PAINTING BY ILDEBRANDO MONACI DATED 1969 DEPICTING A SNOW-COVERED WINTER LANDSCAPE IN WHICH THE ARTIST SHOWS HIS EXTRAORDINARY TECHNICAL AND EXPRESSIVE ABILITY, DRAWING ON HIS STUDIES OF THE IMPRESSIONIST AND REALIST TRADITION. CHARACTERISED BY BRIGHT, VIVID COLOURS, WITH THE PREVALENCE OF DARK, COLD TONES ALTERNATING WITH BRIEF FLASHES OF WARM COLOURS, IT DEPICTS A SNOW-COVERED VILLAGE STREET WITH SNOW-COVERED HOUSES IN THE BACKGROUND AND ROWS OF BARE TREES WITH TALL TRUNKS ALONG THE SIDES OF THE STREET THAT ARE TIED TO LIGHTING POLES. THE ARTIST DOES NOT LIMIT HIMSELF TO A DIDACTIC DESCRIPTION OF THE LANDSCAPE, BUT INSTEAD TENDS TO CAPTURE THE ATMOSPHERE AND LIGHT OF THE SNOW-COVERED LANDSCAPE WITH INTENSE CHIAROSCURO EFFECTS AND CONTINUOUS COLOUR VARIATIONS: THERE ARE EARTHY AND BLUE HUES IN THE SHADOWS CAST BY THE TREES, HOUSES AND SNOW, WHICH ARE CHARGED WITH COLOURED REFLECTIONS. THE SNOW LYING ON THE GROUND ALLOWS THE PAINTER TO STUDY THE VARIATIONS OF LIGHT ON THE LANDSCAPE, INTERPRETING THEM WITH COUNTLESS SHADES OF COLD AND WARM TONES. MONK'S PAINTING ACHIEVES EFFECTS OF CONTRAST AND MATERIAL DENSITY THAT SEEM TO TRANSPOSE THE VITAL ENERGY OF NATURE ITSELF ONTO THE CANVAS. STYLISTIC ELEMENTS OF GREAT ARTISTS SUCH AS CLAUDE MONET AND GUSTAVE COURBET ARE ECHOED IN THIS. THE ARTIST MAKES USE OF A LIMITED NUMBER OF COLOURS, NAMELY BROWNS AND BLUES, WHICH HE USES IN MULTIPLE TONES TO IRIDIFY THE GROUND WITH REFLECTIONS, RATHER THAN DEPICTING IT AS UNIFORMLY WHITE. THE BLUISH SHADOWS ON THE GROUND ARE THOSE CAST BY THE SUN STILL LOW IN THE WINTER MORNING, THE YELLOWS ARE PALE AND COLD. THE TRACES OF HUMAN PRESENCE HAVE DISAPPEARED, ONLY THE PRESENCE OF HOUSES MITIGATES THE COLD LONELINESS OF THE LANDSCAPE. YET IN THE SILENT WHITENESS THE LANDSCAPE SCENE EXUDES A MAGIC THAT ONLY THE GREAT AUTHORS AND FEW PAINTINGS KNOW HOW TO EXPRESS. IN FACT, IT IS ENCHANTING TO OBSERVE THE SNOW-COVERED STREET AND PAUSE TO SCRUTINISE THE VARIATIONS IN LIGHT AND ATMOSPHERE, WITH THE WHITE OF THE SNOW BEING STAINED WITH BLUE, BLACK, RED AND PURPLE, APPEARING SO MAJESTICALLY MELLOW AND DENSE. THE SNOW IS VIVID AND REAL, WARMING THE EYES OF THE BEHOLDER AND CONTRASTING WITH THE GREYNESS OF THE SKY. THE WHOLE SCENE EXUDES A GREAT FEELING OF STILLNESS. THE WALL TO THE LEFT OF THE SCENE DIVIDES THE PAINTING INTO TWO ASYMMETRICAL PARTS AND THE HORIZONTALITY OF THE SCENE IS BALANCED BY THE VERTICALITY OF THE TREES AND POLES. THE SHAPES OF THE TREES ARE CONSTRUCTED USING CURVED, SHORT, DENSE BRUSHSTROKES, WHILE ON THE BUILDINGS THE ARTIST IMPOSES A GEOMETRIC RIGOUR AND HOMOGENEITY OF COLOUR. THE ENTIRE SCENE IS STRIVING FOR A DELICATE, POETIC AND ALMOST INTANGIBLE CHROMATIC HARMONY. MONACI'S PAINTING STANDS OUT FOR ITS ABILITY TO RECONCILE A VIBRANT COLOURISM, RENDERED WITH ROBUST, DENSE BRUSHSTROKES, WITH A POETIC DIMENSION ROOTED IN EVERYDAY REALITY, FAVOURING SUBJECTS THAT ARE ORIGINAL IN THEIR SIMPLICITY AND LANDSCAPES WITH A SURPRISING ATMOSPHERIC LUMINOSITY. SILENT VIEWS AND LANDSCAPES, FULL OF MYSTERY, POETRY AND INTIMISM, AND FOR THIS REASON TIMELESS, RENDERED WITH UNUSUAL AND DARING FRAMING, WITH DELICATE, WELCOMING ATMOSPHERES, FULL OF LIGHT AND CHARM. ILDEBRANDO MONACI'S LANDSCAPES TRANSFORM 'EVERYDAY LIFE' INTO UNIQUENESS.
