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"Maternal Love, " Gorgeous 1930s Art Deco Painting with Mother and Two Sons

$3,800
£2,905.30
€3,346.32
CA$5,324.97
A$5,944.82
CHF 3,115
MX$72,770.47
NOK 39,560.50
SEK 37,300.53
DKK 24,973.94

About the Item

One of the most beautiful and tender depictions of maternal love from the Art Deco period that we have ever seen, this richly-toned oil painting by Gino Conti portrays a mother with her two sons, one on her knee and the other standing by her side. The tilt of the mother's head toward her younger child, and her arm around the legs of the older, is lovingly rendered, and everything is expressed in a rich palette of deep red, teal blue, pale lime green and purple. The artist was Gino Conti, an Italian-born artist who grew up in Rhode Island, studied at the Rhode Island School of Design, and spent a lifetime teaching and painting in Providence. He is best known for a series of highly-stylized Art Deco murals at the University of Rhode Island; years later they were covered over before being rediscovered and restored about 20 years ago. The painting is signed in the lower lefthand corner. (Dimensions include the frame; the visible painting itself is 30.75 inches high by 20.75 inches wide.).
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 33.5 in (85.09 cm)Width: 23.75 in (60.33 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
  • Style:
    Art Deco (Of the Period)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    circa 1930s
  • Condition:
    Overall excellent; canvas shows some unobtrusive wrinkles.
  • Seller Location:
    Philadelphia, PA
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU865131913952

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