Ubaldo Oppi, Portrait ‘woman's Face’ 1928

Ubaldo Oppi was one of the initiators of the Novecento Group, founded in 1922 in Milan. They were artists from different artistic currents but with a common sense; the return to order. In addition, Oppi is considered one of the leading exponents of Magic Realism, a current that included typically classical elements or human figures set in settings suspended in time.
The work in question is a drawing made with sanguine, a technique widely used for making sketches, on paper measuring 35.5x25.5 cm. It is a Woman's Face and the peculiarity of the work is the back that presents a study, probably of saints or two Madonnas, done in graphite with the words ‘PRUDENTIA’ and ‘TEMPERANTIA’.
The drawing is dated 1928 and signed in the bottom right-hand corner. There is also a certificate of authenticity on a photo signed by Ubaldo Oppi's son, with the stamp of ‘La Scaletta’ Gallery in Reggio Emilia.
The state of preservation is good. The portrait is sold inclusive of a non-contemporaneous frame 54x43,5x6,5 cm.