Raffaele De Grada, Paysage de Toscane, 1922, Gouache on Paper, Framed

About This Piece

Raffaele De Grada in 1885 and died in 1957 in Milan is a contemporary Italian painter of the Novecento pictorial movement.

Son of the painter Antonio and Teresa Amelotti, with whom he went to Argentina in 1888 then to Switzerland in 1889, he helped his father with his decoration work. Between 1902 and 1905, he attended the academies of Dresden and Karlsruhe.

Around 1913, he moved to Zurich where he exhibited, he traveled frequently in Italy and there he met Magda Ceccarelli who became his wife in 1915. The following year his son Raffaele was born in Zurich.

He is interested in landscape painting, for which he seeks new solutions linked to nature and his state of mind.

In 1918 he decided to settle permanently in Italy. In 1920 he lived in San Gimignano where his daughter Lydie was born. He then leaves for Settignano near Florence.

His first Italian exhibition dates back to 1921 at the Palazzo Antinori in Florence, and it attracted the attention of critics and the Florentine artistic community.

In 1922 he moved to Giramenti, near Arcetri, the same year he participated in the Venice Biennale where he returned in the following years.

In 1926 he participated in the first exhibition of the Novecento (pictorial movement) in Milan. In 1928 he exhibited at the Venice Biennale. In 1929 he took part in the second Novecento exhibition at the Permanente in Milan.

In 1929 he moved to Milan and in 1931 he was called to teach at the ISIA in Monza.

He continues to dedicate himself to the landscape. That of the Milanese surroundings, Brianza and Tuscany, confronting the painting of Corot and Cezanne.
He died in Milan in 1957. Original frame
Golden wooden frame with glass pane
57 x 79.5 x 4.5 cm

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Period	1920 to 1949
Year	1922
Production Period	1920 to 1929
Country of Manufacture	Italy
Identifying Marks	This piece has an attribution mark
Style	Italian
Detailed Condition	Excellent — This vintage/antique piece is in near original condition. It may show minimal traces of use and/or have slight restorations.
Product Code	TXA-1923225
Restoration and Damage Details	Original frame Golden wooden frame with glass pane 57 x 79.5 x 4.5 cm
Materials	Oil, Paper
Color	Multicolored
Width	55 cm 55 cm
Depth	1 cm 0.2 cm
Height	32 cm 32 cm

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