43 - Luigi Bartolini (1892–1963)

Luigi Bartolini (1892–1963) Via delle Coppie, 1934 Etching on paper 24.1 x 29.7 cm (image size) Signature: “L.Bartolini” etched into the plate; “Luigi Bartolini” in pencil on the front Date: “1934” etched into the plate Other inscriptions: “Via delle coppie” in pencil on the front; edition number “3/50” in pencil on the front Distinguishing features: on the reverse, a label from the Cassa di Risparmio di Fabriano e Cupramontana with inventory references Provenance: Cassa di Risparmio di Fabriano e Cupramontana; Veneto Banca SpA in LCA Bibliography: with reference to this or other examples from the same series: Venice, Opera Bevilacqua La Masa, Etchings by Luigi Bartolini, 1956; Galleria Marino, exhibition “100 Etchings by Luigi Bartolini,” Rome, 1972; Bolzano, Museum of Modern Art, “Close to Nature: Man and Landscape in Painting from 1900 to 1950,” 1987; “3rd ‘Alberto Martini’ National Print Biennial,” curated by Mauro Corradini, Palazzo Foscolo 1993/1994, Oderzo. Plate 11; Calcografia Nazionale, Rome, “Luigi Bartolini at the Calcografia,” 1997; Merano, Kunst Merano Arte, “Luigi Bartolini, The Merano Years,” 2003 Condition. Support: 95% Condition. Surface: 95% For direct WhatsApp assistance before and during the live auction: +39 346 12 999 80 // Direct assistance via WhatsApp before and during the auction: +39 346 12 999 80 The work, which bears the unidentified “ADP” monogram in the lower left corner, is likely attributable to the circle of Valeriano Trubbiani. Upon visual examination, it appears that a copper plate was chiseled and stamped, and subsequently tin-plated.