Adolfo de Carolis
Self-portrait as the age of 50, holding a burin, 1924
Wood engraving on thin paper
36.4 x 28.8 cm
Signed and dated on the block
LOPF 2026: Vistavka Fine Art, STAND S11
Literature: Angelo Conti, Esposizione romana delle opere di Adolfo De Carolis, 1929, no.30 ; Amadio-Papetti, Adolfo De Carolis con gli occhi del mito, pp.44-45; Manuela Rossi, Adolfo de Carolis, XI...
Literature:
Angelo Conti, Esposizione romana delle opere di Adolfo De Carolis, 1929, no.30 ;
Amadio-Papetti, Adolfo De Carolis con gli occhi del mito, pp.44-45;
Manuela Rossi, Adolfo de Carolis, XI Biennale di xilografia, p.16, ill.12.
Very fine impression with strong colours. Small loss of paper top left corner, otherwise in excellent condition.
De Carolis was an artistic polymath, working as a painter, interior designer, decorator, wood engraver, illustrator and photographer. He was one of the most important representatives of Italian Art Nouveau that took its inspiration from Italian Renaissance tradition and English Pre-Raphaelite movement.
Angelo Conti, Esposizione romana delle opere di Adolfo De Carolis, 1929, no.30 ;
Amadio-Papetti, Adolfo De Carolis con gli occhi del mito, pp.44-45;
Manuela Rossi, Adolfo de Carolis, XI Biennale di xilografia, p.16, ill.12.
Very fine impression with strong colours. Small loss of paper top left corner, otherwise in excellent condition.
De Carolis was an artistic polymath, working as a painter, interior designer, decorator, wood engraver, illustrator and photographer. He was one of the most important representatives of Italian Art Nouveau that took its inspiration from Italian Renaissance tradition and English Pre-Raphaelite movement.
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