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Signed lower front.
On the back is the authentication made directly by the artist
Canvas size 50x70cm.
The work is complete with frame without glass, as can be seen from the images which are an integral part of the description.
Born in Genoa in 1911, as a boy he felt a strong religious vocation which prompted him to enter the cloistered monastery of Pietrasanta, where he remained for three years completing philosophical studies, to then devote himself to artistic research as an autodidact, which led him to exhibit in numerous exhibitions in Italy and abroad.
A man of faith, he believes that the divine can only be reached through art. And this thought will be the background to all his work:
"I try to create a void – said Gentilini – This void causes me a certain catharsis: I observe sensible values that I respect, I re-evaluate them, but I never know how I will fall into the painting and this is the realization of a truth towards the sign never thought".
He was an artist practicing asceticism, to imitate the saint to whom he was devoted. The two natures, the human and the aesthetic, coincide perfectly
It will be packed with great care and shipped via express courier with tracking 65919961
