Title: Young Woman Sitting with Wheelbarrow Artist: Adolfo Tommasi (Livorno 1851 – Florence 1933) Technique: Oil on canvas applied to panel Period: Late Nineteenth Century / Early Twentieth Century (Mature period of the artist) Signature: Adolfo Tommasi (lower right) Dimensions: 45 x 52 including frame, 26 x 32 cm for the panel. Description: This delightful oil painting on canvas applied to panel, signed by Adolfo Tommasi, sensitively portrays a young female figure sitting on the ground, leaning against a large wheelbarrow wheel or a similar rustic element. The scene is set in a rural or work space, with a large terracotta vase and a background in earthy and blue tones. The girl wears a simple light blue dress, with a neckline that leaves her shoulders bare, and her feet are bare. The posture is one of pensive rest, with her gaze turned downwards, giving the work an atmosphere of intimate melancholy or quiet rest from fatigue. The style is fully attributable to Tommasi's mature period: Vibrant Touches: The brushstroke is synthetic and vibrant, especially in the treatment of fabric and background. Light and Atmosphere: The artist demonstrates his evolution from Macchiaiolismo to a greater luministic and atmospheric research, typical of the Impressionist influences welcomed at the end of the century. Subject: The work falls within the strand of his rural and genre subjects, in which the artist captures moments of daily life with an unassuming and anti-rhetorical poetics. Framed in a rich golden frame, this painting represents a fine example of Tuscan painting between the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Biographical Notes on Adolfo Tommasi (1851 – 1933) Adolfo Tommasi was an important Italian painter, born in Livorno in 1851 and died in Florence in 1933. He is considered one of the most significant exponents of post-Macchiaioli Tuscan painting. Training: After high school, he devoted himself to painting. He trained at the Academy of Florence, where he was a student of Carlo Markò Junior, who introduced him to landscape painting. The Influence of the Macchiaioli: The crucial encounter for his art took place in the late 1870s, when he met and assiduously frequented the Macchiaioli master Silvestro Lega, who profoundly influenced his painting in a naturalistic sense. Stylistic Evolution: Initially linked to a solid Macchiaioli conception of colour, Tommasi distinguished himself with genre and landscape painting that aroused great interest. Subsequently, in the late 1880s, his style opened up to the luministic and atmospheric experiences of Impressionism, while maintaining a personal poetics focused on the daily "truth", often with rural subjects or scenes of life. Favorite Subjects: His production is rich in Tuscan and Ligurian landscapes, seascapes and scenes of daily life (such as peasants at work, urban views, etc.). Among his most famous works are Dopo la brina (After the Frost) (1880), which aroused both criticism and praise for its unusual subject, and Primavera (Spring) (1892), purchased by Umberto I for the Gallery of Modern Art in Florence. Acknowledgments: He exhibited successfully in Florence, Milan, Turin and Rome. He won the gold medal at the International Watercolor Exhibition in Milan in 1893. His works are now preserved in important institutions such as the National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art in Rome and the Gallery of Modern Art of Palazzo Pitti in Florence. A regular certificate of authenticity with photo is issued. We guarantee a response to your emails within 24 hours. REGISTERED WITH THE REGISTER OF EXPERTS AND CTU AT THE COURT OF LA SPEZIA