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large format beach photograph by Italian photographer Massimo Vitali, renowned for his grand scale topographical observations of the rites and rituals of modern leisure Cala Conta...

Large format photograph of a summer beach scene on the Mediterranean island of Lampedusa, from an earlier body of works (2012) by iconic Italian photographer Massimo Vitali, renowned for his grand scale topographical observations of the rites and rituals of modern leisure Lampedusa (2012) 61.25” x 81.7” / 156 cm x 207,5 cm limited edition of 6 + 2AP (signed, titled and dated on certificate of authenticity) last available edition: AP1 original archival photography print with diasec (acrylic glass) face mount in contemporary white lacquered gallery frame Each limited edition original Massimo Vitali photograph is printed in Italy under artist supervision in strictly limited edition (6 + 2AP) , signed/titled/dated upon final inspection and expertly framed at renowned European art framing facility Disclaimer of authenticity: although it is possible to acquire (small size) single page offset prints from the book "A Portfolio of Landscapes and Figures" (published by Steidl) in the secondary market, the artist studio strongly dissuades collectors from purchasing these single page prints outside of the context and authenticity of the complete portfolio. About the artist: Massimo Vitali was born in Como, Italy, in 1944. He studied photography at the London College of Printing, in the 1970s initially working as a photojournalist, but at the beginning of the 80s a growing mistrust in the belief that photography had an absolute capacity to reproduce the subtleties of reality led to a change in his career path. Vitali worked in cinematography for film and television before beginning a fine art practice in 1995. Over the next two decades, he would gain recognition for his highly detailed, epic-scale panoramas — sociopolitical observations of the natural habitat of humankind at leisure. Vitali’s iconic series of beach panoramas, captured from a distance with an elevated large-format camera platform, began in the light of drastic political changes in Italy. Drawing inspiration from Renaissance and Old Flemish masters, in which the central space is fully exploited and the urban or natural landscape becomes the background, Vitali’s photographs grasp the viewer by capturing highly detailed observances of the recreational habitats of modern civilization. Vitali’s work has been collected in six monographs: Beach and Disco, Natural Habitats, Landscapes With Figures, Swimming Pools, Short Stories and Entering A New World. Additionally, his work is represented in the world’s major museums, including the Centro de Arte Reina Sofia in Madrid, the Guggenheim Museum in New York, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Denver, the Fond National Art Contemporaine in Paris, the Centre Pompidou in Paris, the Musée National d’Art Moderne in Paris, the Fondation Cartier in Paris and the Museo Luigi Pecci in Prato. Massimo Vitali lives and works in Lucca (Italy) and in Berlin (Germany). __________________________ SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2025 94/22 Zander Galerie, Cologne 2024 Photolux Festival - Il bel paese? Palazzo Ducale, Lucca, Italy 2023 La Grande Oasi - The way we live, now OCA, Oasy Contemporary Art, Pistoia 2023 Standing Still Cortona On The Move, Arezzo, Italy 2022 Massimo Vitali PhotoESPANA Biblioteca Central Cantabria, Santander 2022 Endless Summer Edwin Hook Gallery, New York 2022 Massimo Vitali: Leporello 2020 Melbourne 2022 Ti ho visto Mazzoleni Gallery, Turin 2021 PienoVuoto Forte di Belvedere, Florence 2021 No Country For Old Men Visionarea Art Space, Rome 2020 'Human Constellations' Museo Ettore Fico, Turin 2019 Massimo Vitali: Short Stories' Mazzoleni, London 2018 'Coastal Colonies' Spiral, Tokyo 2017 ‘Disturbed Coastal Systems’ Benrubi Gallery...

large format photography diptych by Italian photographer Massimo Vitali, renowned for his grand scale topographical observations of the rites and rituals of modern leisure Punta Teg...

Vintage sideboard in oak. Early to mid-20th century. Ready for everyday use with a sanded finish. A solid oak body standing on a carved plinth, featuring concave bevelled corners an...

A monumental Gothic Revival display cabinet or bookcase from the late 19th century. Almost 3 metres high, solidly crafted from oak with outstanding carving. A significant one-off pie...

Late 19th century Louis Philippe-style buffet cabinet. Crafted from solid oak. Ready for everyday use. Two-part oak body with coffered sides, comprising a two-door base unit with 3 ...

An exceptional provincial Buffet à deux corps cabinet from Belgium, dating from the late 18th century. Crafted from solid oak. Ready for use with a sanded, bleached finish. A two-pa...

