Milan - Paintings

Ancient Ethiopian painting imported to Italy by a diplomat during the Italian occupation of Ethiopia, in the late 1930s. This genre scene painting is divided into eighteen squares bordered by a black frame and divided into three lines. The scene depicts the story of a couple with three children through the stories of their domestic life and their rural activity; each box has a caption written in the Amharic language. In the first line: they grind; they drink; …illegible… while they spin; they bring water. In the second line: comb, cut your hair; treats your teeth; grind; they bring the wood; they bring water. In the third section: they prepare beer; they prepare bread; they cook bread; they prepare lunch; while they eat; while they drink. This canvas is painted in shades of ocher and is mounteed on a ebonized frame. Dates back to the late 1930s. The canvas show minimal tears and signs of wear but we can customize a restoration. The human figures are characterized by unrealistic proportions of the head and body and depicted in static positions. This sense of fixity and the narration in successive chapters in domestic environments make the paintings easily intelligible and suggestive. A particularly fascinating aspect of Ethiopian art...

Italian school ,early 20th century Hand-painted oil on canvas depicting gentleman with oval wooden frame worked with gold leaf.

African Ethiopian painting imported to Italy by a diplomat during the Italian occupation of Ethiopia, in the late 1930s. This tribal folk art painting depicts a battle scene and the canvas is mounted on a parallelogram-shaped frame. It is a large battle painting...

Italian modern erotic Japanese manga painting by Gianni S99, 1990s Acrylic painting on board with an erotic theme, representing iconic characters from J...

Painting on copper. Italian school of the late 17th century. The scene, which recounts a moment in the Passion of Christ, is filled with the charac...

Charming and lively interior scene featuring two puppies playing with a rag, set in a rustic environment with clay pots and scattered straw. The subject reflects Frank Paton's typica...

This exquisite 18th-century French portrait painting depicts a man and comes in its original gold-painted gilt wood frame. The painting showcases the fine artistry of the period, cap...

Italian modern erotic Japanese manga painting by Gianni S99, 1990s Acrylic painting on board with an erotic theme, representing iconic characters from J...

Italian modern urban landscape airbrush painting by Alvise Besutti, 1980s Painting with rectangular frame made with airbrush. The painting represents an urban landscape with skyscrap...