Angelo Abrate, "returning From Monginevro," Oil On Panel, Signed, 1925

Angelo Abrate, "Returning from Monginevro," oil on panel, signed, 1925

Slightly illegible signature in the lower right corner;

On the reverse, signature and title: "Returning from Monginevro in the quiet of sunset, between La Salle and Turin."

January 1925

Angelo Abrate (1900–1985) is one of the most emblematic and authentic figures in 20th-century mountain painting, capable of blending a passion for extreme mountaineering and artistic expression into a single existential experience. Born in Turin but deeply connected to the massifs of Haute-Savoie, Abrate did not limit himself to portraying the peaks from the valley, but experienced the mountains as an open-air studio, carrying his canvas and easel above three thousand meters to capture the very essence of rock and ice.

Dimensions: Framed 41 x 52 x 7 cm / Panel 22.5 x 34.5 cm.