Beautiful Bather By Tito Corbella (italian, (1885-1966)

The nude painting on the river bank was executed c. in the years 1920-30 by the Italian painter and poster artist Tito Corbella (Pontremoli (Massa Carrara) 1885 - Rome 1966). Tito Corbella was first and foremost a postcard designer. He was born in Pontremoli (in the province of Massa Carrara) in 1885 and graduated in chemistry from the University of Padua. Later he followed what may have been his interest and he attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Venice where he was a pupil of Guglielmo Ciardi and Ettore Tito. What caught my attention is in fact his work for the cinema and in particular a series of brochures (theatrical program) with a dark tone designed for the film "Marcia Nuziale" by Carmine Gallone, starring the beautiful and famous actress of the silent Lyda Borelli. The macabre tension itself, an exception to its general frivolous and colorful tone, is seen in a series of postcards depicting the sad story of English nurse Edith Cavell.

Literature: Comanducci II, 1971; International Designer Index, Lo. 1991. - Finarte (Aukt.) 597, Wed. 1987, No. 9.
Inscription: signed lower right
Technique: oil on canvas / cardboard. Original gold-plated frame.
Dimensions: unframed 40 x 50 cm, framed 56 x 66 cm.
Condition: Very good