Description: Mario de Ferrante -American 1901-1992 A LARGE VINTAGE MARIO deFERRANTE Painting The painting measures approx. 20 " W x 24" H (Framed 23 1/2"x 28 1/2" 2 1/2 thick) Done in thick impasto and oil paint technique. The frame is a high quality solid wood frame with rich silver leafing. It is a heavy piece, weighs around 15 lbs. **This a stunning ,RARE painting, please see picture of regular soda can next to it. This is a fantastic Mario deFerrante painting, he was a prolific artist but his works have become quite scarce. GUARANTEED AUTHENTIC AND AS DESCRIBED SO PLEASE DON'T HESITATE TO PURCHASE FROM ME. THANK YOU FOR VISITING AND PLEASE TAKE A MOMENT TO VIEW MY EBAY ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE OTHER GREAT MID-CENTURY ART AND CERAMICS. BIO: Mario deFerrante 1901-1992 Mario deFerrante, a printmaker, muralist and teacher, was born in Naples, Italy on November 29, 1901. He graduated for the Royal Institute of Belle Arti in Naples with a Master's Degree in art. Immigrating to the US about 1922, he settled in Manhattan, NY. During the Depression he was employed by the New York WPA as a painter. He relied on his art training for auxiliary employment and painted murals for churches, apartment houses and private individuals. DeFerrante was also employed by the Walt Disney Studios in New York. deFerrante relocated to California in 1936, settling in Hollywood. He and a partner ventured into the restaurant business, opening Hell's Kitchen on Hollywood and Vine. The partnership lasted only a short time after which he moved to Tujunga where he built his home and studio about 1942. For many years he sustained himself solely on his paintings, murals, portraiture and screen prints. He was an early member of the Western Serigraphy Institute of Los Angeles and his serigraphs found a national market through them. Between 1970 and 1984 deFerrante was Professor of Art at Barnsdale College in Hollywood. He was included in group exhibitions at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Brigham Young University and the Bienale de Milan. His work has been honored with many awards and is represented in the collections of the Library of Congress, Yale, Princeton and Brigham Young Universities and the Cleveland Museum of Art. Mario deFerrante died in Los Angeles in December of 1992.
Price: 4875 USD
Location: Los Angeles, California
End Time: 2024-11-16T18:01:47.000Z
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Artist: Mario DeFerrante, mario De Ferrante
Unit of Sale: Single Piece
Signed By: de ferrante
Size: Large
Signed: Yes
Period: Post-War (1940-1970)
Material: board
Item Length: 24
Framing: Framed
Region of Origin: UNITED STATES
Subject: abstract, brutalist, modernist
Personalize: No
Type: Painting
Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
Item Height: 20
Theme: abstract
Style: Abstract, Contemporary Art, Modernism, brutalist, wpa
Features: One of a Kind (OOAK)
Production Technique: Oil Painting
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Handmade: Yes
Time Period Produced: 1960-1969
