Filippo De Pisis

Filippo de Pisis * (Ferrara 1896–1956 Milan) Stilleben mit Fisch und Knoblauch, signed, dated De Pisis 32, oil on canvas, 69.5 x 97 cm, framed, (PP) Phote Certificate: Claudia Gian Ferrari, Associazione per il Patrocinio dell’’’’opera di Filippo de Pisis, Milan, archive no. 02738 Provenance: Private Collection, Italy

Filippo de Pisis * (Ferrara 1896–1956 Milan)Natura Morta con grappolo d’’’’uva, 1943, signed de Pisis, oil on canvas, 52 x 78 cm, framed, (PP) This work is registered with the Associazione per Filippo de Pisis as no. 00354. Literature: G. Briganti, De Pisis. Catalogo generale, vol. II, Opere 1939–1953, Electa, Milan, 1991, page 609, no. 1943/1 with ill.

Filippo de Pisis * (Ferrara 1896-1956 Milan) L'orto dei frati, circa 1930, signed Pisis, ink washed on paper, 16 x 23 cm, framed, (PP) The drawing is registered with the Associazione per il Patrocinio dell'opera di Filippo de Pisis, Milan under no. 03720 (invoice available) Provenance: Private Italian collection

Filippo de Pisis (Italian, 1896-1956) Il vecchio naviglio a Milano signed 'Pisis' (lower right) oil on canvas 95 x 75cm (37 3/8 x 29 1/2in). Painted in 1942 PROVENANCE Pasqualino Reschino collection, Salerno. The authenticity of this work has kindly been confirmed by l'Associazione per il patrocinio e lo studio della figura e dell'opera di Filippo de Pisis and is registered in their achives under the no.03935. Filippo de Pisis began painting as a child but only dedicated himself to an artistic career after 1923. Success arrived immediately; he moved to Paris and was included in the Salon d'Automne that year, later exhibiting in all the following Salons. The present work, offered on the market for the first time, depicts the River Naviglio which runs through Milan, a city of which the artist was extremely fond. When Milan was bombed the following year he was forced to leave, but he returned after the war and lived there until his death in 1956. De Pisis' work is influenced by several major pictorial trends: the eighteenth century Venetian style is apparent in his skies; French Impressionism and Fauvist chromatic brushstrokes are recognisable in his choice of colours; and the Romanticists influenced his lyrical point of view. His depictions of cities - and this is one of the best examples - were painted with very light strokes. De Pisis' works exhibit nervous staccato brushwork and his backgrounds are typically bright and airy. The perspective in the present work is so precise that it reminds the viewer of Maurice Utrillo's paintings, which de Pisis would copy from postcards. The artist's first love was poetry, which translated naturally into painting. Looking at this impressive canvas, the viewer feels as if de Pisis is leaning out of his window overlooking the River Naviglio, allowing us to view the scene through his nostalgic and poetic eyes. Please note the following additional provenance; Galleria del Cavallino , Venice.

Filippo de Pisis * (Ferrara 1896–1956 Milan) Giostra a Santa Margherita, dated Pisis 44, inscribed S. B., oil on cardboard, 54 x 72 cm, framed, (PP) Photo certificate: Associazione per il patrocinio dell’’’’opera di Filippo De Pisis, Milan, 14 November 1977, no. 00545 Provenance: Galleria d’’’’Arte Micheli, Venice (label on the reverse); Private Collection, Italy Specialist: Mag. Patricia Pálffy