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Luigi Bartolini

Italian, 1892-1963

Luigi Bartolini was an Italian painter, writer and poet. He is best known for his novel, Bicycle Thieves, upon which the Italian neorealist film of the same title, directed by Vittorio De Sica, was based. He published more than 70 books during his lifetime.

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Scarabei in Combattimento - Etching by Luigi Bartolini - 1941
By Luigi Bartolini
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 23.5 x 27.5 cm. Scarabei in combattimento (Fighting Beetles) is an original artwork realized by the great Italian poet, artist, and engraver Luigi Bartolini in 19...
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1940s Luigi Bartolini

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Uccellini Imbalsamati (Embalmed Birds) - Etching by Luigi Bartolini - 1943
By Luigi Bartolini
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 22.5 x 34.7 cm. Uccellini imbalsamati is an original artwork realized by the Italian artist and poet Luigi Bartolini in 1943. Original etching on paper.  Signed ...
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Violets - Etching by Luigi Bartolini - 1936
By Luigi Bartolini
Located in Roma, IT
Violets is a modern artwork realzied by Luigi Bartolini in 1936 Black and white etching. Hand signed, titled and numbered on the lower margin. Includes frame Edition of 13/50 Go...
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1930s Modern Luigi Bartolini

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Le Marocchine - Etching by Luigi Bartolini - 1944
By Luigi Bartolini
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 17.4 x 23.5 cm. Le marocchine (Maurina e sua sorella) is an original artwork realized by Luigi Bartolini in 1944. Original etching and China ink on paper. Titled, dated and signed on plate on the lower central: "Maurina 1944 14 giugno L. Bartolini". Titled, dated, numbered and hand-signed in pencil at the bottom: "Le marocchine 1944 Es. 9/30 Luigi Bartolini". Excellent conditions. Other titles of the work: Maurina; Maurina e sua sorella; Le marocchine (Ragazze da marocchini). The work is also present in the book Arthur Rimbaud, Une saison en enfer - De Luigi, Rome, 1943. Luigi Bartolini Cupramontana (Ancona), 1892 – Rome 1963 An accomplished Twentieth Century Italian engraver, painter, writer, art critic and engraver. He spent his early years living in Rome, Siena, and Florence and was professionally formed through university courses in art and medicine, museums, and the Academy Belle Arti. He begins to study art in 1912 with a special preference for Goya, Rembrandt, and Fattori. His success as an engraver arrives in 1924 with his exhibitions at Bragaglia’s House of Art and Casa Palazzi di Roma (70 etchings). In 1925 he participates in the II Roman Biennial and then in the Venice Biennial from 1928 to 1936. He is considered, along with Morandi, the greatest Italian engraver. His expositive work continues with intensity in the post-war period with one-man exhibitions in both Italy and abroad. His last one-man exhibition takes place at the XXXI Venice Biennial and at the National Chalcography in Rome in 1962. Bartolini lives through his era in complete liberty, dedicating himself to painting, to art criticism, to literature and teaching. This intellectual and artistic autonomy is well reflected in his engravings and it is exactly because of this characteristic of intellectual autonomy that he has never really belonged to the Scuola Romana although he was very attached to it because he frequented the Roman environment and it’s artists who he would often exhibit with. His literary production is gathered the volumes Polemiche (1940), Credo d’artista (1945), Il Fallimento della Pittura (1948) and Poesie 1911-1963(1964). As a critic, he collaborates with numerous magazines such as “Il Selvaggio”, “Quadrivio”, “La Tribuna”, “L’Ambrosiano” etc. After the war, “Bicycle Thieves...
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Anna ed Emma nei Boschi - Etching by Luigi Bartolini - 1933
By Luigi Bartolini
