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Enrico Donati — La Medusa volante
Enrico Donati

La Medusa volante

1944

"La Medusa volante" by Enrico Donati is an oil on canvas work that exemplifies the artist's surrealist approach to painting, blending dreamlike imagery with mysterious anatomical and organic forms. The composition features ethereal, floating elements characteristic of Donati's exploration of the subconscious and his interest in transforming classical mythological references into modern visual language. Donati, an Italian American surrealist associated with the movement in the mid twentieth century, employs luminous color and fluid brushwork to create an otherworldly atmosphere in this work.

Medium
oil on canvas

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Surrealism and its Legacy

October 18, 2024

Estimate: $325,000$380,000

Lot 19

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Enrico Donati, La Medusa volante, 1944

"La Medusa volante" by Enrico Donati is an oil on canvas work that exemplifies the artist's surrealist approach to painting, blending dreamlike imagery with mysterious anatomical and organic forms. The composition features ethereal, floating elements characteristic of Donati's exploration of the subconscious and his interest in transforming classical mythological references into modern visual language. Donati, an Italian American surrealist associated with the movement in the mid twentieth century, employs luminous color and fluid brushwork to create an otherworldly atmosphere in this work.

Medium
oil on canvas
Year
1944
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Surrealism, 20th Century, Flying Figure, Magical Realism, Dreamlike Aesthetic, Italian Artist, Mythological Creature, Abstract surrealist, Fantastical Mood, Oil on Canvas

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