256 - S. FRANK (*1956), Italian Bread No. 249/B, 2000, Watercolor

S. FRANK (*1956), Italian Bread No. 249/B, 2000, Watercolor Sabine Frank (born 1956): Italian Bread No. 249/B, on old chancery paper, 2000, Watercolor Technique: Watercolor on paper Inscription: Signed on the reverse: “2000 Sabine Frank Dipinto e mangiato il 28. 1. 2000 Pane No. 249/B Italiano di Salo.” Date: 2000 Description: This painting was created by Sabine Frank (born 1956) from Nuremberg in Salo in 2000. On an 18th-century sheet of paper inscribed in brown pen and ink (dated 1747 on the reverse), an Italian loaf of bread is depicted in a round shape. According to the inscription on the reverse, the artist painted and ate the loaf depicted in January 2000. BIOGRAPHY: Born in Nuremberg in 1956. 1978–84: Studied painting, art history, and theater studies at the University of Munich. 1984–87: apprenticeship as a goldsmith with Peter Maciuga. 1987: received a diploma. Lived and worked from 1988 to 1990 in Gargnano, Italy, and Munich; from 1992 to 1993 in San Rocco a Pilli, Siena and Munich; from 1994–99 in Cassagnes and Labastide-du-Vert, France; and since 1999 in Villa, Gargnano, Italy, and Munich. Since 2001, has been creating and installing projects in the rooms of a former grocery store in Villa, Gargnano. Co-founder of the artist group La Tenda Rossa. Keywords: Realism, pasta, food, Italy, food, loaf of bread, culinary, eating, 21st century, Modern, Nature, Italy, Size: Paper: 24.0 cm x 37.0 cm (9.4 x 14.6 in) Condition: Good condition. The paper shows age-related and intentional signs of aging, with ink cracks in places.