Gerardo Dottori (1884-1977) Alba-paesaggio, 1932 fresco laid down on board 36.6 x 110 cm. 14 7/16 x 43 5/16 in. Fußnoten The authenticity of this work has kindly been confirmed by the Archivio Gerardo Dottori Provenance Felicioni Collection, Perugia Private Collection, Italy Acquired directly from the above by the present owner Literature Massimo Duranti, Gerardo Dottori Catalogo generale ragionato, Perugia 2006, p. 633, no. 888 - 1832, illustrated Gerardo Dottori was an exponent of Italian Futurism, and the first Futurist to exhibit at the Venice Biennial in 1924. Known primarily for his representation of the landscape of Umbria, seen from the skies, he contributed to the Futurist movement with the invention of the Aeropittura technique, promulgated in the 1929 manifesto entitled Perspectives of Flight. The present fresco comes from the main residence of the Tenuta Chiugiana, near Perugia, and was painted in 1932 alongside the entire cycle of frescos present in the villa. The Tenuta Chiugiana was built by an important Umbrian entrepreneur in the late 1920s, upon the ruins of an old monastery. The owner of the house, Felicioni, was a close friend of Dottori and he commissioned the artist to decorate the rooms of the upper floors of the building with landscapes, and various floral and marine motives. The works remained in situ until the end of the 1960s when Felicioni's heirs ordered for the decorations to be removed. Alba-paesaggio depicts an abstract landscape constructed using strong geometrical shapes, filled with bright primary colours. The artist depicts here the moment of dawn, in full dynamic glory. We are grateful to Dott. Massimo Duranti for his assistance cataloguing this work.
Gerardo Dottori (1884-1977) Alba-paesaggio, 1932 fresco laid down on board 36.6 x 110 cm. 14 7/16 x 43 5/16 in. Fußnoten The authenticity of this work has kindly been confirmed by the Archivio Gerardo Dottori Provenance Felicioni Collection, Perugia Private Collection, Italy Acquired directly from the above by the present owner Literature Massimo Duranti, Gerardo Dottori Catalogo generale ragionato, Perugia 2006, p. 633, no. 888 - 1832, illustrated Gerardo Dottori was an exponent of Italian Futurism, and the first Futurist to exhibit at the Venice Biennial in 1924. Known primarily for his representation of the landscape of Umbria, seen from the skies, he contributed to the Futurist movement with the invention of the Aeropittura technique, promulgated in the 1929 manifesto entitled Perspectives of Flight. The present fresco comes from the main residence of the Tenuta Chiugiana, near Perugia, and was painted in 1932 alongside the entire cycle of frescos present in the villa. The Tenuta Chiugiana was built by an important Umbrian entrepreneur in the late 1920s, upon the ruins of an old monastery. The owner of the house, Felicioni, was a close friend of Dottori and he commissioned the artist to decorate the rooms of the upper floors of the building with landscapes, and various floral and marine motives. The works remained in situ until the end of the 1960s when Felicioni's heirs ordered for the decorations to be removed. Alba-paesaggio depicts an abstract landscape constructed using strong geometrical shapes, filled with bright primary colours. The artist depicts here the moment of dawn, in full dynamic glory. We are grateful to Dott. Massimo Duranti for his assistance cataloguing this work.
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