Italian seascape of Santa Margherita Ligure by Annibale Scaroni 1951

Annibale Scaroni, oil on a maritime landscape depicting a poplar with the Fontanna Columba monument on the promenade in Santa Margherita Ligure, Italy. The monument is made of white marble and was created in 1892 by Odoardo Tabacchi.

The fountain is shown from the back, the composition is very detailed, painted with quick brushstrokes. In the foreground, there is an empty bench, two figures sitting in the shade of palms, street lamps along the promenade, and other figures enlivening the scene. The blue sky in the background complements this vibrant 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 part of important private collections; the portrait of Commander Enrico Carozzi from 1941 is housed 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 Scopinich Gallery in Milan (1931); Pesaro Gallery (1935); Dedalo Gallery (1937); Gian Ferrari Gallery (1930 and 1938).

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