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Salvo — Pontremoli
Salvo

Pontremoli

1993

A serene Italian townscape rendered in warm, luminous tones captures the quiet charm of Pontremoli, a historic village nestled in the Tuscan-Ligurian Apennines. Salvo's precise yet painterly technique distills the architecture and landscape into a harmonious composition, balancing stillness with a subtle poetry of light and form. The work reflects the artist's longstanding meditation on the beauty of Italian towns, transforming an everyday vista into something timeless and contemplative.

Medium
oil on canvas

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Modern & Contemporary Art Day Sale

June 1, 2024

Lot 4

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Salvo, Pontremoli, 1993

A serene Italian townscape rendered in warm, luminous tones captures the quiet charm of Pontremoli, a historic village nestled in the Tuscan-Ligurian Apennines. Salvo's precise yet painterly technique distills the architecture and landscape into a harmonious composition, balancing stillness with a subtle poetry of light and form. The work reflects the artist's longstanding meditation on the beauty of Italian towns, transforming an everyday vista into something timeless and contemplative.

Medium
oil on canvas
Year
1993
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

20th-Century Art, Figurative Painting, Twentieth Century, Male Artist, Post-War Art, Landscape, Italian Artist, Contemporary Artist, Gestural, Italian, Tranquil Mood, Modern, Earth Tones, Warm Tones, Townscape, Abstract, Figurative, Oil on Canvas, Contemporary

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Joshua Cohen