Portrait of woman by Angelo Angelo Vernazza (1869-1937)

Portrait of the wife who paints
Signed in Vernazza in the lower left corner
Oil on canvas, 163X85 cm
The slender figure stands out in the center of the canvas, the angelic face sketches a shy smile while keeping the gaze down with the palette and the brush in hand: it is therefore, in addition to a portrait of his wife, an allegory of Painting. In the background you can see a painting depicting an Annunciation with symbolist and pointillist characters, a theme repeatedly treated by Vernazza: it is a work with clear links to the pointillist technique, applied here with measure, focusing attention on a delicate chromatism and details. ; this aspect is also underlined by the slight pointillism that covers the entire canvas.
Provenance:
Genoa, private collection

Publications:
F. Sborgi, Angelo Vernazza, Genoa, 1979 pag. 31 (cover)