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Leo Politi Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

American, 1908-1996

Leo Politi, best known as an illustrator of children's books, was also a painter and muralist. Politi studied at the Milan Art Institute. Politi was a member of the Painters Sculptors of Los Angeles and exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and in Milan. Politi illustrated many books.

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Artist: Leo Politi
UNTITLED (MOTHER NURSING BABY)
By Leo Politi
Located in Portland, ME
Politi, Leo. UNTITLED (WOMAN NURSING BABY). Gouache in colors, c. 1935. 6 7/8 x 4 1/2 inches, 175 x 114 mm.(sheet 12 x 10 inches). Signed. In excellent condition. Leo Politi (American, 1908-), best known as an illustrator of children's books, was also a painter and muralist. He studied at the Milan Art Institute. He was a member of the Painters & Sculptors of Los Angeles and exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and in Milan. He illustrated many books and this work may be an original book illustration.
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1930s Leo Politi Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Gouache

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