Large vintage workbench or work table on castors. Early to mid-20th century. Crafted from solid pine. Good refurbished condition, ready for everyday use. Ideal as a freestanding kitc...

A French provincial cabinet or kitchen cupboard from the 19th century. Solidly crafted from pine with beautiful slightly distressed painted finish. Ready for everyday use. A delight...

Large workshop drawer cabinet from the first half of the 20th century. Crafted from solid pine with an excellent original finish and patina. Good refurbished condition. A linear pin...

large format photography diptych by Italian photographer Massimo Vitali, renowned for his grand scale topographical observations of the rites and ritua...

Original vintage steerable sledge / sleigh or steerable toboggan. This sledge, often referred to as a bobsleigh, has two continuous yet flexible runners that can be steered using a ...

Large vintage shop display counter from the 1930s. Restored ready to use. An exceptionally stylish piece of authentic vintage shop furniture that is ideal for displaying a wide vari...

rare vertical work featuring iconic summer beach scene in Puglia by Italian photographer Massimo Vitali, renowned for his grand scale topographical observations of the summer rites and rituals of modern leisure Porto Miggiano...

A set of 5 German mid-century same sized beech wooden hula hoop or gymnastic rings. Diameter: 60 cm 2,5 cm x 2,5 cm thick

large format photograph by iconic Italian photographer Massimo Vitali, renowned for his grand scale topographical observations of the rites and rituals of modern leisure Pan di Zucchero...

Early 20th century industrial metal drawer cabinet with great patina. Made in quality sturdy design with 60 drawers, each with a riveted black handle with label holder on the front. ...

A provincial Louis XVI secretary or ‘secrétaire à abattant’. Classicism, late 18th century. West Germany/ Belgium. Made from solid oak. Straight-lined, exceptionally flat, laterally...

A stately wardrobe or hall cupboard from the second half of the 18th century. Transition / Louis XVI period. Crafted from solid walnut. Restored condition with a beautiful, authentic...

Large late 18th-century Louis XVI style armoire or cabinet from France. Made of solid oak and waxed. Circa from the end of the 18th century. Body, with rounded corners, partially car...

Large vintage country dining table in solid oak. From France or Belgium, first half of the 20th century. Good refurbished condition. Ideal for 8 people. Rectangular table frame comp...

Simple abstract decorative object made from an early 20th century wooden casting pattern with beautiful distressed original patina. A wooden cogwheel that looks like a sun. Originall...

A so-called Maria Theresa cabinet (furniture type named after the Austrian empress) or Baroque hall cabinet from the 18th century. On ball feet standing two-door coniferous corpus...

large format photograph of Malbacco Desiata, a secret swim hole in Tuscany, by iconic Italian photographer Massimo Vitali, renowned for his grand scale to...

A very decorative German folk art grey stoneware jar with cobalt-blue painting from the 1st half of the 20th century. Traditional Westerwald stoneware is a type of ceramic ware that was produced in the lower Westerwald and the Kannenbäckerland in the early modern period. Since the 17th century, it has been one of the dominant types of German stoneware. The technique for producing grey stoneware with cobalt blue painting proved...

large format photography diptych by Italian photographer Massimo Vitali, renowned for his grand scale topographical observations of the rites and rituals of modern leisure Santa Ces...

German provincial Baroque display cabinet or buffet. West German, 2nd half of the 18th century. Solidly made of oak and partially carved. Th...

large format photograph of Gulpiyuri, a flooded sinkhole with inland beach in Northern Spain, by iconic Italian photographer Massimo Vitali, renowned for his grand scale topographica...

