La Promenade Romaine

La Promenade Romaine is an original lithograph realized by Massimo Campigli in 1952, during the maturity period of the artist. Hand signed and titled in pencil on lower margin, " Feuille Femoin ( pierre effacée) après tirage " written in pencil. Very good conditions.

The lithograph represents a set of female subjects in a frame. In the center of the composition, there are almost ten female figures. The contour lines are stylized and there are two perpendicular lines. In this artwork, Campigli takes inspiration from ancient paintings and sculptures, especially for the Roman and the Etruscan. The female figures are realized like the technique sinopia, all of them with the hourglass shape.

Massimo Campigli (Berlino, 1895 - Saint-Tropez, 1971) was an Italian painter. In 1921, he participated at the Salon d'Automne with the painting "L'arrotino". In 1922, Leonce Rosenberg, a famous Parisian merchant and dealer, bought some artworks of campigli. In 1926, he exhibited at the "First exhibition of Novecento" in Milan. In 1927, he started living with his paintings: he exhibited in Paris, Zurich, Dresda and Amsterdam. He took inspiration from Etruscan art. In 1961, he realized an important monograph "Les idoles de Campigli" in Paris, published by Andrè Chastel. Some years later, he was appointed to be an Academician of San Luca.