ANTHONY MICHAEL AUTORINO  1937-2015 NEW HOPE, PA

40.5 x 40.5 INCHES

This beautiful painting by Anthony Michael Autorino depicts a woman in profile wearing a sunhat adorned with bright rich purple orchids. The woman's content smile peeking out from beneath her hat invokes a relaxing warmth. The artist has employed a paint drip technique to demarcate delicate action surrounding this graceful woman.  Signed along the right side, this piece would make an ideal addition to any modern home.  Sales by this artist go to $3700.

Anthony Michael Autorino was an American painter known for his lyrical landscapes of rural Vermont and Pennsylvania. Largely self-taught, Autorino worked mainly in oil, inspired by local painters as well as the artists of the Hudson River School. His oil paintings bear a particularly strong influence from the “New Hope” American Impressionists of Pennsylvania, such as the artists George Sotter and Rae Sloan Bredin, and feature distinctly earthy palettes and light, rhythmic brush strokes. Like the French Impressionists, they painted en plein air to capture their surroundings and fleeting light conditions quickly and poetically.

Born into a family of Italian immigrants on September 29, 1937 in Montclair, NJ, Autorino served in the United States Air Force by working at the American Embassy in Paris, France, where he first was exposed to fine art. Upon returning to the United States, Autorino taught himself to paint and began to pursue his career as a painter. His love of the outdoors eventually led him to the Delaware Valley, where he set up a studio and gallery space, which was eventually was relocated to Lambertville, NJ, where it remained for more than two decades. Since then, his work has been exhibited at the National Academy of Design in New York, the American Watercolor Society, the Philadelphia Sketch Club in Philadelphia, and the James A. Michener Art Museum in Doylestown, among others. The artist died on December 13, 2015 in Morrisville, VT.

The son of Italian immigrants, Anthony Michael Autorino was born on September 29, 1937 in Montclair, New Jersey. As a teenager, Autorino enlisted in the United States Air force where he served an eight-year tour. His expertise in the field of cryptography landed him in Paris in the mid-1950s as an Air Force sergeant working at the United States Embassy.


While in Paris, Anthony became quite involved in the art community, which reinforced his desire to make painting his career focus. Upon returning to the United States in 1961, Autorino divided time painting between upstate New York and New England. By the mid-1960s, New York City had become the center of activity for the career of this highly regarded young artist.


By 1968, disillusioned by the hustle and bustle, Autorino made the decision to relocate. His passion for painting nature and the outdoors led him to the Delaware Valley. Charmed by the welcoming art community, New Hope would be the home of the new studio/gallery named "The Gallery" on Mechanic Street. In 1982, "The Gallery" was relocated across the river to neighboring Lambertville, New Jersey, where it remained for over twenty years.


In the 1980's, he took up residence and studio in Buckingham, Pennsylvania, at the former home of renowned New Hope Impressionist, George Sotter.


Largely self-taught, Anthony exhibited at the National Academy of Design in New York City, the Salmagundi Club, the Allied Artists, the American Watercolor Society and the Philadelphia Sketch Club. He has received many awards and honors for his paintings, which are represented in numerous private, institutional and corporate collections internationally.


His preferred medium is oil, and he draws inspiration from his local predecessors, such as Edward Redfield, Daniel Garber, William Lathrop, George Satter and Robert Spencer as well as "Hudson River School" great, George Inness.


Autorino's work is unique in style and combines an early twentieth century feel with present-day subjects. His soft palette captures the mood of each individual setting from falling snow to nocturnal views of the Delaware River. Anthony's work is clearly a continuing chapter in the story of "New Hope School" Impressionist painting.


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40.5 x 40.5 INCHES

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