Vittorio Accornero
Old family papers, 1960
oil on masonite
50 x 31 cm
Original painting created by Accornero in 1960, part of a series of hyper-realistic still lifes that made him among the most famous pioneers of this newborn artistic movement. There are many of his solo shows in Italy and abroad, among which are those at the Gussoni (1959) and Bolzani (1963 and 1966) Galleries in Milan and Walcheturm (1962) in Zurich. Eminent critics praise his work, from Orio Vergani to Enrico Piceni, from Reto Roedel to De Chirico himself. In the Domenica del Corriere, the journalist, writer and painter Dino Buzzati wrote two pages on the Accornero exhibitions of 1959 and 1963. Slight abrasions on the edges and a slight dent in the lower right corner. Signed and dated on the front and signed, titled and dated (January 1960 Milan) on the back.
