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Vintage Vittorio Matteo Corcos Dreams Woman on Bench Print on Board 30"

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Vintage framed print on board of Dreams by Vittorio Matteo Corcos, originally painted in 1896. Features a woman in Victorian attire sitting on a bench next to her books and hat, dreaming / stairing into the distance. Vittorio Matteo Corcos (4 October 1859 – 8 November 1933)[1] was an Italian painter, known for his portraits. Many of his genre works depict winsome and finely dressed young men and women, in moments of repose and recreation. Biography He was born to Jewish parents, Isacco and Giuditta Baquis, in Livorno. He trained at the Academy of Fine Arts of Florence under Enrico Pollastrini. Between 1878 and 1879 he worked under Domenico Morelli in Naples.[2] He then traveled to Paris where he met Léon Bonnat, and signed a contract with the Goupil & Cie, he was able to supplement his income as a portrait painter with illustrations for magazines. He frequented the circles of Giuseppe De Nittis. Between 1881 and 1886, he frequently exhibited at the Salon.[3] He returned to Italy in 1886, putatively to join the army, and settled in Florence. He converted to Catholicism and married a widow, Emma Ciabatti. In Florence, he made friends in the intellectual circles, and made portraits of Silvestro Lega, Giosue Carducci, and Pietro Mascagni. After 1900, he wrote for the Florentine Journal Il Marzocco. He also published a short story in the magazine Fanfulla della Domenica titled Mademoiselle Leprince. In 1904, he traveled to Potsdam to paint Emperor William II and other members of the German monarchy. During World War I, his son died in battle in 1916. In the 1920s he joined the Gruppo Labronico along with Plinio Nomellini and Ulvi Liegi.[4] He also painted portraits of Mussolini (1928), Countess Annina Morosini, Countess Nerina Volpi di Misurata, Giosuè Carducci, Giacomo Puccini, Pietro Mascagni, and Queen Amélie of Portugal, Princess of Orleans; In 1913, his self-portrait was accepted by the Uffizi museum.[1][5] He died in Florence in 1933. Dimensions: 29.5" x 23.5"
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 29.5 in (74.93 cm)Width: 1 in (2.54 cm)Depth: 23.5 in (59.69 cm)
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  • Date of Manufacture:
    Late 20th Century
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. Good condition, some water staining to back paper.
  • Seller Location:
    Dayton, OH
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 391521stDibs: LU5343236192872
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