Francesco Ghittoni (1855-1928) - Autoritratto

Important ancient painting from a 19th-century collection
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by Francesco Ghittoni (Rizzolo 1855 - Piacenza 1928)
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Self-portrait, 1880
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Painter preserved in Italian museums, Ricci Oddi Gallery, Palazzo Galli, and other Italian and foreign museums.
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Important authentic artwork - accompanied by a certification of authenticity according to legal standards.
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The signature is in red, at the bottom of the painting. The signature is not easily visible due to a recent conservation restoration but can be clearly perceived with a magnifying glass. (See photo)
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The Piacenza-born artist—considered a master of Italian painting of the 19th century—was rediscovered internationally thanks to the great exhibition dedicated to him at Palazzo Galli by the Bank of Piacenza in 2016, during which many works from the Sala Fioruzzi collection were displayed. Ghittoni's collection pertains to the production from 1880 to 1896, considered by Ferdinando Arisi to be the period of the painter's most free inspiration. Among the most significant paintings is "La culla" from 1882, with a gold frame (pictured) . Tinelli's collection strengthens Ghittoni's presence at Palabanca. Eventi: in fact, there are two frescoes on the staircase signed by the artist. Not only that. Among the works is the sketch for "Doloroso addio," Ghittoni's most famous and credited work, owned by the Bank.
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He began his studies at the Gazzola Institute under Lorenzo Toncini, where he studied for about a decade. After 1873, he worked for Giovanni Bernardino Pollinari. In 1881, he exhibited two genre paintings at the National Exhibition in Milan. In 1903, he was appointed curator of the Civic Museum of Piacenza, and in 1911, he became an academic at the Gazzola Institute, where among his students was Alfredo Soressi. He died in 1928 in Piacenza. In 1939, another of his students, Giacomo Bertucci, organized a posthumous exhibition in Piacenza. Today, he is considered one of the greatest painters of his century, with numerous publications related to his painting and life, preserved in Italian and French civic museums. Francesco Ghittoni, with his intense and dramatic figurative painting, expresses the existential torment of a man who always led a troubled life.
The themes of faith, pain, and poverty are his favorites, and his portraits and landscapes reveal a resigned melancholy.
His work, in fact, is internalized and troubled and anticipates avant-garde solutions for his time. He died in 1928.
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Opera placed in an important contemporary setting.
65 x 65 cm
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Screen: 50 x 50 cm
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Ideal for collecting and investment - author mainly purchased by national museums and banking institutions.
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The artwork is very similar to a self-portrait already proposed by us by Francesco Ghittoni (Rizzolo, March 25, 1855 – Piacenza, August 17, 1928) . It comes from the same family, and is considered to be earlier than the one we have already presented; in this depiction, the self-portrait shows Ghittoni at an age between 25 and 30 years.
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With certificate of authenticity in accordance with the law
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The artwork is in good condition, with signs of aging. (See photos)
The frame present in the photo will be attached as a gift.
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Shipping with safety packaging, insured shipping