Angelo Abrate, "Returning from Monginevro," oil on panel, signed, 1925
Slightly illegible signature in the lower right corner;
On the reverse, signature and title: "Returning from Monginevro in the quiet of sunset, between La Salle and Turin."
January 1925
Angelo Abrate (1900–1985) is one of the most emblematic and authentic figures in 20th-century mountain painting, capable of blending a passion for extreme mountaineering and artistic expression into a single existential experience. Born in Turin but deeply connected to the massifs of Haute-Savoie, Abrate did not limit himself to portraying the peaks from the valley, but experienced the mountains as an open-air studio, carrying his canvas and easel above three thousand meters to capture the very essence of rock and ice.
Dimensions: Framed 41 x 52 x 7 cm / Panel 22.5 x 34.5 cm.
