Contemporary Painting by Dino Buzzati 1969 Landscape Acrylic on Canvas

Features

Artist:  Dino Buzzati (1906-1972)

Age:  20th Century / 1901 - 2000

Subject:  Landscape with Figures

Artistic technique:  Painting

Technical specification:  Acrylic Paint

Description

Acrylic on canvas. Signed and dated lower right. The surreal style work features a child's face in the foreground on the right, behind which a rather disturbing bare tree stands, from which two fantastic creatures stand out, sprites in the form of flying drops; the landscape around, or the semblance of a landscape, evokes snow and solitude. The expression and pose, with both hands in front of her mouth as if to prevent herself from screaming, reveal a restless little girl, perhaps even frightened, but in any case also intrigued by what is happening behind her. Even the colors used, pastel hues without bright contrasts, contribute to not loading the scene with drama and fear, but rather to dilute the tension in the fable-like illusion. The features of the little girl's face are also found in other works by the artist, as well as the pose of the hands. The pictorial style belongs to Dino Buzzati who, in his pictorial narratives, parallel to his literary creations, tells a universe of magical realism, a level of reality in which dreams, magic and lively corporeity exist. While undergoing the avant-garde fascinations of the century, Buzzati the painter was able to blend in his works surrealist intuitions, imaginative ex votos, daring pop art figurations, metaphysical creations, but always preserving an optimistic and somewhat naive background: in his works, however, the thought of the dawn that dispels the nightmares and anguish of the night; it has been said of him that "perhaps even more than his narrative, his painting has therapeutic and moral efficacy".

Product Condition:
Product in good condition, shows small signs of wear. 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.

Frame Size (cm):
Height: 75
Width: 65
Depth: 4

Artwork dimensions (cm):
Height: 60
Width: 50