(after) Maurice Utrillo

Le Village Inspire, scenes from the Montmartre District of Paris, Utrillo 1950

1950

Bird on a Tree is an original signed limited edition ( 24/60 ) woodblock print by the Italian artist Alessandro Nastasio. It is in very good condition. Paper size 16.25 x 13.75 image 7 x 6.75 Nastasio was born in Milan in 1934. In 1952 he followed the “free school of the nude” led by Aldo Salvatori. In 1960 he attended the Atelier of Giorgio Upilio where Giacometti, Lam, Fontana, De Chirico worked and where he had the opportunity to study the themes of the inspiring myths. He worked at the MAF foundry with the master Tullio Figini who shared the secrets of the lost wax Renaissance fusion and where he met the masters Crocetti, Manfrini, Manzu , Minguzzi, Fabbri,. He then moved on to Quinto de Stampi at the De Andreis foundry where Marino Marini, Pomodoro, Rudy Wach, Strebelle, Negri and Rosental operated. A regular reader of the great sapienzal texts of antiquity, he trained in particular on the Bible which he illustrated with woodcuts, aquatints, etchings and linocuts, especially the Song of Songs, the book of Ecclesiastes and several pages of the Gospels He also drew his inspiration from the philosophical-religious tradition of the Eastern world through the reading of Rig-Veda, Upanisad and the Matnavi of Rumi. In 1966-67 he obtained the chair at the Academy of Fine Arts of Brera and for thirty years he devoted himself to the teaching of Art Education in various schools. Nastasio created works both pictorial and plastic in collaboration with famous architects such as: Figini and Pollini, De Carli, Gardella, Faranda, Selleri, Ponti. His great talent soon came to the attention of various art dealers: first Max G...

The Angel Drove Out The Fiery Flame is based on passages from the Book of Daniel and depicts the fiery furnace in tones of grey. When three men refuse to bow down to a statue of the ...

Sun Goddess Flower original signed limited edition lithograph by the great surrealist Salvador Dali. A dynamic and colorful image in greens reds...

American Yachting Scene is a vibrant explosion of ocean blue , whitecaps and strong yellow slashes to describe the ships sailing to their destination. There is an insert of a Currier and Ives print of sailing ships that Dali used as his inspiration. This original lithograph is from the series “The World Of Currier...

Green and blue tonal architectural landscape of a cathedral. The work is signed, titled, and dated by the artist. It is framed in a gold frame with a white matte. Paul Sprohge is a H...

French impressionist landscape lithograph by Jean Marzelle (1916 - 2005) who lived and worked in France and was known for painting. The work consists of greens, blues, yellows, and o...

Impressionist seascape lithograph with green and blue tones. The work is signed by the artist, dated, and titled. It is framed in a silver frame w...

Blue hue lithograph of a cathedral. The work is signed, titled, and dated by the artist. It is framed in a gold frame with a white matte. Paul Sprohge is a Houston, Texas artist that...