Fulvio Platinetti, "Dry Sunflowers" (1959), oil on canvas, signed
Oil on canvas, with a vigorous, dense, almost textural brushstroke, typical of postwar Italian figurative expressionism. The use of color appears intense and dramatic, with strong contrasts between the light background and the dark tones of the vase and flowers.
The sunflowers, now withered, are depicted in a highly stylized, almost sculptural manner. The reclining heads convey a sense of melancholy and contemplation, consistent with the artistic sensibility of the late 1950s.
The work is signed and dated “Platinetti 59” at lower left, confirming its authenticity. On the back, the label of Galleria Romano in Biella and of the painter himself reinforces its provenance, an important element for market valuation.
Size: 100 x 60 cm - an important vertical format that gives visual strength to the work, making it ideal also for modern contexts.
Fulvio Platinetti (1928-2012), an artist from Biella, is known for his pictorial research between expressionism and lyrical abstraction.
