Drawing by Antonio Oberto 20th Century - St. Martino donating his cape

Features

Artist:  Antonio Oberto (1872-1954)

Artwork title:  San Martino dona il suo mantello

Age:  20th Century / 1901 - 2000

Subject:  Sacred Subject

Origin:  Italy

Artistic technique:  Drawing

Technical specification:  Pencil on Paper

Description : San Martino dona il suo mantello

Pencil on paper. Signed at the bottom right. Drawing of a pavese painter whose production, after a short modernist period, was close to a traditional lombard post-impressionist at the turn of the two centuries. The main themes were views of Pavia and glimpses od Ticino represented with fast and vibrand brushings and with 19th century angles. He also received several public commissions for the decoration of numerous monuments and buildings of the city of Pavia, in which he frescoed historical and mythological scenes. The design here proposed tells the most well-known episode of the life of St Martin, the young soldier of the Roman imperial army who cut in two his cloak to make a gift to a poor beggar, and who later converted to Christianity. The design is presented in the frame.

Product Condition:
Fair condition. Wear consistent with age and use.

Frame Size (cm):
Height: 72
Width: 56,5
Depth: 2

Artwork dimensions (cm):
Height: 59
Width: 43