468 - Richard Durando Togo, Young Woman with a Mandolin in a Mediterranean Setting, fine oil painting, attractively framed

Richard Durando Togo, Young Woman with a Mandolin in a Mediterranean Setting, fine oil painting, attractively framed Richard Durando Togo, 1910 Buenos Aires - 1970 France, Argentine-French painter, here: On the loggia of a Mediterranean estate overlooking the sea, a young, scantily clad beauty sits on a bench holding a mandolin in her lap, oil on canvas, 76 x 92 cm, signed on the right, in an attractive frameAbout the artist: Richard Durando Togo spent most of his life in Italy and France, where he settled permanently in 1934. He was a highly talented self-taught artist with a very personal style, a painter of light and shadow who often created a mysterious atmosphere; In 1968, he was awarded the ‘Grand Prix International Paint’His ‘Nudes’ are very striking, often provocative, yet never offensive to the eye; he always succeeds in incorporating sophistication and elegance into his works. His paintings can be found in major collections in France, Italy, England, the USA, Belgium and Germany.