Oil On Canvas, "still Life," By Mario Agrifoglio, Signed, 1930s/40s

Oil on canvas, "Still Life," by Mario Agrifoglio, signed, 1930s/40s

Oil painting on canvas, "Still Life," signed at lower right
1930s/'40s
Beautiful painting depicting a table with fruit and casket with necklace 
Measurements: Framed H 73 x W 82.5 x D 5 cm /Canvas H 50 x W 60 cm

Biography
by A. M. Comanducci ediz 1962
Born in Genoa, resides in Boazio (Vercelli). At a very young age he won the triennial Pensionato. He then competed for the Galliera Prize and others at the Turin Exposition, succeeding first in the competition.
He executed, in the Cathedral of St. Paul of the Knights, the fresco: The Glory of St. Michael. Other frescos painted by him can be found in several churches in Liguria. He took part in various exhibitions and among them in that of the "Independents" in
1911, being noted for the painting: Ligurian Blue.
He is a member of the Ligustica Academy of Fine Arts in Genoa. He also cultivated sculpture.
He participated, in 1904, in the "Italian Exhibition Earl's Court" in London, organized by the Italian
Chamber of Commerce in London, exhibiting there the painting "Love me, love me not"