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RENATO GUTTUSO Italian 1912-1987 Mixed Media

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RENATO GUTTUSO Italian 1912-1987 Mixed Media
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Mixed media on paper. Signed and attr. Renato Guttuso (Italian, 1912-1987). 14 x 11 in. (35.5 x 28 cm). Renato Guttuso was an Italian painter. His best-known works include Flight from Etna (1938–39), Crucifixion (1941) and La Vucciria (1974). Guttuso also designed for the theatre (including sets and costumes for Histoire du Soldat, Rome, 1940) and did illustrations for books. Those for Elizabeth David’s Italian Food (1954), introduced him to many in the English-speaking world. A fierce anti-Fascist, “he developed out of Expressionism and the harsh light of his native land to paint landscapes and social commentary.”