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Jean CalogeroUntitled (Venice Gondola Scene)1955-1960
1955-1960
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Mid-century modern oil on canvas by Sicilian painter Jean Calogero, 1922-2001. Fantasy scene of three black gondolas on a Venice canal, with green water, blue skies and Venetian architecture in background. Rich impasto, artist scratches in wet paint to create patterns and textures in the multilayered canvas, and fantasy flourishes adds to the compelling narrative of a festive day in Venice. Comes in original period custom frame. Includes the original business card from Galerie du Vieux-Chalet in Paris when painting was purchased in 1960 and the catalog given at purchase with the painting titled: "Calogero", by Waldemar George, published by Editions Galerie Madsen.
Calogero born in Sicily and studied at Catania School of Fine Arts. Artist first moved to Paris in 1947. Exhibitions in Paris, New York and Los Angeles. His main gallery in Paris was Galerie Madsen.
Framed size: 27" x 23.5"
- Creator:Jean Calogero (1922-2001, Italian)
- Creation Year:1955-1960
- Dimensions:Height: 18.5 in (46.99 cm)Width: 22 in (55.88 cm)Depth: 0.5 in (1.27 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Burlingame, CA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU375312389662
Jean Calogero
Calogero was born August 20, 1922 in Catania, Sicily. Self-taught Artist First exhibitions in 1945 in Sicily and Rome were very successful. He arrived in Paris in 1947 and studied at the École des Beaux-Arts. He is best known for his dreamlike Surrealist and genre works. He exhibited at the Gallery Hervé in 1951 and the following year he went to New York to present his show, then in 1953 he was invited to Los Angeles, where he returned two years later, and from where he regularly exhibited his works, and San Francisco. In 1954, Maximilien Gauthier devoted a book to him published by "The Gemini." The first exhibition in Japan was in 1965. He was awarded the Grand Silver Medal by the City of Paris in 1957. Calogero had countless exhibitions in Paris, in the fifties, plus the American exhibitions in New York (Associated American Artists, 1952), Los Angeles (James Vigevano Galleries, 1953), and then later in Japan and in major galleries in Italy. He lived and worked for many years in Paris and Italy. He died in 2001.
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