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Nino Guiffrida
Arlequin et Pierrette au Carnaval

1985

About the Item

Artist: Nino Guiffrida (Italian, born 1924) Title: Arlequin et Pierrette au Carnaval Year: 1985 Medium: Oil on canvas Canvas size: 24 x 19.75 inches Signature: signed upper right by the artist Condition: Excellent Frame; Framed in a wooden beige frame. Description: Also signed, titled and dated on the reverse Nino Giuffrida is an Italian painter born in 1924 in Catania, Sicily. At the age of 17, his passion for art and painting made his attend the art high school of Catania. During this period, he painted frantically everything that surrounded him, landscapes, sailors, still life. In 1946 he did his military service in Rome. In 1949, he settled in Paris and painted the Parisian landscapes, but his real vocation was always the composition. He stayed very often on the terraces of the cafes of Montmartre and Saint-Germain-des-Prés where he created drawing of the customers in the restaurants. In 1961 in Cannes, he had the privilege of receiving a visit from Picasso who told him: " Now we should give to every subject its own sensibility and personality and you manage to do it well, specially in your children characters" The work of Nino Giuffrida's work can be found in collections all around the world, in all Europe, Japan and the United Stated.
  • Creator:
    Nino Guiffrida (1924, Italian)
  • Creation Year:
    1985
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 30 in (76.2 cm)Width: 26 in (66.04 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
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  • Gallery Location:
    San Francisco, CA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 109761stDibs: LU66632249153

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