Carlo Levi

(Torino, 1902 - Roma, 1975)

oil painting on canvas. The painting was exhibited at the XXVII Venice Biennial International Art Exhibition in 1954. Carlo Levi, with a degree in medicine, studied painting at the same time with F. Casorati, making his debut as his pupil in 1923 and the following year at the Venice Biennale. Fundamental for the definition of his pictorial language, are the stays in Paris (1927-1928) where he was struck by the post-impressionist painting, of the Fauves, of Soutine and Kokoschka. In the following years he started his painting towards research which, between fantastic lighting and chromatic violence of an expressionist nature, led to unrealistic results. Among other things, he painted a long series of portraits of writers and famous politicians. In 1935-1936 he was confined to Lucania, an experience that left a deep imprint on his works and was the basis of many subjects dedicated to the harsh reality of southern peasant life. Frame in gilded wood and passepartout. Measure cm. 50 x 60. & nbsp;