Giovanni Leonardi 1875 1957 religious painting oil on panel Saint Christopher carrying Jesus

Giovanni léonardi born in sicily in belpasso 1876 died in 1957 in vallauris, sculptor and painter. He came to france in 1900 during the universal exhibition. Installed in montmartre, he rubbed shoulders with the poet max jacob. Ceramist leonardi works in several earthenware factories such as desvres, aubagne, vallauris, hb quimper. He rubbed shoulders with augustin tuset, jean lachaud, nicolas pesce, lionel floch, jean moulin then sub-prefect at châteaulin but also picasso. We find in this saint christopher the religious theme that the very religious leonardi has developed many times, just like this work on the curve, the movement. He died in poverty in 1957 in vallauris. A crucifixion is exhibited at the museum of fine arts in quimper, very beautiful oil on wooden panel representing saint christopher carrying christ on his shoulder. "the techniques are based on curves and counter-curves, they generate dynamics, exaltation and a sense of movement, balance, momentum, a warm lyricism..." the artist succeeded in capturing the athleticism of saint christopher and the childlike body of jesus. The movements of the wind in the tunic of the saint in the red drape, the hair, the water, the trees energize the work...original painted canvas frame signed giov leonardi a shallow, non-crossing scratch, much more discreet than on the zoom, with no pictorial loss on the left arm. Width: 45.5 cm at the frame 33 cm gross excluding the frame height: 68.5 at the frame 55.5 cm gross thickness 2.6.

Ref. : CC72DPEV