Ulisse CAPUTO (1872-1948) Tea Time, 1915

Ulisse Caputo (Salerno 1872 - Paris 1948)
"Tea Time"
Oil on canvas, signed lower left and dated 1915. 
Dimensions: 73 x 92 cm
Frame: 85 x 102 cm

Ulisse Caputo was born in Salerno in 1872.
Encouraged by his father to pursue an artistic career, he studied at the Institute of Fine Arts in Naples under the guidance of Stanislas Lista and Domenico Morelli.
He also attended the studio of the painter Gaetano Esposito.
In 1897, he decided to settle in Paris, where he made a name for himself and created works that were successfully exhibited at the most important shows of the time. He received awards and was commissioned for official projects. 
He lived in Paris until his death in 1948.