"Portrait By Lucien Joseph Fontanarosa 1912-1975"
Superb portrait painted in gouache on paper measuring 33cm x 21cm plus quality Montparnasse type frame in carved wood 48cm x 37cm signed lower right FONTANAROSA Lucien Joseph FONTANAROSA was a remarkable, talented and famous painter Born in Paris in 1912 to Italian parents , died in Paris in 1975 on April 27 He began as a lithographer before tackling painting around 1930 Rewarded by the Grand Prix de Rome in 1936 he won the Grand Prix of North Africa with a stay of one year in Morocco. He continued his studies at the Villa Medici in Italy Then followed numerous and prestigious Prizes He will exhibit in major international galleries Good condition 
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