Luca PIGNATELLI (born 1962). "Smokin' with the Chet Baker Quintet". Painted canvas, signed, located New-York, dated 2006 and titled on the back. Height : 250 cm 250 cm - Width : 200 cm Luca Pignatelli, based in Milan, is inspired by Antiquity and the archaeology of ancient civilizations, as well as by industrial progress and the symbols of modernity. He uses unexpected, recuperated and poor supports, such as railway tarpaulins, to depict landscapes that represent a world threatened by social, economic and ideological upheaval.

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