Franco Matania

Franco Matania (1922-2006) - 20th Century Chalk Drawing, Old Man in Hat

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In this study, Matania has used terracotta-coloured chalk to depict two figures caught deep in the act of drawing. The artwork is signed in the lower left and is well presented in a ...

Subtle conte is used in a sculptural manner to render a delicate study of a child. The artwork has been completed on a piece of pale rose wove, which perfectly complements the rich t...

Completed with expressive brushwork in acrylic and ink. Very well presented in a contemporary wood frame. Signed in ink to the lower corner. On paper.

A finely painted portrait depicting a bearded gentleman wearing blue and gold robes. Unsigned. Presented in a light wooden frame. On paper.

by Paul-Louis Bolot (French 1918-2003) signed double sided original gouache painting on thick paper/ card unframed condition: very good and sound; the edges have a few curls and scuf...

Work on paper without frame

Portrait Of Man is a charcoal drawing on brown paper, hand-signed by the artist on the lower right. Good conditions except for some folds and rips along the margins. Prolific and eclectic, the Italian Gio Colucci (Florence, 1892 – Paris, 1974), also known in France as Geo Colucci, was a painter, engraver, illustrator, ceramist, and sculptor. From 1921, he exhibited his engravings in various salons. He worked with French publishers specialized in the illustrated books of high bibliophilia, and delivered series of remarkable prints for texts by Barbey d'Aurevilly, Pierre Loti, Guy Maupassant...

This compelling pastel portrait depicts an older man wearing a well-worn trucker hat, capturing the character and stories etched into his face. The artist skillfully uses pastels to ...