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Ernesto Serra

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Ernesto Serra (Varallo Sesia, Province of Vercelli, 1860 - 1915) was an Italian painter.

Biography

Ernesto Serra was born on 24 March 1860 in Varallo in Val Sesia,[1] where he remained a resident. He was a genre, landscape and portrait painter.[2]

He exhibited Elda at the Italian Exposition in Turin in 1884 and Così? at the Primaverile Fiorentina (Florentine Spring) exposition in Florence in 1886. Among his other paintings are Lilia, Civetteria and Trastulli materni, which he exhibited at the 1887 National Artistic Exposition of Venice.[2] From 1888 until 1895 he lived in Paris where he painted Maura pienserosa and Visione.[3] In 1897 he exposed at the Biennale di Venezia and in 1902 with Fiori d'aprile at the Esposizione Quadriennale di Belle Arte in Turin.[1][3]

List of paintings

  • Elda, no date. Exhibited at the Italian Exposition in Turin in 1884.
  • Lilia, no date. Exhibited at the National Artistic Exposition, Venice, 1887.
  • Civetteria, no date. Exhibited at the National Artistic Exposition, Venice, 1887.
  • Trastulli materni, no date. Exhibited at the National Artistic Exposition, Venice, 1887.
  • Venetian marriage,[1] no date.
  • Gypsy Woman with a Tambourine, 1883. Oil on canvas, 79x125 cm.
  • First communion, Venice,[1] no date. Oil on canvas.
  • Atmospheric sunsets, no date. Oil on canvas, pair of paintings, one signed, 60 x 100 cm.
  • Portrait De Jeune Orientale (Juive de Venise?), no date. Oil on canvas, 43x69 cm. Private collection M.J. Waterloo, Amsterdam.
  • La marchande d’oranges (sitting), no date. Oil on canvas, 85x130 cm.
  • The orange seller (standing), no date, Oil on canvas, 58x90 cm.
  • Girl with basket of lambs, no date. Oil on canvas, 90x133 cm.
  • Ritratto Di Giovane Dama (A young beauty), no date. Oil on canvas, 44x72 cm.
  • Haymaking in the Forest, no date. Oil on canvas, 119x168 cm.
  • Spanish Beauty, no date. Oil on canvas, 46x67 cm.
  • Gentiluomo A Cavallo (Gentleman Riding Horse), 1899. Oil on canvas, 143x300 cm.
  • A maiden in satin cloak, no date. Oil on canvas, 44x70 cm.
  • Maura pienserosa (Pensive Maura), no date. Oil on canvas, 30x40 cm. Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna, Rome, Italy.
  • Lo Scialle Rosso (Woman with red scarf), no date. Oil on canvas, 40x61 cm.
  • Ritratto di fanciulla, no date. Oil on canvas, 38x77 cm.
  • Dama Che Legge (Lady reading), no date. Oil on canvas, 112x167 cm.
  • Dolci Pensieri, no date. Oil on canvas, 66x91 cm.
  • Ritratto Di Giovinetta, no date. Oil on canvas, 40x69 cm.
  • Portrait Of A Young Beauty (possibly Sarah Bernhardt), no date. Oil on canvas, 39x64 cm.
  • Fanciulla Col Gatto, no date. Oil on canvas, 36x50 cm.
  • Visione, no date. Galleria Civica d’Arte Moderna, Turin, Italy.


References

  1. ^ a b c d E. Benezit, 1976. Dictionnaire critique et documentaire des peintres, sculpteurs, dessinateurs et graveurs. Volume 9, p. 534. Librairie Gründ. Paris, France. ISBN 9782700001495.
  2. ^ a b Dizionario degli Artisti Italiani Viventi: pittori, scultori, e Architetti., by Angelo de Gubernatis. Tipe dei Successori Le Monnier, 1889, page 470.
  3. ^ a b Istituto Matteucci short biography.

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