Early 20th Century Still Life Abstract by Giorgio Morandi b.1890

A stunning early 20th century still life abstract by the well litsed Italian artist Giorgio Morandi 

29 x 34 cm 

Oil on Canvas 

Signed lower right 

Framed and glazed in original frame and gold leaf mount.

Giorgio Morandi (July 20, 1890 – June 18, 1964) was an Italian painter and printmaker who specialized in still lifes. His paintings are noted for their tonal subtlety in depicting simple subjects, mainly vases, bottles, bowls, flowers, and landscapes.

Morandi practiced metaphysical painting (Italian: pittura metafisica) from 1918 to 1922. This was his last major stylistic shift; thereafter, he focused increasingly on subtle gradations of hue, tone, and objects arranged in a unifying atmospheric haze, establishing the direction his art was to take for the rest of his life. Morandi showed in the Novecento Italiano exhibitions of 1926 and 1929.