Ottone Rosai (Firenze, 1895 - Ivrea, 1957) - Incontro all'osteria, 1951

Oil on faesite, 100x70 cm. Signature at lower right. On verso: label Galleria Russo, Rome, Exhibition "Homage to Rosai/ Rome, May 15-30, 1957"; in black crayon "2"; label and four superimposed GlobArte stamps, typewritten thereon "no. 39 / Painter: Ottone Rosai [all capitals] / "Meeting in the tavern" / Exhibition of Contemporary Masters March 5-18, 1971 / cm. 70x100. - additional GlobArte stamp and unidentified superimposed signature"; in pencil "52 - [...]"; linear stamp "[...] perhaps GS Galleria Santacroce] / Padova"; in marker "4390 / Registered / unidentified signature / 10/11/71"; in pencil "34549" (underlined; internal Farsettiarte archive no., Prato); scroll bearing in red ink "34549" [underlined; no. of internal archive Farsettiarte, Prato]; in ink "[...]"; small round cartouche bearing in pencil "260/2"; label Exhibition "My painter friends / Romano Bilenchi and contemporary art / Colle di val d'Elsa / Museo di San Pietro/ November 27, 1999 - January 9, 2000." Provenance: Galleria Russo, Rome; private collection, Rome; Farsettiarte, Prato. Exhibitions: 1957, Homage to Rosai, May 15 - 30, Galleria Russo, Rome; 1974, Ottone Rosai, texts by C. Marsan and P.C. Santini, Aug. 4 - 31, Castello Malaspina, Massa, (ripr. in cat. p. 37, table 4); 1976, Homage to Ottone Rosai, texts by A. Gatto and P.C. Santini, from Feb. 28, Galleria Santacroce, Florence, ripr. in cat. p. 21, no. 11); 1976, Anthological exhibition of Ottone Rosai, texts by P.C. Santini, F. Bellonzi, A. Gatto, Centro Arte e Cultura "Pan Art", Rome, ripr. in cat. p. 15, table no. 5, p. 47, no. 5; 1999 - 2000, I miei amici pittori. Romano Bilenchi and contemporary art, edited by M. Ciccuto and L. Lenzini, November 27-January 9, Museo di San Pietro, Colle di Val d'Elsa, (ripr. in cat. p. 72). Bibliography: 1976, I Rosai della Galleria Santacroce, texts by A. Gatto and P.C. Santini, p. 13, no. 5 (with erroneous date), p. 45, no. 5 Authentication by Luigi Cavallo on photo; Farsetti Arte certificate on photo.