Mario PINETTI, 'The Impradine Valley'

French School, early 20th Century
oil on canvas
46 x 55 cm
Original Montparnasse Frame
 
An elegant, Romantic landscape by French artist Mario Pinetti. Born in Rome, Pinetti was mainly active in France with a career extending from the early 1910s to the late 1950s. The landscape represents the Impradine Valley and Mount Puy Mary in the French Cantal. Pinetti was a well respected artist in his day, known in particular for his quintessentially French lanscapes which he exhibited in numerous major national exhibitions and for which he was rewarded with many prizes. His works are featured in public collections in France such as the Musée de La Rochelle and the Musée de Poitiers.
 
1912 - 1st Prize for Drawings in the Concours Général de la Ville de Paris 1954 - Silver Medal at the Salon des Artistes Français1957 - 1st Prize for the 'Payzagistes Français' in the Salon d'Hiver des Artistes Français
 
Provenance: Collection of Jacques Joubay, Segré-en-Anjou Bleu, France;French Art Market until 2022.