Salvatore Fiume (1915-1997) - Odalisca allo specchio

\Artist: Salvatore Fiume (1915-1997)
Technique: Silkscreen / Serigraph\Signature: Hand signed
Rare original serigraph on silver base, made in 1974, in perfect condition, with authentication of the publisher in accordance with the law. The work has never been framed, it’s numbered and signed with felt-tip pen by the master due to the uncommon thickness of the base, a reflective silver panel. “Odalisca allo specchio”, 50 x 70 cm at the very edge. FIUME Salvatore. At a very young age Salvatore Fiume attended the Regio Istituto d’Arte del Libro of Urbino, where he learned printing techniques. His first official exhibition was held in 1949 in Milan, with the works “Isole di statue” and “Città di statue”, arousing much interest among critics. This exhibition allowed him to make contact with artistic and cultural institutions at an international level. On that occasion, a work was purchased for the Museum of Modern Art in New York and for the Jucker collection in Milan. The following year, he was invited to the Venice Biennale: he exhibited his triptych “Isola di statue”, which earned him a cover on the American magazine Life. His works show an interest in Renaissance painting, in particular in Piero della Francesca and Paolo Uccello. In 1953 Life and Time magazines commissioned him some works. Several exhibitions followed: in 1985 at Castel Sant’Angelo in Rome, in 1987 at the Sporting d’Hiver in Monte Carlo, and in 1991 at the International Architecture Exhibition in Milan. As a sculptor he made his debut in 1994 with an exhibition in Milan. Actually, his approaches to sculpture dated back to the forties. His production included works in stone, bronze, resin, wood, and ceramic, and some of them were large-sized. They include the bronze statue at the European Parliament in Strasbourg and the stone groups of the San Raffaele hospitals in Milan and Rome. He died in Milan on 3 June 1997. His works are kept in the most important museums worldwide.