CLASSICAL AND MODERN ITALIAN ART - FLORENTINE PAINTERS OF THE 20TH CENTURY - REALIST ART OF THE 20TH CENTURY

ARTIST: CARLO CAPANNI (FLORENCE, 1939)

SUBJECT: PORTRAIT OF BROWN-HAIRED YOUNG WOMAN SITTING ON A RED CHAIR READING A BOOK

OIL PAINTING ON CANVAS
SIGNED LOWER RIGHT C. CAPANNI AND DATED 1975
IN COEVAL RED WOOD FRAME WITH GILT EDGES AND BEIGE WOOD PASSEPARTOUT
MEASURES OF THE PAINTING: 34 INCH (CM 86) HEIGHT X 22 1/4 INCH (CM 56) WIDTH
FRAME MEASURES: 41 INCH (CM 104) HEIGHT X 29 1/4 INCH (CM 74) WIDTH
VERY GOOD CONDITION OF THE PAINTING, SLIGHT SIGNS OF TIME ON THE FRAME

A BEAUTIFUL OIL ON CANVAS PORTRAIT BY TUSCAN ARTIST CARLO CAPANNI FROM 1975 DEPICTING A GIRL SITTING ON A RED CHAIR HOLDING A BOOK IN HER HANDS. THE GIRL IS WEARING A WARM WINTER SWEATER OF ORANGE COLOR, A BLUE COLORED SKIRT AND RED SHOES. HER LONG HAIR IS LIGHT BROWN IN COLOR, AS ARE HER EYES. THE YOUNG WOMAN'S GAZE IS TURNED TO AN UNSPECIFIED POINT WITH HER HEAD SLIGHTLY TILTED. SHE HAS A SWEET AND MELANCHOLY EXPRESSION. THE ARTIST, AS IN A SNAPSHOT, CAPTURES THIS MOMENT IN WHICH THE GIRL IS PORTRAYED ABSORBED IN HER THOUGHTS AND TRANSFERS TO THE CANVAS NOT ONLY A CHARMING PORTRAIT BUT ALSO THE EMOTIONAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS OF THE PORTRAYED SUBJECT WITH WHICH THE VIEWER CAN IMMEDIATELY EMPATHIZE. STYLISTICALLY, THE WORK IS CONSTRUCTED THROUGH DELICATE TONAL COLOR TRANSITIONS AND CHROMATIC TUNINGS THAT CREATE A HARMONIOUS COMPOSITION WITH GREAT SCENIC EFFECT. THE PREDOMINANT COLORS ARE REDS (THE GIRL'S SHOES RECALLING THE CHAIR), YELLOWS, BROWNS, AND GREENS. THE BRIGHT TONES OF THE PORTRAYED SUBJECT CONTRAST WITH THE BACKGROUND THAT HAS DARKER COLORS AND ACCENTUATES THE REALISTIC RENDERING OF THE DESCRIBED SUBJECT. THE PRONOUNCED CHIAROSCURO EFFECTS AND SOLID REALISTIC TECHNIQUE WITH EXCELLENT RENDERING OF ANATOMICAL DETAILS ILLUSTRATE THE TECHNICAL SKILLS OF THIS GREAT TUSCAN ARTIST. THE FRAME IS COEVAL WITH THE WORK AND MATCHES WELL WITH THE TONES OF THE PAINTING. IT IS IN GOOD STATE OF PRESERVATION WITH SLIGHT SIGNS OF TIME. THE WORK WITH ITS LARGE SIZE CAN 'FIT INTO ENVIRONMENTS WITH BOTH CLASSIC AND MODERN FURNISHINGS AND WILL GO' TO DECORATE IN A UNIQUE AND EXCLUSIVE LIVING ROOMS, LIVING ROOMS, BEDROOMS, STUDIES, OFFICES, CEREMONIAL ROOMS AND HOTELS.
CARLO CAPANNI WAS BORN IN FLORENCE IN 1939 AND WAS A STUDENT OF PIETRO ANNIGONI. HIS FAVORITE SUBJECTS, LIKE THE MASTER, WERE PORTRAITS AND LANDSCAPES. HIS POST-IMPRESSIONIST STYLE IS RELATED TO THE TRADITION OF TUSCAN MACCHIAIOLI PAINTERS AND THE LATER LABRONICA SCHOOL OF LIVORNO.

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