CONTARDO BARBIERI (1900-1966) Italian impressionist painting MILAN Italy

ARTIST: Contardo Barbieri (1900-1966) Italian TITLE: "Angolo A Variogotti" SIGNED: lower left MEDIUM: oil on canvas SIZE: CONDITION: very good DETAIL: Born in Pravia he studied at the Brera Academy (1921). After his debut in the Esposizione Nazionale d'Arte, held at the Palazzo della Permanente in Milan in 1927, he began to exhibit regularly from 1928 onwards in the Venice Biennale and all the principal exhibitions in Italy and abroad. After being appointed Director of the Carrara Academy in Bergamo in 1931, he played a pivotal role in the cultural renewal of the city. He died in Milan in 1966. This painting purchased from the prestigious Galleria D'Arte Ponte Rosso in Brera - labelled verso.