Emilio Donnini, Landscape, Oil on Canvas

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Oil on canvas. Signed lower right. Emilio Donnini, a Florentine artist, established himself as a landscape painter from life and … Read more Oil on canvas. Signed lower right. Emilio Donnini, a Florentine artist, established himself as a landscape painter from life and marked the transition from a purely Romantic interpretation to Macchiaioli realism. He especially loved portraying seascapes rich in Romanticism, painting the scenes from life, mostly on his beloved island of Elba. His works are rich in delicate colors, with a diffuse luminosity extending from the sky to the surfaces, often water, below with particular brilliance, while the figures animating the scene are depicted with rapid brushstrokes yet with orderly precision. This landscape view depicts a stream in the countryside, crossed by the stump of an ancient bridge; washerwomen are busy with their work on the stony bank. The painting shows signs of restoration. It is presented in a mid-20th-century gilded frame. This piece is attributed to the mentioned designer/maker. It has no attribution mark and no
official proof of authenticity,
however it is well documented in design history. I take full responsibility for any authenticity



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