Contemporary Painting C. Barbieri Female Work Italy 1954 ca. - Large Painting, 1954 ca.

Features

Artist:  Contardo Barbieri (1900-1966)

Artwork title:  Il Lavoro Femminile

Age:  20th Century / 1901 - 2000

Subject:  Human Figures

Origin:  Italy

Artistic technique:  Painting

Technical specification:  Oil on Canvas

Description : Il Lavoro Femminile

In the foreground, a group of female figures is depicted, in which there is only one male figure, however relegated to the background. On the right are two girls facing each other, the one further away is drawing, while the one seen from behind, at whose feet a cat is sitting, is intent on painting on a canvas placed on an easel. He is observing the model to be portrayed: two young girls dressed in old-fashioned clothes, one seated, semi-dressed in a long white cloak which also covers her head and her partner, kneeling in front of a basket full of fruit and vegetables. Alongside another small group, more heterogeneous. A young woman dressed in white is watching a little girl who seems to be running towards the girl on the far right, dressed in country clothes and carrying a basket of fruit under her arm. Among these, leaning against a tree, there is a woman also dressed in a peasant style who holds a small skin in her hands, next to her the only male figure supports himself on a shepherd's stick. In the background a natural landscape with a hilly profile, dotted with trees, but also with characters caught in rural activities such as harvesting and sowing. Immersed in nature there are also rural houses, but also industrial buildings with tall chimneys and more modern constructions, such as the mighty arch, which almost acts as an architectural backdrop on the left of the painting. Signed “C. Barbers” on the right.

Product Condition:
Product in very good condition which may show slight traces of wear; it may have undergone restoration work carried out by an expert. We try to present the real state as fully as possible with photos. If some details are not clear from the photos, what is reported in the description will prevail.

Artwork dimensions (cm):
Height: 212
Width: 312
Depth: 4