Toti Scialoja Art

Italian, 1914-1998

Toti Scialoja, born Antonio Scialoja (Rome, 16 December 1914 – Rome, 1 March 1998), was an Italian painter and poet. After an expressionist period, he oriented himself towards an abstract-concrete pictorial language with a strong material charge. A significant part of his activity was dedicated to the theatre, for which he collaborated with avant-garde writers, musicians, directors and choreographers. From 1961 he began an original activity as a poet, dedicated in part to children, creating nonsense and limericks and illustrating his own poems. He was a teacher and director of the Academy of Fine Arts in Rome, where he had as students many contemporary artists, such as Mario Ceroli, Pino Pascali, Gian Carlo Riccardi, Jannis Kounellis and Carlo Battaglia, who often remembered him as an important inspiration for their artistic path. After abandoning his law studies, in 1937 he began to devote himself to painting. In 1939, one of his drawings was selected by the jury of the Rome Quadrennial, and in 1940 he held his first solo exhibition in Genoa. Subsequently, he also devoted himself to the theater; in 1943, his production of John Gay's L'opera dello straccione was banned by the fascist authorities. During the war, and before joining the Resistance, he exhibited in Rome with Giulio Turcato and Emilio Vedova. In 1945, he married Titina Maselli. He was then married to Gabriella Drudi until the end of his life. However, it was the 1950s that saw (similarly to what happened to Emilio Scanavino) a definitive turning point in his art, which, abandoning the Expressionist and Cubist approaches of his origins, definitively found its path in Informal Abstraction. In 1945, he married the painter Titina Maselli. He participated in the Venice Biennale in 1950, 1952, and 1954. Between 1955 and 1965, he traveled and stayed in America and Paris, exhibiting at the Viviano Gallery in Manhattan, achieving international fame and notoriety and coming into contact with other protagonists of Abstract Expressionism, befriending, among others, Mark Rothko, Willem de Kooning, and Robert Motherwell. He took part again in the Venice Biennale in 1964 and in 1966 he had a solo exhibition at the Marlborough Gallery. In 1961 he began writing illustrated letters to his nephew James; these were the first experiments in a poetic vocation that would lead him to publish three books of nonsense poetry (illustrated by himself): Amato topino caro, Una vespa! che spavento. Among the first admirers of his poetic activity we find Italo Calvino, Giorgio Manganelli, Antonio Porta, Alberto Arbasino, Giovanni Raboni. Scialoja would pursue his poetic vocation in parallel with painting until his last days of life. This new insight seems to have been inspired by the artist's viewing of Goya's paintings at the Prado; in fact, Scialoja painted a remarkable San Isidro after Goya in 1983. The 1980s and 1990s: Return to Painting and Recognition Edit He returned to the Biennale with great success in 1984 with a solo exhibition. His most successful works date from this final phase of his life.

Toti Scialoja1970s Toti Scialoja Abstract Signed Numbered and Dated Artwork, 1975

$2,290

1970s Toti Scialoja Abstract Signed Numbered and Dated Artwork

By Toti Scialoja

Located in Roma, IT

Wonderful abstract composition by one of the most important artist of the Italian avangarde Toti Scialoja (Rome 1914 – 1998) Handmade titled and date in lower middle "Aleph, alpha, ...

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1970s Abstract Toti Scialoja Art

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Etching

Toti ScialojaTobiolo - Abstract Composition - Lithograph by Toti Scialoja - 1995, 1995

$554

Tobiolo - Abstract Composition - Lithograph by Toti Scialoja - 1995

By Toti Scialoja

Located in Roma, IT

Tobiolo - Abstract Composition is an original Contemporary artwork realized in 1995 by Toti Scialoja. Original lithograph. Hand-signed. Stamp of Rubin Art Roma. Numbered. Editio...

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1990s Modern Toti Scialoja Art

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Lithograph

Toti ScialojaThe Variable - Etching by Toti Scialoja - 1983, 1983

$482

The Variable - Etching by Toti Scialoja - 1983

By Toti Scialoja

Located in Roma, IT

The Variable is a Contemporary artwork realized in 1983 by Toti Scialoja. Original etching. Hand-signed, titled and dated Numbered. Edition,68/100

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1980s Modern Toti Scialoja Art

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Etching

Toti ScialojaA Shot in the Summer - Original Lithograph by Toti Scialoja - 1980 ca., 1980

$1,060

A Shot in the Summer - Original Lithograph by Toti Scialoja - 1980 ca.

