Harlequin and the Girl with the Cake by Luigi CORBELLINI

l'ensemble : 152 x 78
seul : 96 x 78

Exceptional diptych
Two oil paintings, which can be displayed separately.

Born in Piacenza, Italy,
he was the fourth child in a family of twelve.
At the age of 13, he left to study at the Academy of Fine Arts in Milan, then in Turin.
At the age of 19, he won a competition in Belgium and settled there.
Three years later, he moved to Paris and settled in Montmartre.
He met the great artists of his time, such as Bonnard...
One day, while painting in Deauville by the sea,
Baron Robert de Rothschild invited him to his home to paint a portrait of his daughter.
He thus became the official portraitist
of high society, including Maryse Bastié, the first French female aviator.

He took refuge in Norway during World War II,
where once again his talent led him to paint the elite.
Then came the United States. From New York, which fascinated him,
to San Francisco, Los Angeles...
While continuing to exhibit in Paris at Durand-Ruel and in Brussels
He exhibited in all the major salons of his time and around the world.

Harlequin is one of the central figures in Corbellini's work.
Alone or accompanied, sad or cheerful, he always highlights him with a lively, colorful, and modern touch.
Corbellini likes to depict childhood: innocent, smiling girls and more timid boys.

Here, the artist offers one of his most astonishing compositions.
Structured in two paintings that can be exhibited separately without the viewer knowing (each canvas is signed),
certain motifs such as the fruit basket and the window are repeated, forming a single work when brought together.

Corbellini dares:
The contrast between the lobster and the cake, the harlequin and the young girl,
the warm and cool colors!

“The more these paintings express his talent, the more daring and passionate his contrasts become! It is rare that a work by Corbellini does not conceal a secret warmth.”