Ottone Rosai ^©  

(Firenze, 1895 - Ivrea, 1957)

Signed lower right. On the reverse: label Galleria Russo, Rome, Exhibition «Homage to Rosai/ Rome, 15-30 May 1957»; in black crayon «2»; label and four superimposed GlobArte stamps, typed therein «n. 39 / Painter: Ottone Rosai [all caps] / “Meeting in the tavern” / Exhibition of Contemporary Masters 5-18 March 1971 / cm. 70x100. - additional GlobArte stamp and unidentified superimposed signature»; in pencil «52 – [...]»; linear stamp «[...] perhaps GS Galleria Santacroce] / Padova»; in felt pen «4390 / Registered / unidentified signature / 11/10/71»; in pencil «34549» (underlined; n. of Farsettiarte internal archive, Prato); cartouche bearing in red ink «34549» [underlined; no. of Farsettiarte internal archive, Prato]; in ink «[…]»; small round cartouche bearing «260/2» in pencil; label Exhibition «My painter friends / Romano Bilenchi and contemporary art / Colle di Val d'Elsa / San Pietro Museum / 27 November 1999 - 9 January 2000». Provenance: Galleria Russo, Rome; private collection, Rome; Farsettiarte, Prato.

Exhibitions: 1957, Homage to Rosai, 15 - 30 May, Galleria Russo, Rome; 1974, Ottone Rosai, texts by C. Marsan and P.C. Santini, 4 - 31 August, Castello Malaspina, Massa, (reproduced in cat. p. 37, table 4); 1976, Homage to Ottone Rosai, texts by A. Gatto and P.C. Santini, from February 28, Galleria Santacroce, Florence, repr. in cat. p. 21, no. 11); 1976, anthological exhibition of Ottone Rosai, texts by P.C. Santini, F. Bellonzi, A. Gatto, Centro Arte e Cultura "Pan Art", Rome, repr. in cat. p. 15, table no. 5, p. 47, no. 5; 1999 - 2000, My painter friends. Romano Bilenchi and contemporary art, curated by M. Ciccuto and L. Lenzini, November 27  - 9 January, Museo di San Pietro, Colle di Val d'Elsa, (repr. in cat. p. 72).

Bibliography: 1976, I Rosai della Galleria Santacroce, texts by A. Gatto and P.C. Santini, P. 13, no. 5 (wrong date), p. 45, no. 5

Authentication by Luigi Cavallo on photo; Farsetti Arte certificate on photo.