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 28 x 23.5 cm. Anna e Emma nei boschi (Anna and Emma in the Woods) is an original artwork realized by Luigi Bartolini in 1933. Original etching applied on China paper. Dimensions of the plate: 280 x 235 mm. Titled, numbered and signature in pencil of the artist on the lower margin: "Anna e Emma nei boschi 16/50 Luigi Bartolini". Signed and dated on plate on the lower right corner: "L. Bartolini 1935". Excellent conditions. Other titles: Anna e Emma nel bosco; Anna e Emma. Illustration for the book "L'Alipio". Reproduced in "Amata dopo", Nistri-Lischi, 1949; reproduced on the cover of “Il mezzano Alipio”, Vallecchi, 1951. Bibliography: 1951 Petrucci, Calcografia n. 411 1952 Gli esemplari unici o rari p. 103 1959 Severini, Timpanaro n. 525 1960 Milano, riprodotta su Il Fazioso, Edizioni Il Borghese 1962 Ronci, Calcografia n. 411 1972 Barsanti, Galleria Marino n. 463 1997 Ficacci, Calcografia n. 65b 1998 La collezione Timpanaro n. 46 2003 Gli anni meranesi pag. 47 Main exhibitions: 1942 Venezia, XXII Biennale 1943 Roma, IV Quadriennale Luigi Bartolini Cupramontana (Ancona), 1892 – Rome 1963 An accomplished Twentieth Century Italian engraver, painter, writer, art critic and engraver. He spent his early years living in Rome, Siena, and Florence and was professionally formed through university courses in art and medicine, museums, and the Academy Belle Arti. He begins to study art in 1912 with a special preference for Goya, Rembrandt, and Fattori. His success as an engraver arrives in 1924 with his exhibitions at Bragaglia’s House of Art and Casa Palazzi di Roma (70 etchings). In 1925 he participates in the II Roman Biennial and then in the Venice Biennial from 1928 to 1936. He is considered, along with Morandi, the greatest Italian engraver. His expositive work continues with intensity in the post-war period with one-man exhibitions in both Italy and abroad. His last one-man exhibition takes place at the XXXI Venice Biennial and at the National Chalcography in Rome in 1962. Bartolini lives through his era in complete liberty, dedicating himself to painting, to art criticism, to literature and teaching. This intellectual and artistic autonomy is well reflected in his engravings and it is exactly because of this characteristic of intellectual autonomy that he has never really belonged to the Scuola Romana although he was very attached to it because he frequented the Roman environment and it’s artists who he would often exhibit with. His literary production is gathered the volumes Polemiche (1940), Credo d’artista (1945), Il Fallimento della Pittura (1948) and Poesie 1911-1963(1964). As a critic, he collaborates with numerous magazines such as “Il Selvaggio”, “Quadrivio”, “La Tribuna”, “L’Ambrosiano” etc. After the war, “Bicycle Thieves...
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Il Giacinto - Original Etching by Luigi Bartolini - 1935
By Luigi Bartolini
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 16.7 x 10.7 cm. This is an original etching realized by Luigi Bartolini in 1934. Hand signed in pencil on the lower right and titled on the lower left. Very good ...
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At the Seaside - Lithograph by Luigi Bartolini - 1962
By Luigi Bartolini
Located in Roma, IT
Figure al mare (At the Seaside) is a modern artwork realized by the Italian artist Luigi Bartolini in 1962. Original lithograph on ivory-colored cardboard. Passepartout included. ...
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1960s Modern Luigi Bartolini

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La Finestra del Solitario - Etching by Luigi Bartolini - 1940
By Luigi Bartolini
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 19.5 x 15.8 cm. La Finestra del solitario is an original artwork realized by Luigi Bartolini in 1940. Original etching on paper. Titled, numbered and hand-signed...
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1940s Luigi Bartolini

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Sold DateSold PriceCategoryMediumCreation Year
2025$950Figurative PrintsEtching1936
2025$1,200Figurative Prints, Still-life PrintsEtching1929
2025$500Figurative Drawings and Watercolors, Animal Drawings and WatercolorsInk, Pencil1935
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