JOSEPH OLIVERI (1940-Now) Listed Artist
Original Art
Signed Vintage MCM Mid Century Modern Oil on Canvas
1960's Framed PAINTING
Wood Frame is Warm Gold and Brown Color
Style: Impressionism / Realism
Subject: Old European Sea Harbor Boats Seaside Buildings
Measurements: Framed 21" Wide X 17" Tall
Condition: Painting is in Excellent Condition for Age
Back of Painting Has Some Tape & Paper Tear
Ready to Hang and Enjoy.
- About the Artist:
- Joseph Oliveri, a native of Palermo, Italy, was born in 1940 in the small town of Carini, Sicily. Oliveri began his life-long love affair with classical art as a young boy. A self-taught, visionary folk artist, his paintings possess an innocence and freshness as well as characteristics of classic euro-Italian art. At the young age of 17, he was faced with tragedy and became the head of the family, responsible for his mother, three sisters and a brother. At age 18, he came to seek his fortune in San Francisco, California. During the next few years, Oliveri was once again faced with the need to financially support his own family - a wife, four boys and two girls. Any hope of getting a professional college education vanished. However, his love for art - the feel of the brushes wisping along, the smell of the paint drying on the canvas, and blank spaces converted to beauty - that was not lost! Oliveri has created more than 400 paintings, mostly cityscapes reflecting European life before his actual 20th century. His artworks have been shown in his native Italy, where art critics acclaimed his work, saying he possessed the 'hands of Giorgioni.' In addition to the display of his work in Italy, Oliveri's paintings have been shown all over California, including the Sandl Gallery of the Oakdale Museum; the Bade Hall of the Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley; and the Museo Italo-Americano art gallery at Ft. Mason in San Francisco. He has also shown his work in other California venues including galleries in Modesto.