Oil On Canvas Painting Depicting A Seascape, Signed Bigio Gerardenghi

Large oil painting on canvas depicting a lively coastal view, probably set in the Gulf of Naples, as suggested by the profile of the cliffs and the luminous Mediterranean setting.
In the foreground, two fishermen in traditional attire are busy mending fishing nets and traps, immersed in a scene of daily life that conveys, with great realism and narrative sensitivity, the maritime atmosphere of the time.

In the background, typical boats are seen pulled ashore, while the greenish-blue sea gently laps the shoreline, blending into the horizon beneath a wide, vaporous sky. The artist, B. Gerardenghi (Dronero, 1876 – São Paulo, Brazil, 1957), signs the painting in full in the lower left corner.
The work is notable for its descriptive precision, atmospheric rendering of light, and attention to ethnographic and landscape details—elements that suggest it was produced in the first quarter of the 20th century, within the context of post-Macchiaioli Verismo or the late 19th-century Posillipo School.

The painting is housed in its original period frame, in wood with gold leaf gilding, well preserved and of understated elegance, which enhances the vertical composition of the piece.