Vivaldo Martini Art
Swiss, Italian, 1908-1989
His first name sounds like a concerto. Vivacious, its name is reminiscent of an aperitif or a cyclist. The addition of the two evokes the Italianate. Indomitable and unavoidable. Moreover, I was born on November 11, 1908 in Bellinzona, one day became a portrait painter of the president of the confederation, residing most of his life in Geneva, Vivaldo Martini refuses to leave his Italian nationality.
He has known ruptures in his life. But Italy has always remained the son of his soul. Its unwavering root. What is striking about this artist, both extraordinary and famous, is a way of dichotomy that has permeated a large slice of his existence. On the one hand, very strong in the art of capturing faces, and that from an early age, he became a beloved, sought-after portrait painter. On the other hand, he has not stopped following a more personal artistic path, two years after his death in May 1990, finally comes to light, and testifies that beyond the chronicler of his time, Vivaldo Martini was above all a great painter.
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The Top by Vivaldo Martini - Oil on canvas 70x50 cm
By Vivaldo Martini
Located in Geneva, CH
His first name sounds like a concerto. Vivacious, its name is reminiscent of an aperitif or a cyclist. The addition of the two evokes the Italianate. Indomitable and unavoidable. Mor...
Category
Mid-20th Century Baroque Vivaldo Martini Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract Composition N°1 by Vivaldo Martini - Oil on canvas 70x50 cm
By Vivaldo Martini
Located in Geneva, CH
His first name sounds like a concerto. Vivacious, its name is reminiscent of an aperitif or a cyclist. The addition of the two evokes the Italianate. Indomitable and unavoidable. Mor...
Category
Mid-20th Century Baroque Vivaldo Martini Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Clown and Ballerina by Vivaldo Martini - Oil on canvas 50x61 cm
By Vivaldo Martini
Located in Geneva, CH
His first name sounds like a concerto. Vivacious, its name is reminiscent of an aperitif or a cyclist. The addition of the two evokes the Italianate. Indomitable and unavoidable. Mor...
Category
Mid-20th Century Baroque Vivaldo Martini Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract Composition N°3 by Vivaldo Martini - Oil on masonite 53x106 cm
By Vivaldo Martini
Located in Geneva, CH
His first name sounds like a concerto. Vivacious, its name is reminiscent of an aperitif or a cyclist. The addition of the two evokes the Italianate. Indomitable and unavoidable. Mor...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-War Vivaldo Martini Art
Materials
Oil, Masonite
Still Life by Vivaldo Martini - Oil on canvas 40x65 cm
By Vivaldo Martini
Located in Geneva, CH
His first name sounds like a concerto. Vivacious, its name is reminiscent of an aperitif or a cyclist. The addition of the two evokes the Italianate. Indomitable and unavoidable. Mor...
Category
Mid-20th Century Baroque Vivaldo Martini Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Winter by Vivaldo Martini - Oil on canvas 73x100 cm
By Vivaldo Martini
Located in Geneva, CH
His first name sounds like a concerto. Vivacious, its name is reminiscent of an aperitif or a cyclist. The addition of the two evokes the Italianate. Indomitable and unavoidable. Mor...
Category
Mid-20th Century Baroque Vivaldo Martini Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Imaginary City by Vivaldo Martini - Oil on canvas 70x50 cm
By Vivaldo Martini
Located in Geneva, CH
His first name sounds like a concerto. Vivacious, its name is reminiscent of an aperitif or a cyclist. The addition of the two evokes the Italianate. Indomitable and unavoidable. Mor...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-War Vivaldo Martini Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract Composition N°8 by Vivaldo Martini - Oil on canvas 64x80 cm
By Vivaldo Martini
Located in Geneva, CH
His first name sounds like a concerto. Vivacious, its name is reminiscent of an aperitif or a cyclist. The addition of the two evokes the Italianate. Indomitable and unavoidable. Mor...
Category
Mid-20th Century Surrealist Vivaldo Martini Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract Composition N°4 by Vivaldo Martini - Oil on canvas 73x38 cm
By Vivaldo Martini
Located in Geneva, CH
His first name sounds like a concerto. Vivacious, its name is reminiscent of an aperitif or a cyclist. The addition of the two evokes the Italianate. Indomitable and unavoidable. Mor...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-War Vivaldo Martini Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The snake and the apple by Vivaldo Martini - Oil on canvas 50x65 cm
By Vivaldo Martini
Located in Geneva, CH
His first name sounds like a concerto. Vivacious, its name is reminiscent of an aperitif or a cyclist. The addition of the two evokes the Italianate. Indomitable and unavoidable. Mor...
Category
Mid-20th Century Baroque Vivaldo Martini Art
Materials
Oil
$1,592 Sale Price
63% Off
Harlequin and Ballerina by Vivaldo Martini - Oil on canvas 55x41 cm
By Vivaldo Martini
Located in Geneva, CH
His first name sounds like a concerto. Vivacious, its name is reminiscent of an aperitif or a cyclist. The addition of the two evokes the Italianate. Indomitable and unavoidable. Mor...
