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Louis Toffoli
Les Femmes Orientales aux Corbeilles de Fruits

20th Century

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Louis Toffoli 1907-1999 French Les Femmes Orientales aux Corbeilles de Fruits, (titled on the reverse) Oil on canvas Signed lower right Canvas: 28 3/4" high x 36 1/4" wide Frame : 37 3/8" high x 44 7/8" wide Born October 16, 1907 in Trieste, 20th century, Italian. He studied at Naval Academy and the School of Fine Arts in Trieste. At the age of 24, he came to Paris where he was a student of Orthon Friesz and Marc-Avoy at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière, and also at the Academy of André Lhote. He participated in various Parisian salons and was exhibited in the Furniture Exhibition Paintings at the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris in 1977. He showed numerous private exhibitions in France (Paris), New York and Canada. He painted port landscapes and compositions with characters. He created his artworks in a postcubic construction with chiaroscuro and degraded colors. His style is characterized by the superimposed planes he treated in transparency. Toffoli traveled and painted all around the Mediterranean, as well as Mexico, Brazil and the Far East. In 1996, Louis Toffoli received different medals and particularly the Chevalier de l’Ordre du Mérite de la République Italienne's medals. Louis Toffoli devoted himself to painting. A lot of special exhibitions were organized around the world. Several films and TV shows were made around his work. The Toffoli Museum was inaugurated in 1995 in Charenton-le-Pont. Louis Toffoli donated to the city a hundred works. Many museums are exhibiting him in particular in Germany, Brazil, Spain, Holland, Israel, Italy, Morocco, Portugal, Sweden, United States, and many books are dedicated to him.
  • Creator:
    Louis Toffoli (1907 - 1999, French)
  • Creation Year:
    20th Century
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 37.41 in (95 cm)Width: 44.89 in (114 cm)Depth: 3.15 in (8 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Paris, FR
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 57301stDibs: LU68732123243
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