Nov 23, 2021 - Sale 2589

Sale 2589 - Lot 64

Unsold
Estimate: $ 1,200 - $ 1,800

VITTORIO GRASSI (1878-1955)

ROMA / MERCATO DI TRAIANO. Circa 1928.


39 1/4x25 inches, 99 1/2x63 1/2 cm. Stab. A. Marzi, Rome.
Condition B+ / A-: small repaired tears and minor expert restoration in margins; expertly-repaired tear at top edge, into image.

Grassi was a "self taught painter. . . active in the field of illustration and stained glass, he also decorated a part of the National Gallery of Modern Art in Rome. In advertising posters, he distinguished himself with representations of landscapes and cars, with an unmistakable graphic cut and richness of chromatic contrast" (Bolaffi p. 106). Travel Italia p. 100.