Oil painting on oval cardboard depicting the church with bell tower in Prestinone in Val Vigezzo

Carlo Fornara Prestinone Church Oil painting on oval cardboard depicting a church with a bell tower in Prestinone in Val Vigezzo, signed below in printed letters C. Fornara (Carlo 1871-1968). 

The work measures 10 x 8 cm and is mounted on red velvet within a rectangular brass frame. It is in excellent condition and comes from a Milanese residence from the mid-20th century.

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