Arthur Rizzo "Turo" (1925-2007)
Underwater Scene
Details
| Item-Number: | 850206 |
| Item-Description: | Abstract painting of an underwater scene |
| Medium: | Blown oil on board |
| Country & Artist: | Malta - Arthur Rizzo "Turo" (1925-2007) |
| Dimensions: | 72 x 102 cm |
| Age: | c. 1950 |
| Provenance: | Margaret Byers collection |
| Condition: | Framed, signed Turo with thumb-print |
| Notes: | Anstract painting of underwater plants made by blowing wet oil laid on a board. Arthur “Turo” Rizzo, 1925 – 2007 - Arthur Rizzo was one of Maltas most renown artists of the 20th century. His works have been exhibited in Belgium, France, Egypt, Germany, Greece, Italy, Lebanon, Libya, Portugal, Russia, Spain, the UK and the USA. He received awards from Italy (Grolla d'Oro) and the Malta International Art Biennale. He was greatly praised by the curator of the Art and Space Museum in Washington, DC, and by Professor Vivienne Wechter of Fordham University, New York, who came to inaugurate the first Malta Art Biennale in Malta in 1995, for his pioneering Conquest of Space works. His works are in 10 museums around the world. |
Price: £1,800