large format photograph of a summer beach scene along Portugal's Atlantic coast by iconic Italian photographer Massimo Vitali, renowned for his grand scale topographical observations of the rites and rituals of modern leisure Carcavelos Pier Paddle (2016) 61.25” x 81.68” / 155.60 cm x 207.46 cm limited edition of 6 + 2AP (signed, titled and dated on certificate of authenticity) original archival photography print with diasec (acrylic glass) face mount in contemporary white lacquered gallery frame Each limited edition original Massimo Vitali photograph is printed in Italy under artist supervision in strictly limited edition (6 + 2AP) , signed/titled/dated upon final inspection and expertly framed at renowned European art framing facility Disclaimer of authenticity: although it is possible to acquire (small size) single page offset prints from the book "A Portfolio of Landscapes and Figures" (published by Steidl) in the secondary market, the artist studio strongly dissuades collectors from purchasing these single page prints outside of the context and authenticity of the complete portfolio. About the artist: Massimo Vitali was born in Como, Italy, in 1944. He studied photography at the London College of Printing, in the 1970s initially working as a photojournalist, but at the beginning of the 80s a growing mistrust in the belief that photography had an absolute capacity to reproduce the subtleties of reality led to a change in his career path. Vitali worked in cinematography for film and television before beginning a fine art practice in 1995. Over the next two decades, he would gain recognition for his highly detailed, epic-scale panoramas — sociopolitical observations of the natural habitat of humankind at leisure. Vitali’s iconic series of beach panoramas, captured from a distance with an elevated large-format camera platform, began in the light of drastic political changes in Italy. Drawing inspiration from Renaissance and Old Flemish masters, in which the central space is fully exploited and the urban or natural landscape becomes the background, Vitali’s photographs grasp the viewer by capturing highly detailed observances of the recreational habitats of modern civilization. Vitali’s work has been collected in six monographs: Beach and Disco, Natural Habitats, Landscapes With Figures, Swimming Pools, Short Stories and Entering A New World. Additionally, his work is represented in the world’s major museums, including the Centro de Arte Reina Sofia in Madrid, the Guggenheim Museum in New York, the Museum of Contemporary Art in Denver, the Fond National Art Contemporaine in Paris, the Centre Pompidou in Paris, the Musée National d’Art Moderne in Paris, the Fondation Cartier in Paris and the Museo Luigi Pecci in Prato. Massimo Vitali lives and works in Lucca (Italy) and in Berlin (Germany). __________________________ SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2021 'PienoVuoto' Forte di Belvedere, Florence 2020 'Human Constellations' Museo Ettore Fico, Turin 2019 Massimo Vitali: Short Stories' Mazzoleni, London 2018 'Coastal Colonies' Spiral, Tokyo 2017 ‘Disturbed Coastal Systems’ Benrubi Gallery (New York, USA) 2016 ‘Landscapes with Figures’ Guido & Schoen Arte Contemponania (Genoa, Italy) 2016 ‘Massimo Vitali’ Crown Gallery (Knokke-Zoute, Belgium) 2016 ‘Massimo Vitali’ Ronchini Gallery (London, UK) 2015 ‘New Prints’ Hilger Next (Vienna, Austria) 2014 ‘Massimo Vitali’ Studio La Citta (Verona, Italy) 2014 ‘Into The White’ Erich Lindenberg Art Foundation (Porza, Switzerland) 2014 ‘Sempre più pallide. Towards Achrome’ Palazzo Tadea (Spilimbergo, Italy) 2013 ‘Between Normalities’ Bonni Benrubi...

large format original photograph of the iconic Mediterranean rock pools of Calafuria Vaschette in Tuscany by iconic Italian photographer Massimo Vitali, renowned for his grand scale ...

Large sacristy drawer cabinet or archive cabinet from the late 18th or early 19th century. Solidly crafted in oak. An authentic, one-of-a-kind piece with a linear design, combined ...

large format photograph by Italian photographer Massimo Vitali, renowned for his grand scale topographical observations of the rites and rituals of modern leisure Cala Conta...

A pair of French doors from around 1900, solid pine frame construction with 3 panels each. Dimensions: 238 cm high, 75.5 cm wide, 4.5 cm deep Also very suitable for installation as...

Synthesis L4 (vertical) is an artwork by the English artist: Tom Price. Tom Price’s artistic approach revolves around materials and is mainly led by innovative and experimental cre...

German 50s foosball table. Attributable to the manufacturer Leonhart, who has stood for the best quality and innovation in the field of foosball tables since the founding of the fami...

large format photograph of Cote d'Azur beach by iconic Italian photographer Massimo Vitali, renowned for his grand scale topographical observations of the rites and rituals of modern leisure Plage des Catalans...

Large sacristy buffet from the late 18th or early 19th century. Solidly crafted in oak. Originally, the piece was used to store high-quality vestments, robes and cassocks, as well ...

Elegant sideboard from the 1940s. Attributable to the renowned Italian designer Osvaldo Borsani. Studio Varedo or Arredamento Borsani version. A rare designer piece where you exactl...

An elegant small wall table or console table in the Louis XV style. Early 20th century. Oak with a marble top. Wall consoles of this type and proportion were traditionally used in ...

Large French double door from the late 19th century. Made of solid pine wood in the original paint. Doors made in frame construction with 4 cassettes each. Very beautiful origi...

An elegant small Biedermeier display cabinet from the first half of the 19th century. Crafted from solid cherry wood. Good condition, ready for everyday use. A three-quarter-height ...

