Get Vendio Gallery – Now FREE! AN ORIGINAL PAINTING BY WELL LISTED ARTIST ANTONIO ROMANO (1953-). OUTDOOR SCENE OF A BEAR HUNTER TITLED – ” THE RIGH OF WAY “. LARGE SIGNED & FRAMED FOLK ART PAINTING – LISTED NJ ARTIST – COMES WITH C. This piece , titled “The Righ Of Way”, depicts a man encountering a large bear. The figure app ears to be a hunter and is walking along the edge of a cliff with his gun, with a bear waiting for him right around the corner. In the background you can see mountain tops and the bright blue sky, adding some nice color to the piece. This painting was done with great attention to detail, and is by far a top quality piece from Romano. Overall this is a great piece of folk art that really stands out when displayed. Romano prefers to use repurpo sed materials & frames to give his paintings a distinct vintage style as shown. This painting consists of watercolor , gouache & ink on board (heavy paper board). It comes to you signed & titled by the artist in a nice wood frame , ready for display. Please see below for more detailed information on the artist, size and condition of this great painting… I have a collection of Antonio Romano’s artwork available for sa le, so please see my auctions for other great pieces! Signed Lower Left – A. Romano ” Titled Lower Left – ” The Righ Of Way. Measurements – 2 8 1 /4 ” x 44 1 /4 ” Framed Appx. 2 4 ” x 40 ” Painting Only. Medium – Watercolor , Gouache & Ink On Board. Painting is in very good, as found condition. Romano prefers to use repurposed materials for his paintings, so the board may show some light intended wear as highlighted. This includes a few light scratches, and also an area lower left where Romano painted o ver some imperfections in the board. All intended by the artist, and part of his distinctive style. Great piece of folk art from a well known artist. Unique style, very well executed scene. Wood frame has some light wear as shown (nicks, scratches) , but this is how th e artist intended it. He starts each painting by cho osing an old vintage frame first. Please Feel Free To Send In Your Best Offers. This is done to prevent fraud on both sides. ANTONIO ROMANO (1953 -). Biography from New Jersey Gallery. Antonio Romano was born in Italy in 1953. His teachers in Italy included Luigi Fali, a student of Pietra Annagoni (portrait painter of Queen Elizabeth). He attended the School of Visual Arts in New York and worked under James Moriarty. Romano has developed a distinctive style combining modernism and folk art, which he calls “e-scribble”. It is a style with elements of surrealism and one he developed within the last few years, well after first visiting the USA in 1966 with several trips every other year or so back to Italy before remaining here. E-scribble derived from childhood memories and symbols from Central Italy. The inspiration came from the exposure to design features of wool tapestries made on family looms, which wove their influence into his’mindscape’ as an almost metaphysical, melancholy backdrop to his art. The influence of Giorgio De Chirico, the Italian Futurists , and Paul Delvaux and Rene Magritte is acknowledged, but Romano has assimilated their influence and gone his own way with the goal of creating provocative paintings carefully and skillfully conceived, designed and executed. One of his paintings, entitled Tesla , for the great scientist and electrical engineer, demonstrates elements of a prototypical Antonio Romano painting— balance and subject matter of timelessness. For some viewers, it is difficult to determine if a work was done a week ago or one-hundred years ago. Romano often uses found/used material on which to paint, using old paper or cardboard as part of the history of the painting. His frames are often used and old, and he considers them to be an integral part of the artwork. He often writes a few words, a saying of his own, poetry if you will, to add to the painting’s meaning and/or mystery. The delicate looping e is a design backdrop intended to add dimension and a temporal and enigmatic quality. There are objects that may be interpreted in different ways, and the viewer, of course, ultimately decides on their meanings and the satisfaction derived from viewing the artwork. Romano has taught fresco painting, and one of his fresco panels was bought by art dealer, Leo Castelli. The New Yorker magazine in 1989 featured him and his fresco work in an article. The artist Albert Pels was a friend and collector of his work. He has done frescoes for the St Mary’s Cathedral in Albany and Our Lady of Pompeii in Greenwich Village. Keywords and Quick Facts for. Murals: Fresco, Mixed Media, Mosaic and/or Paint. Found Objects, Junk, Recycled Materials. Words, Text, Calligraphy, Letters. School of Visual Arts, New York, Student. Art Educator: Teaching, Lectures, Workshops, Writing. The item “Antonio Romano Signed & Framed Painting Bear Hunter 24×40 Listed Folk Art” is in sale since Friday, March 10, 2017. This item is in the category “Art\Paintings”. The seller is “easthamemporium” and is located in Eastham, Massachusetts. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Medium: Watercolor, Gouache & Ink
- Original/Reproduction: Original
- Signed?: Signed
- Date of Creation: 2000-Now
- Region of Origin: US
- Style: Folk Art
- Subject: Figures & Portraits
- Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
- Size Type/Largest Dimension: Large (Greater than 30in.)
- Artist: Antonio Romano
- Framed/Unframed: Framed