By Toti Scialoja

Located in Roma, IT

Limited edition of 125 prints, hand signed and numbered. One of 25 prints numbered in roman numbers.

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20th Century Toti Scialoja Art

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Lithograph

Toti ScialojaNude - Original Drawing in China Ink by Toti Scialoja - 1941, 1941

$1,446

Nude - Original Drawing in China Ink by Toti Scialoja - 1941

By Toti Scialoja

Located in Roma, IT

Nude is an original drawing in China ink artwork realized in 1941 by Toti Scialoja (Roma, 1914 – 1998) With a pencil description on the rear. Hand-signed and dated on the lower ri...

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1950s Modern Toti Scialoja Art

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Ink

Toti ScialojaNude of Woman - Ink Drawing by Toti Scialoja - 1943, 1943

$1,446

Nude of Woman - Ink Drawing by Toti Scialoja - 1943

By Toti Scialoja

Located in Roma, IT

Nudity of Woman is an original china ink drawing realized by Toti Scialoja, born Antonio Scialoja (Roma, 1914 – 1998) in 1943. The conditions of th...

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1940s Modern Toti Scialoja Art

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Pen, Ink

Toti ScialojaA Shot in the Summer, 1980 ca.

$940

A Shot in the Summer

By Toti Scialoja

Located in Roma, IT

Hand signed. Edition of 125 prints.

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1980s Contemporary Toti Scialoja Art

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Lithograph

Georges BraqueVerve No. 2; Spring 1938 – Kandinsky & Masson lithographs & many images, 1938

$600

H 0.4 in W 10.4 in D 13.98 in

Verve No. 2; Spring 1938 – Kandinsky & Masson lithographs & many images

By Georges Braque

Located in Middletown, NY

Teriade, E. (director) Texts by Georges Braque, Paul Valéry, André Gide, André Malraux, James Joyce, Ernest Hemingway, et. al. Verve, Volume One No. 2; Verve for For Spring 1938 (Mar...

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20th Century Modern Toti Scialoja Art

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Photographic Paper, Black and White, Photogravure, Lithograph

Manfred SchwartzThe Ring, Mid-20th Century

$850

H 28.5 in W 24.5 in D 1 in

The Ring

By Manfred Schwartz

Located in Astoria, NY

Manfred Schwartz (American, b. Poland, 1909-1970), The Ring, Abstract Figural Composition, Lithograph on Paper, mid 20th century, two nude figures in dangling hoop, numbered edition ...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Toti Scialoja Art

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Paper, Lithograph

Jean MiotteJean Miotte - Abstract Composition - Original Signed Lithograph, 1990

$2,893

H 29.93 in W 22.05 in D 0.04 in

Jean Miotte - Abstract Composition - Original Signed Lithograph

By Jean Miotte

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Jean Miotte - Rare Original Signed Lithograph Title: Abstract Composition Dimensions: 76 x 56 cm Edition: 64/99 Signed and Numbered in pencil Jean Miotte, 1926 - 2016 Miotte came o...

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1990s Abstract Expressionist Toti Scialoja Art

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Aquatint

Francis Baconl'Homme au lavabo [Figure at a Washbasin], 1978

$26,967

H 34.61 in W 27.56 in

l'Homme au lavabo [Figure at a Washbasin]

By Francis Bacon

Located in London, GB

Etching and aquatint in colours on Arches paper Signed by the artist in pencil, lower right on recto Image: 47.5 x 36.3 cm, Sheet: 67.5 x 52 cm, Framed: 87.9 x 71.7 cm Edition of 46 ...

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1870s Modern Toti Scialoja Art

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Etching, Aquatint

Helen FrankenthalerLive from Lincoln Center, Abstract Expressionist Lithograph by Frankenthaler, 1995

$1,440Sale Price|20% Off

H 48 in W 30 in

Live from Lincoln Center, Abstract Expressionist Lithograph by Frankenthaler

By Helen Frankenthaler

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Helen Frankenthaler (after), American (1928 - 2011) Title: Live from Lincoln Center, 20th Year (Eve) Year: 1995 Medium: Lithograph Poster, signed in the plate Size: 48 in. x ...

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1990s Abstract Expressionist Toti Scialoja Art

Materials

Lithograph

BergsteinLes trois muses, 2024

$7,353

H 39.38 in W 31.89 in D 1.19 in

Les trois muses

Located in La Baule-Escoublac, FR

Bergstein grew up in France between Paris and Saint-Rémy-de-Provence. At the age of 18, he flew to Barcelona, Spain where he joined an industrial design school. Back in Paris, he com...

