SALIOLA ANTONIO, Nel cortile dove gioco, 1981 sculture life and works

life and works

The small theater consists of two sheets

he found his favorite subject in Paris

here he offers us a portrait of a ballerina on the rooftops of Paris

but he distinguished himself for a solitary choice: the use of color in abstraction rather than figures

SALIOLA ANTONIO, Nel cortile dove gioco, 1981 sculture life and worksPerfect impression printed in 125 copies. Perfect condition, wide margins. From the series of 5 engravings illustrating the novella by Giovanni Arpino The Wizard of the Gardens. Publisher Gian Alvise Salamon. Antonio Saliola (Bologna 1939 2024) was defined as the painter of gardens: gardens, interiors, libraries, and kitchens populate a meticulous and fairy tale like painting, nourished by memories of childhood spent in the countryside during the war.