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Diego Esposito
Rhodes: modern Italian watercolor of abstract Greek landscape & architecture

1977

About the Item

This is a minimalist watercolor painting depicting abstracted architectural features (windows & doorway) in red and blue with the landscape and ocean of Rhodes, Greece visible. The watercolor itself measures 9.5"x6.5" and is floated in a double-mat 16.5" x 13" narrow, contemporary wood (maple) frame. Signed, titled, and dated on the back of the watercolor paper. Diego Esposito is an established Italian Postwar & contemporary artist, best known for his painting, sculpture, and installation art. He has exhibited extensively since 1968 throughout Italy and around the globe, including in France, Peru, Argentina, China, South Korea, Israel, Japan, Russia, the Netherlands, Turkey, and the United States. He was primarily influenced by the major modernist developments in the 1950s and ‘60s,. Esposito lives and works in Milan and Venice.
  • Creator:
    Diego Esposito (1940, Italian)
  • Creation Year:
    1977
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 16.5 in (41.91 cm)Width: 13 in (33.02 cm)Depth: 1.5 in (3.81 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Bryn Mawr, PA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU141629961232
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