Original etching by Italian etcher Longaretti Trento (Treviglio (BG) in 1916 - Bergamo (BG), in 207). Engraver, painter. web: https://www.associazionelongaretti.org/ web: https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trento_Longaretti Painter and engraver, he trained at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan. He has dedicated himself to the art of engraving since 1937, creating over 380 matrices to date, 80 of which were made in the last five years. He works mainly with etching and aquatint techniques; he also practices lithography and screen printing. His favorite subjects are still life and figures. He prints at the Scotti Printing House in Fornovo San Giovanni (BG). He is present in the catalog at Grafica ed Ex Libris, Casale Monferrato (AL) 2009, 2011. In 2008 he set up the two-person exhibition Trento Longaretti-Maurizio Scotti in Treviglio (BG). Twenty years of collaboration. Literature: C. Pirovano (ed.), Longaretti, Milan 1972; G. Mascherpa, Longaretti Acqueforti. Graphics and Art, Bergamo 1976.U
Inscription: signed in pencil lower right, original artist's title (illegible) in Italian; numbered lower left: Imprint No. 17 of 99.
Technique: original lithograph on paper, framed.
Measurements: image ( without fields) w 11 1/3” x h 15 1/2” (29 x 39,4), matted and framed w 17 7/8” x h 21 1/3” (45,5 x 54,4 cm).
Condition: very good. |