Samurai - ON HOLD

Samurai   is an original lithograph realized by  Marcello Avenali  between 1960 and 1970. This series includes six lithographs; all the sheets are  hand-signed  in pencil on the lower right margin and numbered in pencil on the lower left margin. Edition of 100 prints. In perfect conditions.

Gorgeous artwork realized during the Abstract period of Marcello Avenali. The composition has a dimension of 140 x 150 cm. The predominant colors are red, grey, black, and yellow. On the surface, there are black outlines similar to large fingerprints and geometrical shapes.

Marcello Avenali (Rome, 1912 - 1981) is an Italian artist and engraver. After attending the Academy of Fine Arts of Rome, he studied at the Experimental Cinematographic Center. In 1939, he exhibited for the first time at the Gallenga Gallery in Rome. He took part in the main national exhibitions of the 50s, also sending, in 1955, some works to the Exhibition of Contemporary Italian Art of Johannesburg. In 1958, he won the "Viterbo" and "Villa S. Giovanni" prizes. His language at first oscillated between the expressive possibilities of post-cubist figurativeness and those of a more determined abstraction.
His works can be found at the National Gallery of Modern Art in Rome and at the Pontifical Museums and Galleries, as well as in numerous private collections.