Category
Mid-20th Century Baroque Vivaldo Martini Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract Composition N°2 by Vivaldo Martini - Oil on canvas 60x38 cm
By Vivaldo Martini
Located in Geneva, CH
His first name sounds like a concerto. Vivacious, its name is reminiscent of an aperitif or a cyclist. The addition of the two evokes the Italianate. Indomitable and unavoidable. Mor...
Category
Mid-20th Century Baroque Vivaldo Martini Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Woman Portrait by Vivaldo Martini - Oil on canvas 60x41 cm
By Vivaldo Martini
Located in Geneva, CH
His first name sounds like a concerto. Vivacious, its name is reminiscent of an aperitif or a cyclist. The addition of the two evokes the Italianate. Indomitable and unavoidable. Mor...
Category
Mid-20th Century Baroque Vivaldo Martini Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract Composition N°6 by Vivaldo Martini - Oil on canvas 60x81 cm
By Vivaldo Martini
Located in Geneva, CH
His first name sounds like a concerto. Vivacious, its name is reminiscent of an aperitif or a cyclist. The addition of the two evokes the Italianate. Indomitable and unavoidable. Mor...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian School Vivaldo Martini Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Fantastic vision by Vivaldo Martini - Oil on canvas 60x81 cm
By Vivaldo Martini
Located in Geneva, CH
His first name sounds like a concerto. Vivacious, its name is reminiscent of an aperitif or a cyclist. The addition of the two evokes the Italianate. Indomitable and unavoidable. Moreover, I was born on November 11, 1908 in Bellinzona, one day became a portrait painter of the president of the confederation, residing most of his life in Geneva, Vivaldo Martini...
Category
1970s Abstract Vivaldo Martini Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
$1,520 Sale Price
81% Off
Abstract Composition N°5 by Vivaldo Martini - Oil on canvas 55x42 cm
By Vivaldo Martini
Located in Geneva, CH
His first name sounds like a concerto. Vivacious, its name is reminiscent of an aperitif or a cyclist. The addition of the two evokes the Italianate. Indomitable and unavoidable. Mor...
Category
Mid-20th Century Baroque Vivaldo Martini Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Brunette Nude Lady by Vivaldo Martini - Oil on canvas 65x54 cm
By Vivaldo Martini
Located in Geneva, CH
His first name sounds like a concerto. Vivacious, its name is reminiscent of an aperitif or a cyclist. The addition of the two evokes the Italianate. Indomitable and unavoidable. Mor...
Category
Mid-20th Century Baroque Vivaldo Martini Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Eve and the apple" by Vivaldo Martini - Oil on canvas 65x50 cm
By Vivaldo Martini
Located in Geneva, CH
His first name sounds like a concerto. Vivacious, its name is reminiscent of an aperitif or a cyclist. The addition of the two evokes the Italianate. Indomitable and unavoidable. Mor...
Category
Mid-20th Century Symbolist Vivaldo Martini Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Self Portrait by Vivaldo Martini - Oil on Masonite 70.5x50 cm
By Vivaldo Martini
Located in Geneva, CH
His first name sounds like a concerto. Vivacious, its name is reminiscent of an aperitif or a cyclist. The addition of the two evokes the Italianate. Indomitable and unavoidable. Mor...
Category
Mid-20th Century Baroque Vivaldo Martini Art
Materials
Oil, Masonite
Weightlifter by Vivaldo Martini - Oil on canvas 50x60 cm
By Vivaldo Martini
Located in Geneva, CH
His first name sounds like a concerto. Vivacious, its name is reminiscent of an aperitif or a cyclist. The addition of the two evokes the Italianate. Indomitable and unavoidable. Mor...
Category
Mid-20th Century Baroque Vivaldo Martini Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Chianti by Vivaldo Martini - Oil on canvas 50x73 cm
By Vivaldo Martini
Located in Geneva, CH
His first name sounds like a concerto. Vivacious, its name is reminiscent of an aperitif or a cyclist. The addition of the two evokes the Italianate. Indomitable and unavoidable. Mor...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-War Vivaldo Martini Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
City Facades by Vivaldo Martini - Oil on canvas 70x50 cm
By Vivaldo Martini
Located in Geneva, CH
His first name sounds like a concerto. Vivacious, its name is reminiscent of an aperitif or a cyclist. The addition of the two evokes the Italianate. Indomitable and unavoidable. Mor...
Category
Mid-20th Century Baroque Vivaldo Martini Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The temptation of Saint Anthony (1977) by Vivaldo Martini - Drawing 36x49 cm
By Vivaldo Martini
Located in Geneva, CH
His first name sounds like a concerto. Vivacious, its name is reminiscent of an aperitif or a cyclist. The addition of the two evokes the Italianate. Indomitable and unavoidable. Mor...
Category
1970s Surrealist Vivaldo Martini Art
Materials
Pen
Abstract Composition N°7 by Vivaldo Martini - Oil on canvas 73x50 cm
By Vivaldo Martini
Located in Geneva, CH
His first name sounds like a concerto. Vivacious, its name is reminiscent of an aperitif or a cyclist. The addition of the two evokes the Italianate. Indomitable and unavoidable. Mor...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian School Vivaldo Martini Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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