Ottorino Campagnari, “val Di Susa,” Oil On Panel, Signed, 20th Century

Ottorino Campagnari, “Val di Susa,” oil on panel, signed, 20th century

Ottorino Campagnari

Val di Susa

Oil on panel, 20th century

Signed lower right

On the reverse: Galleria Pirra label

Dimensions: panel 50 × 40 cm; framed 65 × 55.5 cm

Description

The painting depicts a winter landscape of the Val di Susa, bathed in a cold, rarefied light that envelops the entire scene in a silent, contemplative atmosphere.

In the foreground, a stretch of soft, untouched snow unfolds like a luminous carpet, barely marked by faint tracks and interrupted by slender, bare shrubs. At the center of the composition stands a tall evergreen tree, laden with snow, which serves as the visual and vertical focal point of the work.

All around, delicate, snow-covered vegetation creates a subtle web of branches and bushes, while in the background a small rural building is glimpsed, partially hidden among the trees, a discreet sign of human presence. Further away, the mountain slopes dissolve into a range of blues and grays, merging with the sky in a single atmospheric vibration.