movement and magic realism. He died on May 5, 1952, in Rome.
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