$20
Michele Cascella (California/Italy, 1892 - 1989) print, mounted to foam board & framed under glass. Has a framed height of 30-1/2" & width of 38-1/2", sight image height of 27-1/2" & width of 35-1/2". All measurements are approximate. Michele Cascella was born in Ortona a Mare, province of Chieti, in the region of the Abruzzi in Italy on September 7, 1892. His father Basilio Cascella was his first and most influential teacher, as he was a painter, engraver, ceramist, lithographer, & illustrator. The techniques Michele used were pastels, pencil and pen and ink drawings, oils, watercolors, ceramics, lithography and textiles. His most frequent subjects were the landscapes of Abruzzi, locations all over Italy, Portofino, Paris, London, New York, California, Mexico, Hawaii, Tuscany, flowers, portraits and still life. Michele himself said that Henry Rousseau and Picasso had the greatest impact on the art world, while Van Gogh, Utrillo and Raoual Dufy most influenced his own work. He is referred to as an Italian Impressionist, post-impressionist and neo-impressionist. Also primitivism and crepuscular landscape artist are used to describe his work. Cascella is highly
Auctioneer:
Bremoauctions
Date:
2016-09-17