French corner cabinet à deux corps from the late 18th century. Solidly crafted in walnut. An authentic example of traditional provincial craftsmanship in 18th-century France. Two-...

A 19th Century French bookcase in Renaissance style, made of solid pine. Consists of an upper and a lower part with a total of 4 doors. Facade-like front. Pilaster strips with flut...

Large double door with 2 side elements, or room divider, from around 1900. Solid pine wood with the original paint. Unrestored condition. Set consisting of four pieces made in frame...

A very decorative German folk art grey stoneware jar with cobalt-blue painting from the 1st half of the 20th century. This piece has received a beautiful warm patina over the years. Traditional Westerwald stoneware is a type of ceramic ware that was produced in the lower Westerwald and the Kannenbäckerland in the early modern period. Since the 17th century, it has been one of the dominant types of German stoneware. The technique for producing grey stoneware with cobalt blue painting proved...

A Louis Philippe tailor's table or cutting table (‘table de tailleur’ or ‘table de coupe’) with metre sticks. France, mid 19th century. Walnut with excellent patina. An elegant shop...

A highly decorative set of three original German apothecary glass jars. Circa 1920´s/ 1930`s. The bottles made of amber glass, fitted with a cut glass stopper and still have the or...

Rare set consisting of 3 identical French Art Nouveau double doors from around 1900. Unrestored condition. Solidly made of pine wood in frame construction with 3 panels each and p...

Art Nouveau double door with etched glass panes and chinoiserie painting. Belgium, around 1910. Four-piece set consisting of a double door fl...

A exceptional large Art Deco butcher's block from the 1930s. Solidly crafted from beech wood. Since the Middle Ages, the profession of butcher has been one of the most respected an...

Large Italian Renaissance-Revival chest of drawers with mirror top. Tuscany, early 20th century. Solid walnut as well as veneered on pine. Side coffered chest of drawers with 4 large drawers under a slightly overhanging profiled top plate. Wide fluted pilasters of Corinthian order decorating the pilaster strips ending in 2 fully sculpted lion feet. All 4 drawers can be opened and closed by 2 large wooden knobs each. A mirror in aedicule motif is attached and fastened with 2 wooden dowels. Dimensions: 113.5 cm (chest of drawers) or 205 cm (incl. mirror) high / 44.68 inch (chest of drawers) or 80.7 inch (incl. mirror) high, 132 cm wide / 51.96 inch wide, 53 cm deep / 20.86 inch deep. Internal drawer dimensions: 13 cm (top drawer) or 18 cm high / 5.11 inch (top drawer) or 7.08 inch high, 88.5 cm wide / 34.84 inch wide, 45.5 cm deep / 17.91 inch deep. The furniture can be transported in 2 parts (chest of drawers and mirror...

A French provincial two-door cabinet or storage cupboard from Lower Brittany. Early/mid-19th century. Solid chestnut wood with beautiful original patina. An authentic example of tra...

A early 20th century ceramic vase from Bunzlau. Motif - old peacock's eye - sponge decoration, concentric dots in different colours Ceramics with this decoration received the gold ...

Very decorative rustic antique German door. The side of the door that was originally visible to the outside, is made of solid oak and the other side of the door, the inside of the ho...

Set of 4 chairs by the renowned manufacturer Maison Krieger from Paris. Probably late 19th century. Made in the style of the Italian Renaissance, as they were very popular, especial...

A highly decorative set of six original early 20th century French apothecary glass jars. The bottles made of opaque amber glass, hand-drawn bottles are fitted with a cut glass stopp...

Original vintage bottle dryer or bottle holder in the style of the well-known "Readymade" with the name "Porte-Bouteille" by the French Artist Mar...

Provincial classicist two-door hall cabinet or wardrobe from around 1800. Solidly crafted in poplar wood with original yellow paint finish. An exceptionally authentic piece of furni...

A very decorative German folk art grey stoneware jar with cobalt-blue painting from the 1st half of the 20th century. Highly extraordinary detail on this unique piece is the floral painting that looks a bit like a skull. Traditional Westerwald stoneware is a type of ceramic ware that was produced in the lower Westerwald and the Kannenbäckerland in the early modern period. Since the 17th century, it has been one of the dominant types of German stoneware. The technique for producing grey stoneware with cobalt blue painting proved...

A early 20th century wooden casting pattern. Originally probably part of a large model engine Very decorative abstract object made of pine with beautiful distressed red paint and or...