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2010s Contemporary Toti Scialoja Art

Materials

Ink, Linen, Pen

Georges RouaultVerve No. 4; Jan-Mar 1939- Rouault, Matisse, Derain, + photos and texts., 1939

$450

H 0.4 in W 10.4 in D 13.98 in

Verve No. 4; Jan-Mar 1939- Rouault, Matisse, Derain, + photos and texts.

By Georges Rouault

Located in Middletown, NY

4th issue of VERVE, "the magazine to look for" Teriade, E. (director), texts by Henri Michaux, Paul Valéry, Rainer Maria Rilke, Jean-Paul Sartre et. al Verve Volume One No. 4; No. 4...

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20th Century Modern Toti Scialoja Art

Materials

Photographic Paper, Black and White, Photogravure, Lithograph

Dennis Ray BeallGenesis 7th Day, 1962

$500

H 16.35 in W 12.35 in D 0.65 in

Genesis 7th Day

By Dennis Ray Beall

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork titled "Genesis 7th Day" 1962 is a n original colors etching, with embossing by noted American artist Dennis Ray Beall, b.1929. It is hand signed, titled, dated and numb...

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Mid-20th Century American Modern Toti Scialoja Art

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Etching

Ben NicholsonTurkish Sundial and Column, 1967

$4,500

H 14.75 in W 12.5 in

Turkish Sundial and Column

By Ben Nicholson

Located in Toronto, Ontario

Ben Nicholson (1894–1982) was a leading figure in British Modernism. His innovative approach to abstract composition shaped painting and sculpture in the 20th Century. Nicholson was...

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1960s Modern Toti Scialoja Art

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Etching

(after) Georges BraqueGeorges Braque Lithograph Exhibition Poster, Modern, Late 20th Century, 1973

$72Sale Price|20% Off

H 26.75 in W 16.75 in

Georges Braque Lithograph Exhibition Poster, Modern, Late 20th Century

By (after) Georges Braque

Located in Brooklyn, NY

This original poster was created for a Georges Braque exhibition at the Maeght Gallery in Zurich. The artwork prominently features two birds in flight, with one outlined in white and...

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Late 20th Century Modern Toti Scialoja Art

Materials

Lithograph

José MijaresUntitled, 1972

$3,000

H 33 in W 25 in

Untitled

Located in Miami, FL

Jose Mijares Untitled, 1972 Serigraph Ed. 10 of 10 33 x 26 in Jose Mijares Cuban Artist: b. 1921-2004. In 1942 this Cuban artist was admitted to San Alejandro Academy of Fine Art...

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20th Century Abstract Geometric Toti Scialoja Art

Materials

Lithograph

Modern Pair of Oriental Numbered and Signed Etching, 1973

$481

H 9.26 in W 13.39 in D 0.04 in

Modern Pair of Oriental Numbered and Signed Etching

Located in Roma, IT

1970s Pair of black and white important numbered and signed etching. Japan 1973. Every item of our Gallery, upon request, is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by S...

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1970s Modern Toti Scialoja Art

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Previously Available Items

Toti ScialojaNatura Morta (Still Life) - 1940s - Toti Scialoja - Oil Painting - Contemporary, 1949

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H 16.54 in W 13.19 in D 0.4 in

Natura Morta (Still Life) - 1940s - Toti Scialoja - Oil Painting - Contemporary

By Toti Scialoja

Located in Roma, IT

Hand signed and dated on the lower right: "Toti 49". Authenticated by the Artist on October 26th, 1984. Includes contemporary wooden frame cm. 66x57. Excellent conditions. Antonio Scialoja...

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1940s Contemporary Toti Scialoja Art

Materials

Oil

Toti ScialojaAbstract Landscape, 1955

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H 26.38 in W 18.9 in

Abstract Landscape

By Toti Scialoja

Located in Roma, IT

Hand signed, dated and numbered. Edition of 100 prints.

Category

1950s Modern Toti Scialoja Art

Materials

Lithograph

Toti ScialojaUntitled, 1961

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H 13.78 in W 19.69 in

Untitled

By Toti Scialoja

Located in Roma, IT

Hand Signed. Edition of 70 prints. Good conditions.

Category

1960s Modern Toti Scialoja Art

Materials

Etching

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