Italian Surrealist Portraits Venice Carnival

Painting on paper by Daniel Ruben Rosel titled La entrevista con saramago (the interview with Saramago) and dated 2001. Painting framed measures 46.5" wide, 34.5" high and frame is 2...

Mixed-media on paper by Dan Miller, mostly shades of grey with blue, red and gold overtones. White highlights on center robot's face give this a tribal feel. Art work size is 18.5" h...

Monumental picassoesque painting on canvas signed Sharon Ross. Painting measures 44" wide, 2.25" deep and 68.5" high. We had a black floater frame added to frame this incredible pain...

Mason Wells (1906-1984) watercolor, most likely from the 1970s. Mason was prolific in both acrylic and watercolor. Other pieces by Mason are available on 1stdibs. His family were founders of the American Optical Company...

Watercolor of a mining operation by Mason Wells (1906-1984). Watercolor is currently not framed. Mason Bacheller Wells was born in Southbridge, Massachu...

Painting on canvas by California artist Ilene Sirota titled “Inside Out”. Exhibition label on the back from the 15th Annual Juried Show, Palos Verdes Art...

H 13.75” W 9.75” Fabrizio Riccardi “la vecchia storia delle 3 pere”

Oil on canvas represents a thinking man. The man in the dark background wearing a dark jacket; a chiaroscuro work is fascinating. The brilliance of the red coat is central. The subje...

Portrait of a woman Framed and glazed Signed and dated on the reverse 1979 Italy.

An exceptional museum quality portrait of incredibly unusual subject matter. The unidentified androgynous figure with a full length facial scar rest...

#39707 Very large and impressive hand painted reproduction oil portrait painting on canvas after “Patricienne de Venise” (Patrician of Venic...

Tito Salomoni was an Italian surrealist painter and this is one of his best works. He began composing surrealist works in 1968 and committed to the movement for twenty years. A term coined by French critic and poet Andre Breton in 1924, surrealism encourages “pure psychic automatism,” breaking down the barriers between the conscious and the unconscious. Surrealism was originally a literary movement but eventually made its way into the visual arts. Salomoni’s style is reminiscent of fellow Italian artist Giorgio de Chirico, who is credited for inspiring many surrealist artists. Like de Chirico, “Salomoni’s style is characterized by haunting dream-like settings filled with references to classical architecture.” Salomoni’s work has been featured on international magazine covers; His The Maze of Life was included in Graphis Annual...