Watercolor on paper, by G. Battista Carpanetto, "Eighteenth-century Dances," 1909, signed.
Beautiful watercolor by Giovanni Battista Carpanetto, a Piedmontese painter, depicting an eighteenth-century scene in a dancing moment.
Scene full of characters.
Signed and dated 1909 lower right.
Measurements: Framed H 59 x W 79 x D 4/ Paper H 25.5 x W 45 cm
Biography:
Giovanni Battista Carpanetto (Turin, September 30, 1863 - Turin, July 26, 1928) was an Italian painter and publicist.
He apprenticed at the Doyen lithography in Turin. He studied art at the Accademia Albertina and later became one of the teachers at the same institution.
His first painting exhibition was in 1884, at the National Exhibition in Turin, where he presented the painting "Confidences". Other important works, all made at the end of the 19th century, are: "Prime onde grosse," "Sogni azzurri," "Sul Po presso Torino," "Fanfulla," "Ortaglie," "Conseguenze," "Foglie gialle," "Tramonto sul Po," "Lo specchio al sole," "Miraggio," "Scampoli," "Critici gentili," "Un decaduto," "In tempestate securitas" and "Madre." Of particular note is the painting "Suicida," exhibited in Venice in 1887, which gave rise to much controversy.
Beginning in 1898, and roughly until 1906, he undertook the activity of advertising poster artist and produced posters for public institutions and important companies in Piedmont. Among the most significant works from this period are those for Gancia (1895), Fiat (1899) and La Stampa (1899).
