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Provenance: Private Collection, San Diego, CA. Framed Giovanni Martino, National Academy of Design* member, was born on May 1, 1908 in Philadelphia PA where all seven brothers and one sister, Filomina, Frank, Antonio, Albert, Ernest, Giovanni, Edmond, and William became painters. They were under the tutelage of their eldest brother, Frank, who in the late 1920s, founded the first commercial art* studio, Martino Studios, at 27 South 18th Street. Besides studying with his two eldest brothers, Giovanni also studied with Albert Jean Adolph at La France Institute, The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts*, The Graphic Sketch Club, and Spring Garden Institute in Philadelphia. In his mid teens he accompanied his two eldest brothers to New Hope searching for subjects to paint. In the 1930s, he also started to paint in Manayunk, a hilly mill town along the Schuylkill River. At this time he signed his paintings M. Giovanni. These colorful impressionistic* works proceeded more thinly painted dramatically poetic street scenes of the mill town. These images developed into impasto* laden oils in the 1960's with some of the paintings worked with a palette knife*. In Manayunk, he was a common sight on the streets and sidewalks, painting on-the-spot with his wife, Eva Marinelli and his two daughters, Nina & Babette. In the 1980's and 90's he also painted in Conshohocken and Norristown with his youngest daughter, Babette. His paintings became more sharply executed like his earlier work but were more colorful. In the late '90's he worked in his studio to enlarge paintings. He is the recipient of over 100 awards and honors. He received the Benjamin Altman Prize in Landscape Painting in 1975 at the National Academy of Design, NYC where he was elected an Academician (NA) in 1944. He mentored not only his wife and two daughters but also taught at Lehigh University and the Graphic Sketch Club, Philadelphia. He died at his home in Blue Bell on February 1, 1997. (Babette Martino...

Night music , 65x49cm, acrylic on paper

Untitled , 2025, 78x54 cm The work is sold without a frame.

SILHOUETTE - This artwork on paper captures a sense of classic, understated glamour. The blending of textile textures with delicate gold detailing around the waist creates a refined,...

Hares, 2023, 78x54 cm

Chicken, 2023, 78x54 cm

This stylish black and leopard print dress is an artwork on paper blending paint, pencil and collage elements. Intuitive mark-making and loose textured detail make for an outcome bot...

In crowd, 2023, 78x54 cm The work is sold without a frame.

Women, 2023, 78x54 cm The work is sold without a frame.

Born in Byblos lebanon, in 1946, is a contemporary plastician artist franco-canadian. Artistic journey Early days (1970-1975) Paris (1976-2001) Quebec (2002 - present) China (2011-...

This artwork depicts an urban landscape in sepia tones. This piece was created with a mixed technique of acrylic painting on photograms on paper mounted on a wood panel. Some edges...

This artwork depicts a view of a red and white building, with white spray painted tags on the red wall, and metallic staircases. This piece was created with a mixed technique of acr...