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.

Artist: Toti Scialoja

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

$2,216

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

$1,399

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

$536

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 ScialojaA Shot in the Summer, 1980 ca.

$909

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

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

$466

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

$1,399

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 - Original Lithograph by Toti Scialoja - 1980 ca., 1980

$1,026

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

Judy ChicagoJudy Chicago offset lithograph poster (Hand signed and inscribed) feminist art, 1988

$900

H 26 in W 20.25 in

Judy Chicago offset lithograph poster (Hand signed and inscribed) feminist art

By Judy Chicago

Located in New York, NY

Accidents, Injuries and other Calamities poster Judy Chicago (Hand signed and inscribed), 1988 Offset lithograph on thin board (signed and inscribed by Judy Chicago) 26 × 20 1/4 inch...

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1980s Contemporary Toti Scialoja Art

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Lithograph, Offset, Pencil

Jennifer BartlettLos Angeles 1984 Olympic Games (Hand Signed with Olympic Committee COA), 1982, 1982

$1,000

H 36 in W 24 in

Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games (Hand Signed with Olympic Committee COA), 1982

By Jennifer Bartlett

Located in New York, NY

Jennifer Bartlett Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games (Hand Signed with Olympic Committee COA), 1982 Offset Lithograph; pencil signed on the front 36 × 24 inc...

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1980s Contemporary Toti Scialoja Art

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Lithograph

Yayoi KusamaVase (2) Lithograph Print, Contemporary, Signed, Edition 14 of 50, 1992

$26,633

H 17.56 in W 12.49 in

Vase (2) Lithograph Print, Contemporary, Signed, Edition 14 of 50

By Yayoi Kusama

Located in Bristol, GB

Lithograph Edition 14 of 50 44.6 x 31.7 cm (17.5 x 12.4 in) Signed, numbered, dated and titled on the front Artwork in excellent condition. Minor imperfections may appear due to the ...

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1990s Contemporary Toti Scialoja Art

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Lithograph

Rene RicardGigi: red black abstract print with poetry based on 1950s vintage movie poster, 1989

$3,000

H 50 in W 38 in

Gigi: red black abstract print with poetry based on 1950s vintage movie poster

By Rene Ricard

Located in New York, NY

Touched by the influence of Andy Warhol, champion of a young Jean-Michel Basquiat, Rene Ricard served as enfant terrible of the 1980s New York art scene. This red and black lithograp...

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1980s Contemporary Toti Scialoja Art

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Lithograph

Joan Miró“Untitled” (from the Lezard aux Plumes d’Or series), 1971

$6,500

H 13.75 in W 19.75 in D 1.5 in

“Untitled” (from the Lezard aux Plumes d’Or series)

By Joan Miró

Located in Southampton, NY

Colored lithograph on archival paper by Joan Miro. Part of the “Lizard with the Golden Feathers series. Signed in pencil “Miro” lower right. “H.C.” lower left. (See details below) ...

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1970s Modern Toti Scialoja Art

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Archival Paper, Lithograph

Joan MiróJoan Miro - Original Lithograph - Frontispiece for "Prints from Mourlot Press", 1964

$1,399

H 11.82 in W 7.88 in D 0.04 in

Joan Miro - Original Lithograph - Frontispiece for "Prints from Mourlot Press"

By Joan Miró

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Joan Miro - 1964 Dimensions: 30 x 20 cm Edition of 200 (one of the 200 on Vélin de Rives) reserved for collaborators, there was also a larger edition of 2000 From "Prints from the Mo...

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1960s Modern Toti Scialoja Art

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Lithograph

Imi Knoebel"Untitled" lithograph on cardboard by Imi Knoebel from "Kinderstern" portfolio, 1989

$1,800

H 29.875 in W 22.875 in

"Untitled" lithograph on cardboard by Imi Knoebel from "Kinderstern" portfolio

By Imi Knoebel

Located in Boca Raton, FL

"Untitled" lithograph on cardboard of red "Star for Children" by artist Imi Knoebel from the "Kinderstern" portfolio, published in 1989 by Edition Domberger to raise money to house f...

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1980s Contemporary Toti Scialoja Art

Materials

Lithograph

Zao Wou-KiZao Wou-ki - Moments - Original Aquatint with Hand-Signed Justification, 1996

$1,866

H 13.47 in W 12.01 in D 0.04 in

Zao Wou-ki - Moments - Original Aquatint with Hand-Signed Justification

By Zao Wou-Ki

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Zao Wou-ki - Moments - Original Aquatint Edition of 130 Dimensions: 34.2 x 30.5 cm Vellum paper BFK Rives 1996 Bibliography: Jørgen Ågerup, Zao Wou-Ki: The Graphic Work, A Catalogue ...

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1990s Abstract Expressionist Toti Scialoja Art

Materials

Aquatint

Alexander CalderAlexander Calder - Rocks and Sun - Original Lithograph, 1952

$1,691

H 11.82 in W 7.88 in D 0.04 in

Alexander Calder - Rocks and Sun - Original Lithograph

By Alexander Calder

Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH

Alexander Calder - Rocks and Sun - Original Lithograph From the literary review "XXe Siècle" 1952 Dimensions: 32 x 24 cm Publisher: G. di San Lazzaro. Unsigned and unnumbered as issued

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1950s Modern Toti Scialoja Art

Materials

Lithograph

Alexander CalderPresenza Grafica, 1972

$17,000

H 36 in W 37.5 in D 2 in

Presenza Grafica

By Alexander Calder

Located in New York, NY

Large, scarce limited edition color aquatint by Alexander Calder, from a limited edition of 90. Signed by Calder and numbered in pencil. Printed and published by 2RC Edizioni d'Art...

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1970s Abstract Toti Scialoja Art

Materials

Aquatint

Kind of CyanReflections on Lido Island Cyanotype Triptych, Contemporary Seascape, 2024

$744Sale Price|20% Off

H 40 in W 83 in

Reflections on Lido Island Cyanotype Triptych, Contemporary Seascape

By Kind of Cyan

Located in Barcelona, ES

This series of cyanotype triptychs showcases the beauty of nature scenes, including stunning beaches and oceans, as well as the intricate textures of water, forests, and skies. These...

Category

2010s Contemporary Toti Scialoja Art

Materials

Lithograph, Monotype, Paper

Harold HaydonA Boldly Drawn 1930s Art Deco Modern Figure Study, Reclining Male Nude Model, Circa 1930

$185

H 24 in W 18 in D 0.13 in

A Boldly Drawn 1930s Art Deco Modern Figure Study, Reclining Male Nude Model

By Harold Haydon

Located in Chicago, IL

A Boldly Drawn 1930s Art Deco Modern Figure Study of a Reclining Male Nude Model by Notable Chicago Artist, Harold Haydon (Am. 1909-1994). An early ink drawing by Haydon demonstrat...

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1930s American Modern Toti Scialoja Art

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Paper, Ink

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

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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.

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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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