Italian seascape of Santa Margherita Ligure by Annibale Scaroni 1951

Annibale Scaroni, oil on a seascape with poplars depicting the monument of Fontanna Columba on the promenade in Santa Margherita Ligure, Italy. The monument is made of white marble, completed in 1892 by Odoardo Tabacchi.

The fountain is shown from the rear, with a very detailed composition painted with quick brushstrokes. In the foreground, there is an empty bench, two figures sitting in the shade of palm trees, street lamps along the promenade, and other figures enlivening the scene. The bright blue sky in the background complements this vividly colorful Italian maritime painting. The work is in good condition, signed on the lower left, unframed. It comes from a private collection in Milan.

Annibale Scaroni was an Italian painter (Brescia 1891–Milan 1983). A student of the Moretto Art School in Brescia, then from 1919 to 1923, of Francesco Paolo Michetti; his works are in important private collections; the portrait of Commander Enrico Carozzi from 1941 is in the Cà Granda art gallery; Cavallo all’Aratro from 1937 is in the Modern Art Gallery in Milan. He held numerous solo exhibitions at the most prestigious Italian galleries, including the Galeria Scopinich in Milan (1931); Galeria Pesaro (1935); Galleria Dedalo (1937); Galleria Gian Ferrari (1930 and 1938).

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