Dino Cavallari (Italian, b. 1923) - Untitled Folk Art (Farmers) Oil on Board, Signed (1966, Framed)
Dino Cavallari (Italian, b. 1923) - Untitled Folk Art (Farmers) Oil on Board, Signed (1966, Framed). Folk art painting of farmers clustered around a tree. Housed in gilt frame. In used condition with wear in the form of scuffs and scratches along the edges of the frame. Painting in good condition with wear consistent with age. Signed and dated in the lower right corner.
Size: 27.5'' x 27.5'', 70 x 70 cm (board); 29.5'' x 29.5'', 75 x 75 cm (frame).
Born in Bondeno, Italy, in 1923, he is a long-time resident of France. He began his vocation as a painter at age 12 years. After his incarceration for resis- tance activities during World War II, he studied sculpture at the Institute d’Art Beato Angelico of Rome. Arriving in France in 1949, he enrolled in the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, but his health, as a re- sult of his incarceration, prevented him from continuing as a sculptor and he turned his attention entirely to painting.
The range of subjects and the media he has used in his expressive art are both captivating and astounding. He has illustrated political uprisings on large corrugated paper in oil pastels, painted scenes of the Apocalypse on shapes of free-form wood, created icons in gold leaf and stained glass colors, made large crucifixes of wood with an image of Christ painted in oils, painted scenes of Muhammad’s life and Whirling Dervishes, captured dreamlike scenes of his long-time residence in Burgundy, cap- tured the essence of Beaulieu and Eze Village in precise pen and ink sketches, created large beautifully decorated boxes to hold his 170 illustrations of verses of the Bible, and has also illustrated book covers for many authors.
Dino Cavallari’s paintings can be found in private collections and museums in France and abroad. In addition, he has illustrated works of literature by Sacha Guitry, Jean Cocteau, Paul Vaillant, Jean Larteguy, and Cervantes, as well as editions of the Bible, both Old and New Testament; The Life of Muhammad; and Herbert Mason’s retelling of Gilgamesh and his The Death of al-Hallaj. He has said that the story of Gilgamesh opened up his imagination to then illustrate the Bible.
Dino Cavallari (Italian, b. 1923) - Untitled Folk Art (Farmers) Oil on Board, Signed (1966, Framed). Folk art painting of farmers clustered around a tree. Housed in gilt frame. In used condition with wear in the form of scuffs and scratches along the edges of the frame. Painting in good condition with wear consistent with age. Signed and dated in the lower right corner.
Size: 27.5'' x 27.5'', 70 x 70 cm (board); 29.5'' x 29.5'', 75 x 75 cm (frame).
Born in Bondeno, Italy, in 1923, he is a long-time resident of France. He began his vocation as a painter at age 12 years. After his incarceration for resis- tance activities during World War II, he studied sculpture at the Institute d’Art Beato Angelico of Rome. Arriving in France in 1949, he enrolled in the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, but his health, as a re- sult of his incarceration, prevented him from continuing as a sculptor and he turned his attention entirely to painting.
The range of subjects and the media he has used in his expressive art are both captivating and astounding. He has illustrated political uprisings on large corrugated paper in oil pastels, painted scenes of the Apocalypse on shapes of free-form wood, created icons in gold leaf and stained glass colors, made large crucifixes of wood with an image of Christ painted in oils, painted scenes of Muhammad’s life and Whirling Dervishes, captured dreamlike scenes of his long-time residence in Burgundy, cap- tured the essence of Beaulieu and Eze Village in precise pen and ink sketches, created large beautifully decorated boxes to hold his 170 illustrations of verses of the Bible, and has also illustrated book covers for many authors.
Dino Cavallari’s paintings can be found in private collections and museums in France and abroad. In addition, he has illustrated works of literature by Sacha Guitry, Jean Cocteau, Paul Vaillant, Jean Larteguy, and Cervantes, as well as editions of the Bible, both Old and New Testament; The Life of Muhammad; and Herbert Mason’s retelling of Gilgamesh and his The Death of al-Hallaj. He has said that the story of Gilgamesh opened up his imagination to then illustrate the Bible.
Dino Cavallari (Italian, b. 1923) - Untitled Folk Art (Farmers) Oil on Board, Signed (1966, Framed). Folk art painting of farmers clustered around a tree. Housed in gilt frame. In used condition with wear in the form of scuffs and scratches along the edges of the frame. Painting in good condition with wear consistent with age. Signed and dated in the lower right corner.
Size: 27.5'' x 27.5'', 70 x 70 cm (board); 29.5'' x 29.5'', 75 x 75 cm (frame).
Born in Bondeno, Italy, in 1923, he is a long-time resident of France. He began his vocation as a painter at age 12 years. After his incarceration for resis- tance activities during World War II, he studied sculpture at the Institute d’Art Beato Angelico of Rome. Arriving in France in 1949, he enrolled in the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, but his health, as a re- sult of his incarceration, prevented him from continuing as a sculptor and he turned his attention entirely to painting.
The range of subjects and the media he has used in his expressive art are both captivating and astounding. He has illustrated political uprisings on large corrugated paper in oil pastels, painted scenes of the Apocalypse on shapes of free-form wood, created icons in gold leaf and stained glass colors, made large crucifixes of wood with an image of Christ painted in oils, painted scenes of Muhammad’s life and Whirling Dervishes, captured dreamlike scenes of his long-time residence in Burgundy, cap- tured the essence of Beaulieu and Eze Village in precise pen and ink sketches, created large beautifully decorated boxes to hold his 170 illustrations of verses of the Bible, and has also illustrated book covers for many authors.
Dino Cavallari’s paintings can be found in private collections and museums in France and abroad. In addition, he has illustrated works of literature by Sacha Guitry, Jean Cocteau, Paul Vaillant, Jean Larteguy, and Cervantes, as well as editions of the Bible, both Old and New Testament; The Life of Muhammad; and Herbert Mason’s retelling of Gilgamesh and his The Death of al-Hallaj. He has said that the story of Gilgamesh opened up his imagination to then illustrate the Bible.
