Description: Artist: Rodolfo Marmaioli "Marma" Signed lower right, name on tag on back. Title: Florence Newspaper stand Size: Frame is approximately 22x30”, drawing is behind glass. Condition: This drawing is in excellent condition, there is slight fading. The frame does have some damage and was glued back together. Has original art gallery tag. There appears to be a watermark on the paper in the upper right. Can be removed from frame to reduce shipping cost. Artist Biography Rodolfo Marmaioli "Marma" ( Florence , 2 August 1923 – Florence , 24 June 1998 ) was an Italian painter and illustrator He was born in 1923 in the Santa Croce neighborhood of Florence, where he attended the Academy of Fine Arts under the guidance of Ugo Capocchini , graduating in 1948. At the same time he attended the studio of Emanuele Cavalli . Marisa was born in Florence in 1954 , the only and beloved daughter of Rodolfo Marma and Geraldine Cortese. From 1956 to 1958 he lived and worked in New York , where he also later returned. Of importance is his correspondence from the years in which he was in America, from which emerges his love and absence for his native city, and the letters exchanged with his friends Vasco Pratolini , Primo Conti and the his young daughter. In the "generous land of America" they dedicated a day to him in 1965, "Marma's Day", while in the years between 1967 and 1972 he concentrated on exhibiting in Florence. Marma was also a reader and illustrator of books, including The Garden of the Knight by Mario Mattolini (ed. Mori, Florence, 1963) and When Florence Was Capital by Marcello Vannucci (ed. Bonechi, 1975). His works can be found in public and private collections in Europe and the United States, including the White House in Washington and the San Antonio Museum in Texas . In Florence, paintings by him are present in the Gallery of Modern Art of Palazzo Pitti and in the Museum of the Oblate complex . He died in Florence on 24 June 1998. He is buried in the Porte Sante Cemetery in Florence.
Price: 999 USD
Location: Renfrew, Pennsylvania
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Artist: Rodolfo Marma
Unit of Sale: Single Piece
Signed By: Rodolfo Marma
Size: Medium
Signed: Yes
Period: Post-War (1940-1970)
Material: Ink, Matte Paper, Paper
Item Length: 30 in
Framing: Framed
Region of Origin: Florence
Subject: Cityscapes, Community Life, Figures, Italy, On the Road, States & Counties, Street Art, Working Life
Type: Drawing
Year of Production: 1967
Original/Licensed Reproduction: Original
Item Height: 22 in
Theme: Art, Architecture, Cities & Towns, Cultures & Ethnicities, Domestic & Family Life, Famous Places, Hobbies & Leisure, Language, Social History
Style: Contemporary Art, Expressionism, Impressionism, Illustration Art, Minimalism, Post-Impressionism
Features: One of a Kind (OOAK)
Country/Region of Manufacture: Italy
Handmade: Yes
Time Period Produced: 1960-1969