ILDEBRANDO MONACI (NAPLES, 1898 - 1987)
BORN IN NAPLES IN 1898, HE WORKED ACTIVELY IN MANY ITALIAN REGIONS, PARTICIPATING IN NUMEROUS EXHIBITIONS. HE SET UP HIS STUDIO IN THE VOMERO DISTRICT IN VIA SCARLATTI IN NAPLES. HE WAS CO-FOUNDER OF THE MAGAZINE PRO ARTE AND PROMOTED THE REVIVAL OF THE SALVATOR ROSA ART PROMOTER. HE WAS A PUPIL OF ATTILIO PRATELLA AND LATER OF GAETANO RICCHIZZI. PAINTER OF LANDSCAPES AND STILL LIFES. ONE OF HIS WORKS LAVORO CANTIERE EDILE OIL ON CANVAS 64X78 CM OWNED BY INPS WAS INSURED FOR A VALUE OF 4000 EUROS. IN THE EARLY 1950S HE MOVED TO GENOA, MOVING TO LIVE IN NERVI. HE PAINTED MANY VIEWS OF THE AREA AND WAS INFLUENCED IN HIS PAINTING BY HIS ACQUAINTANCE WITH THE PAINTER BERTO FERRARI FROM WHOM HE BORROWED THE PRACTICE OF EN PLEIN AIR PAINTING. OVER THE YEARS HE RECEIVED NUMEROUS PRIZES (INCLUDING THE "VELIERO D'ORO" IN 1963), CERTIFICATES OF ESTEEM BOTH FROM CRITICS AND FROM THE MOST IMPORTANT ARTISTS OF HIS TIME, WITH WHOM HE TOOK PART IN COMPETITIONS AND EXHIBITIONS. HE DIED IN NAPLES IN 1987.
SHIPPING AND INFORMATION ABOUT THE PAINTINGS FOR SALE:
EVERY PAINTING WE PRESENT IS A UNIQUE AND ORIGINAL PIECE. IT IS NOT A COPY OR A REPRODUCTION. FOR SOME PAINTINGS AVAILABLE IN OUR CATALOG WE HAVE CHOSEN TO PUBLISH DIFFERENT LISTINGS OF THE SAME PAINTING, UNIQUE AND ORIGINAL, ON SEVERAL INTERNATIONAL EBAY SITES. WE DO THIS TO OFFER OUR PAINTINGS TO A WIDER AUDIENCE OF INTERNATIONAL VISITORS. BY COMPLETING THE PURCHASE OF THE PAINTING ON ONE OF THESE PLATFORMS, ALL OTHER LISTINGS WILL BE CANCELED AND THE PAINTING WILL NO LONGER BE AVAILABLE FOR SALE.
FOR INTERNATIONAL BUYERS, THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY TO REQUEST THE SHIPMENT OF THE PAINTING WITHOUT THE FRAME, OBTAINING A DISCOUNT ON SHIPPING COSTS. IN THIS CASE, BEFORE PURCHASING YOU CAN CONTACT US TO GET A FINAL ESTIMATE.
