Toni Macchi, Views of a Mediterranean Village, 1978, Ink on Cardboard

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Q24 - Three Views of Old Rovinj - Indian ink on cardboard depicting a glimpse of the village, signed Toni … Read more Q24 - Three Views of Old Rovinj - Indian ink on cardboard depicting a glimpse of the village, signed Toni Macchi (1897-1981). “with his brushes, Toni Macchi painted not only landscapes and views, but he engraved the spirit of the territory and the daily life of its people on the canvas, thus sealing the collective soul” said the critic Gianfranca Blandini Šuran of the author on the occasion of the presentation of a monograph on 14-5-2025. Antonio Macchi, known as Toni, depicted the landscapes of his Istria in various works with a style that was sometimes deliberately archaic, harking back to Venetian prints, other times with a realistic, almost cartoonish touch, as in these precious plates on cardboard. See less