CESARE MONTI
(Brescia, 1891 ~ Bellano, Como, 1959)
Gladioli, 1950
Olio su tela cm 78x36
This intensely "explosive" work reveals the strong personality hidden within Monti's gentle nature.
The vibrant red tones are so bright as to be dazzling, while the composition blends the bouquet of flowers with the background into a single, unified surface, created from overlapping chromatic planes.
In the early 1950s, Cesare Monti embarked on a pictorial quest that led to results, such as this one, leaning towards informal painting, but always keeping his figurative thought at the center of the work.
Bibliography: Cesare Monti 2001, plate 135
