ITALIAN CLASSICAL AND MODERN ART - NEAPOLITAN PAINTERS OF THE 20TH CENTURY - ORIGINAL NEAPOLITAN ART OF THE 20TH CENTURY
ARTIST: ROCCO CARVELLI (NAPLES, XX CENTURY)
SUBJECT: CHURCH OF SANTA MARIA DEL FARO IN MARECHIARO NAPLES - NAPLES LANDSCAPE - VIEW OF MARECHIARO - NAPLES STREET SCENE WITH FIGURES - VIEW OF THE GULF OF POSILLIPO
OIL PAINTING ON CANVAS
SIGNED LOWER LEFT ROCCO CARVELLI
ON THE BACK OF THE CANVAS ARTIST'S SIGNATURE FOR AUTHENTICATION AND TITLE "MARECHIARO"
WORK DATABLE TO THE SECOND HALF OF THE XX CENTURY, 1970S
IN ITS COEVAL GOLD AND DARK GREEN WOOD FRAME WITH WHITE PASSEPARTOUT
THERE ARE SLIGHT DEFECTS ON THE CANVAS AND SOME TRACES OF WEAR ON THE FRAME, BUT OVERALL THE OVERALL CONSERVATIVE CONDITION OF THE PAINTING AND THE FRAME IS GOOD
MEASUREMENTS OF THE PAINTING: 19 1/4 INCH WIDTH X 15 1/4 INCH HEIGHT
FRAME MEASUREMENTS: 29 1/4 INCH WIDTH X 25 1/4 INCH HEIGHT
DELIGHTFUL WORK BY THE MASTER OF THE NEAPOLITAN SCHOOL ROCCO CARVELLI DATING BACK TO THE 70S, WHICH PORTRAYS A VIEW OF MARECHIARO IN NAPLES, WITH THE CHURCH OF SANTA MARIA DEL FARO THAT STANDS ON THE PROMONTORY AND OVERLOOKS THE SEA. THE LANDSCAPE SCENE IS DESCRIBED IN ROCCO CARVELLI'S TYPICAL STYLE, MELLOW BUT AT THE SAME TIME CURSIVE AND WAVY, WITH BROAD AND LOOSE BRUSHSTROKES, WITH A DENSE CHROMATIC TEXTURE OF CHIAROSCURO EFFECTS AND TONAL VARIATIONS THAT MAKE THE PAINTING EXTREMELY BRIGHT AND AIRY. MARECHIARO IS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL AND EVOCATIVE VILLAGES IN NAPLES, MADE FAMOUS BY SALVATORE DI GIACOMO'S SONG "FENESTRELLA" KNOWN ALL OVER THE WORLD. THE SMALL JEWEL OF THE CHURCH OF SANTA MARIA DEL FARO WAS ERECTED ON THE SITE WHERE IN ANCIENT TIMES THERE WAS AN ANCIENT ROMAN LIGHTHOUSE THAT LATER GAVE ITS NAME TO THE CHURCH.
ROCCO CARVELLI IS AN IMPETUOUS IMPRESSIONIST, ALTHOUGH WORKING IN THE NEAPOLITAN TRADITION, HE MANAGES TO EXPRESS HIMSELF WITH A LANGUAGE OF ACCENTUATED MODERNITY, EXCITED AND DRAMATIC, WHERE PERHAPS THE ECHOES OF EUROPEAN PAINTING ARE PERCEPTIBLE. HIS IMPRESSIONISTIC IMPETUS REACHES ITS EXTREME LIMITS AND RESPONDS TO A TREMBLING EMOTIONALITY. LIKE THE CHORAL MASSES THAT HE LOVES TO PORTRAY IN STREET SCENES AND CITY VIEWS AS ONE COULD SEE THEM IN MICCO SPADARO, OR IN SEASCAPES WHERE HE DOES NOT LIKE TO PORTRAY HORIZONS AND VIEWS, BUT THE MATERIAL DENSITY, THE LARGE BEACHED BOATS AND IN THE SHIPYARDS PORTRAYED NEXT TO EACH OTHER LIKE A HERD OF ELEPHANT SEALS. IN HIS SCENES, THE CHIAROSCURO ACCENTS ARE WORTHY OF THE GREAT NEAPOLITAN PICTORIAL TRADITION. ROCCO CARVELLI SUFFERS FROM THESE INFLUENCES, WHICH ARE INEVITABLE, BUT REINTERPRETS THEM WITH AN INNOVATIVE AND VERY PERSONAL STYLE. ON THE VOMERO HILL, ON WHICH THE WONDERFUL BEAUTIES OF THE CITY AND NATURE EXTEND, ROCCO CARVELLI HAS CREATED HIS PICTORIAL WORLD THAT THEN WINDS ALONG THE WALLS OF THE MANY EXHIBITIONS THAT ARTISTIC ITALY HAS OFFERED HIM FOR HIS AFFIRMATION, WHICH CAME AT A VERY YOUNG AGE. THERE ARE NUMEROUS EXHIBITIONS, AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS ATTRIBUTED TO THE ARTIST OVER THE COURSE OF HIS LONG CAREER. HIS FIRST STATEMENT WAS THE SILVER PALETTE AWARDED TO HIM AT THE EIGHTH MICHETTI PRIZE IN 1954. SEVERAL OF HIS PAINTINGS HAVE BEEN PURCHASED BY INSTITUTIONAL BODIES AND CHOSEN PUBLIC AS HIS PAINTING IS SPONTANEOUS AND FOLLOWS THE PATH OF A NATURAL FEELING. TODAY HIS WORKS ARE PRESENT IN AUCTIONS AND GALLERIES BOTH IN ITALY AND ABROAD. ROCCO CARVELLI'S CANVASES REFLECT THE ARTIST'S PSYCHOLOGY. IN EACH OF HIS WORKS ONE FEELS THAT HE HAS GONE WITH IMPETUS TO THAT PARTICULAR DESCRIPTION, MANAGING TO CAPTURE IN ALL THE SCENES THE COMPENDIOUS MOMENT, THE VISUAL AND EMOTIONAL SYNTHESIS. WITH AN INSTINCTIVE VIRTUE, WITH THE RIGHT MEASURE OF TOUCH, WITH A SKILFUL TECHNICAL MASTERY, WITH THE HAPPY FLICKER OF FINDING IN THE HUES THE MYSTERIOUS TEXTURES THAT NATURE OFFERS.