ALL PHOTOS ARE MADE WITH PROFESSIONAL CAMERA, TAKING CARE TO FRAME THE PICTURE FROM MORE ANGLES AND DETAILS TO OFFER A COMPLETE VIEW OF THE OBJECT. TO UPLOAD PHOTOS ON THE SITE WE ARE HOWEVER FORCED TO REDUCE THE QUALITY, SO YOU CAN CONTACT US TO REQUEST PHOTOS AND VIDEOS IN HIGH RESOLUTION. SOME SLIGHT DIFFERENCES IN COLOUR MAY BE OBSERVED DUE TO BOTH THE POSITION OF THE PAINTING IN RELATION TO THE LIGHT SOURCES AND THE ELECTRONIC DEVICES USED TO VIEW THE PICTURES (DEPENDING ON THE DEVICE, PICTURES MAY APPEAR SLIGHTLY DARKER OR LIGHTER).
ALL PAINTINGS CAN BE RETURNED IF THEY DO NOT CORRESPOND TO WHAT IS SEEN AND DESCRIBED. THIS IS THE ONLY REASON FOR THE RETURN THAT WILL TAKE PLACE WITHIN 14 DAYS AND WITH THE ORIGINAL PACKAGING.
WE GUARANTEE ACCURATE PACKAGING AND SHIPPING TRACEABLE AND INSURED BY COURIER. VISIT OUR EBAY STORE TO FIND OTHER PAINTINGS OF CLASSIC, MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART. DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT US FOR ANY INFORMATION REGARDING THE ARTWORKS FOR SALE, THE MODALITY OF PAYMENT AND SHIPPING. FOR MORE PURCHASES WE OFFER CUMULATIVE DISCOUNT ON SHIPPING COSTS.
WE GUARANTEE MAXIMUM SERIOUSNESS IN THE ENTIRE CYCLE OF THE TRANSACTION, FROM THE CONTENTS OF THE INSERTION, THE TIMING OF PACKAGING AND SHIPPING, THE CHOICE OF COURIER, POST-SALES ASSISTANCE FOR EVERY EVENTUALITY.
ALL PAINTINGS AVAILABLE IN OUR CATALOG ARE EVALUATED AND EXAMINED BY EXPERTS IN THE FIELD. OUR ONLINE GALLERY OFFERS THE SAME GUARANTEES OF AUTHENTICITY OF THE ARTWORK AS A PHYSICAL GALLERY. THE MODE OF PURCHASE CHANGES, NOT THE SUBSTANCE. WHERE IT IS NOT ALREADY PROVIDED AND REPORTED IN THE DESCRIPTION, YOU CAN REQUEST A CERTIFICATE FROM OUR GALLERY OF THE ARTWORK AUTHENTICITY, THAT WILL BE DELIVERED WITH THE PAINTING.
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF FINE FRAMES, THE VALUE OF WHICH IS EXPRESSLY INDICATED IN THE LISTING, FOR ALL OTHER ARTWORKS THAT HAVE A FRAME, THE VALUE INDICATED REFERS EXCLUSIVELY TO THE ARTWORK AND ITS AUTHOR, WHILE THE FRAME IS PURELY DECORATIVE.
IT IS ALSO POSSIBLE TO CUSTOMIZE THE REQUEST FOR AUTHORS AND SUBJECTS NOT AVAILABLE IN OUR CATALOG. WE WILL INFORM YOU ABOUT THE TIMING AND THE POSSIBILITIES OF OBTAINABILITY OF THE REQUESTED ARTWORK.
IN ORDER FOR US TO CONTINUE TO OFFER YOU THE HIGHEST QUALITY AT A COMPETITIVE PRICE, WE URGE YOU TO GIVE POSITIVE FEEDBACK AFTER RECEIVING THE PAINTING, EXPRESSING THE MAXIMUM VALUE IN THE EVALUATION OF THE FOUR PARAMETERS IN STARS THAT EBAY GIVES YOU AFTER THE PURCHASE.
OTHERWISE, BEFORE ISSUING A NEGATIVE COMMENT, SEND US AN E-MAIL STATING THE REASON FOR YOUR DISSATISFACTION; WE WILL CERTAINLY FIND AN ADEQUATE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM YOU HAVE ENCOUNTERED.
TAKING A PAINTING IS A TAKING CARE OF YOURSELF