c. 1959
Through elaborate still lifes, vivid landscape paintings and thought-provoking portraits reduced to bold geometric forms, Italian artist Duilio Barnabé (who often went by Dubè) embraced the Cubist genre with a zeal to match that of his greatest inspiration, Spanish master Pablo Picasso.
Born in Bologna in 1914, Barnabé showed a strong interest in art from an early age. In his youth, he studied under Italian modern artist Giorgio Morandi, developing his skill and trying to find his own unique style.
In 1935, the Italian government drafted Barnabé to military service, where he served a tour in North Africa. He married sculptor Angiola Cassanello in 1938, and served another stint in the military in 1940, after being called to duty once again. Upon his second return from service, Barnabé was finally able to make his art in earnest. He produced works that won the Baruzzi Prize in 1941 and the International Curlandese Prize in 1943.
In 1946, Barnabé moved to Paris, where he created the bulk of his early paintings, in which Picasso's influence strongly shone through. His major artistic debut occurred in 1947, at the exhibition of contemporary Italian art in Switzerland. Many exhibitions and awards followed, including a solo show at the Venice Biennale.
In 1955, he received a gold medal from the Italian government for a series of stained glass windows he had designed. Barnabé worked in many mediums, including furniture, but his primary focus was painting. He produced a large body of work until his death in 1961 in an auto accident in the Swiss Alps.
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Manola By Bruno Paoli - Figurative Painting
By Bruno Paoli 1
Located in Carmel, CA
Certificate of authenticity and artist catalogue are included. Bruno Paoli (1915-2005) Teaching the masters helped create this contemporary master. Bruno was a professor of art in F...
Canvas, Oil
$3,438
H 30 in W 22.5 in
Seated Figure in Geometric Space. Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
By Paul Rossi
Located in Brecon, Powys
A figure study in oils on paper combines the organisation of space, characteristic of Japanese painting with western figuration signed
Paper, Oil
$4,800
H 15 in W 12 in
Seated Woman, Abstract Oil on Board by John F. Leonard
Located in Long Island City, NY
Seated Woman (20) John F. Leonard American (1921–1987) Date: circa 1965 Oil on Board, signed in pencil verso Size: 15 in. x 12 in. (38.1 cm x 30.48 cm)
Oil, Board
Immagini By Bruno Paoli - Figurative Painting
By Bruno Paoli 1
Located in Carmel, CA
Certificate of authenticity and artist catalogue are included. Bruno Paoli (1915-2005) Teaching the masters helped create this contemporary master. Bruno was a professor of art in F...
Canvas, Oil
$764Sale Price|31% Off
H 19.69 in W 24.02 in
Melancholic Seated Woman, Post-Impressionist Figurative Oil Painting, Spanish
By Josep Maria Draper
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Melancholic Seated Woman, Post-Impressionist Figurative Oil Painting, Spanish School Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 50 x 61 cm (19.69 x 24.02 in) Framing: Unframed Signature: Sig...
Canvas, Oil
$2,800Sale Price|23% Off
H 37.5 in W 25.5 in D 2 in
Personaje, acrylic figurative painting of seated man
By Mike Rivero
Located in San Diego, CA
"Personaje" (seated) acrylic on canvas painting by Southern California artist Mike Rivero. Personaje (sitting) is painted in blue, green, pink, red, black white, orange, set on a tau...
Canvas, Acrylic
The seated man
By Xavier Albert Fiala
Located in Genève, GE
Work on wood
Oil
Portrait of a Seated Woman
By Joseph Solman
Located in Wiscasett, ME
Oil on canvas, signed with initials center left. Measures 32" x 23.5" including the frame. Provenance: ACA Galleries, NYC Bradbury Art and Antiques, Wiscasset, Maine Brought to...
Oil
Personages By Bruno Paoli - Figurative Painting
By Bruno Paoli 1
Located in Carmel, CA
Certificate of authenticity and artist catalogue are included. Bruno Paoli (1915-2005) Teaching the masters helped create this contemporary master. Bruno was a professor of art in F...
Canvas, Oil
Personages By Bruno Paoli - Figurative Painting
By Bruno Paoli 1
Located in Carmel, CA
Certificate of authenticity and artist catalogue are included. Bruno Paoli (1915-2005) Teaching the masters helped create this contemporary master. Bruno was a professor of art in F...
Canvas, Oil
Nu assis, penché à droite (Nude sitting, leaning to the right)
By Marcel Gromaire
Located in Chicago, IL
Signed and dated, lower right Provenance: Atelier of the artist
Ink, Paper
Model Dressing
By Béla Czóbel
Located in Chicago, IL
Signed lower right Provenance: Acquired from the artist Exhibited: Homage to Béla Czóbel: Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings,R. S. Johnson Fine Art, Chicago, 1990: no. 56 and reprodu...
Paper, Charcoal
Études de Personnages (Figure Studies)
By Marcel Gromaire
Located in Chicago, IL
Provenance: Atelier of the artist Notes: Studio stamp on the verso of this important, early work by Gromaire. Over the years there has been an ever-widening interest in the work o...
Ink, Paper
Portrait of a Young Girl
By Béla Czóbel
Located in Chicago, IL
A wonderful example of Czobel’s most expressive drawing. Signed, lower right
Paper, Chalk
Young Girl in Pink
By Béla Czóbel
Located in Chicago, IL
Béla Czóbel, Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, R. S. Johnson Fine Art, Chicago, 1996: no. 60 and reproduced on page 95 of catalogue.
Canvas, Oil
Young Girl in Green
By Béla Czóbel
Located in Chicago, IL
In a letter written to Czóbel after he had become quite ill in 1975, famous Portuguese painter Vieira da Silva writes: “My very dear Czóbel, We em...
Canvas, Oil