SHIPPING AND INFORMATION ABOUT THE PAINTINGS FOR SALE:
ALL THE PAINTINGS WE PRESENT FOR SALE ARE UNIQUE PIECES, ORIGINAL PAINTINGS,
WHERE THEY ARE NOT LIMITED EDITION ART PRINTS (LITHOGRAPHS AND SILKSCREENS),
CHOSEN WITH EXPERIENCE, PROFESSIONALISM AND PASSION. FOR SOME PAINTINGS
AVAILABLE IN OUR CATALOG, WE HAVE CHOSEN TO POST SEVERAL LISTINGS OF THE SAME
PAINTING ON DIFFERENT 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
DELETED AND THE PAINTING WILL NO LONGER BE AVAILABLE FOR SALE.
FOR INTERNATIONAL BUYERS, THERE IS AN OPTION TO REQUEST SHIPMENT OF THE
PAINTING ONLY WITHOUT THE FRAME, GETTING A DISCOUNT ON THE FINAL PRICE DUE TO
THE LOWER SHIPPING COST. IN THIS CASE, YOU MAY CONTACT US PRIOR TO PURCHASE FOR
A FINAL QUOTE.
EACH PAINTING IS SHOWN IN PHOTOS IN ITS ENTIRETY, EVEN WITH THE FRAME,
IF PRESENT, AND IN DETAIL. PHOTOS ARE TAKEN AT HIGH RESOLUTION AND ARE
INDICATIVE OF THE STATE OF PRESERVATION OF THE WORK. ANY DEFECTS ARE NOTED IN
THE SALE DESCRIPTION. THERE MAY BE SOME SLIGHT DIFFERENCES IN COLOR DUE TO BOTH
THE POSITION OF THE PAINTING IN RELATION TO THE LIGHT SOURCES AND THE
ELECTRONIC DEVICES USED TO VIEW THE AD (DEPENDING ON THE DEVICE, PAINTINGS MAY
APPEAR SLIGHTLY DARKER OR LIGHTER). YOU MAY CONTACT US TO REQUEST ADDITIONAL
HIGH-RESOLUTION PHOTOS AND VIDEOS.
ALL PAINTINGS MAY BE RETURNED IF THEY DO NOT MATCH WHAT IS SEEN AND
DESCRIBED. THIS IS THE ONLY REASON FOR RETURN WHICH MUST BE WITHIN 14 DAYS AND
WITH THE ORIGINAL PACKAGING.
WE GUARANTEE ACCURATE PACKAGING AND TRACEABLE, INSURED SHIPPING VIA
INTERNATIONAL COURIER. VISIT OUR EBAY STORE TO FIND MORE CLASSIC, MODERN AND
CONTEMPORARY ART PAINTINGS. PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT US FOR ANY
INFORMATION REGARDING THE WORKS FOR SALE, PAYMENT METHODS AND SHIPPING.
WE GUARANTEE THE UTMOST SERIOUSNESS THROUGHOUT THE TRANSACTION, FROM THE
CONTENTS OF THE LISTING, TO PACKING AND SHIPPING TIMES, TO THE CHOICE OF
COURIER, TO AFTER-SALES ASSISTANCE FOR ANY EVENTUALITY.
WHERE IT IS NOT ALREADY PROVIDED AND STATED IN THE DESCRIPTION, IT IS
POSSIBLE TO REQUEST FROM OUR GALLERY A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY OF THE WORK,
WHICH WILL BE DELIVERED WITH THE PAINTING.
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF FINE FRAMES, THE VALUE OF WHICH IS EXPRESSLY
STATED IN THE ADVERTISEMENT, FOR ALL OTHER WORKS OF ART THAT FEATURE A FRAME,
THE VALUE STATED REFERS EXCLUSIVELY TO THE WORK OF ART AND ITS AUTHOR, WHILE
THE FRAME HAS A PURELY DECORATIVE VALUE.
YOU CAN ALSO CUSTOMIZE YOUR PURCHASE REQUEST FOR AUTHORS AND SUBJECTS
NOT YET IN OUR CATALOG. WE WILL INFORM YOU ABOUT THE TIMING AND POSSIBILITIES
OF OBTAINING THE REQUESTED ARTWORK.
AT THE END OF THE TRANSACTION WE INVITE YOU TO ISSUE POSITIVE FEEDBACK,
EXPRESSING THE HIGHEST VALUE IN THE EVALUATION OF THE FOUR PARAMETERS IN STARS
THAT EBAY ASSIGNS YOU AFTER THE PURCHASE.
OTHERWISE, BEFORE ISSUING A NEGATIVE COMMENT, PLEASE SEND US AN E-MAIL
STATING THE REASON FOR YOUR DISSATISFACTION; WE WILL CERTAINLY FIND AN
APPROPRIATE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM YOU HAVE ENCOUNTERED.
TO TAKE A PAINTING IS TO TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF