Antonio De Vity "moulin Rouge, Paris"

ANTONIO DE VITY (ITALIAN, 1901–1993) OIL ON CANVAS, BEARS THE AUTHENTICATING "STUDIO D'ARTE U. DE VITY / ITALIA" OVAL INK STAMP VERSO CENTER CANVAS. A MID-CENTURY IMPRESSIONIST STREETSCAPE DEPICTING A BUSTLING PARISIAN BOULEVARD ALONG THE MOULIN ROUGE. 24 X 36 IN 31.75 X 44.25 IN FRAMED CONDITION NOTE: A SMALL PINHEAD-SIZED DENT LOCATED IN THE CANVAS SURFACE AT THE UPPER RIGHT QUADRANT, RESULTING IN A MINOR POINT OF LOCALIZED DISTORTION VISIBLE UPON CLOSE INSPECTION UNDER RAKING LIGHT (PICTURED). BORN IN REGGIO-CALABRIA IN 1901, ITALIAN ARTIST ANTONIO DEVITY (ALIAS UMBERTO DE VITY) WAS A MASTER OF CITYSCAPE PAINTING. AFTER MOVING TO ROME DURING EARLY ADULTHOOD, HE WAS MENTORED BY THE FAMOUS PAINTER GIACOMO BALLA, AN ARTIST CREDITED AS A CO-FOUNDER OF THE FUTURISM MOVEMENT. THE STUNNING STR...